YouTube Music now offers personalized playlists called My Mix, which is similar to Spotify’s Daily Mixes. Both Spotify and Apple Music have offered personal playlists for years. Now, YouTube Music plans to follow them. With this new feature, YouTube Music could attract more subscribers to the app. YouTube Playlists Engadget reports that YouTube Music tailors its playlists to your mood and activities. After that, you can go to your app’s Home screen to see seven My Mix playlists. This feature is similar to Spotify’s Daily Mix playlists. Like Spotify’s Daily Mix, YouTube Music’s My Mix playlists also refresh daily. What’s…
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Irene Hawkins
Irene grew up in Dayton, Ohio, and now lives in New York as a full-time environmentalist and a part-time journalist. She was previously an editor at local online newspaper, where she wrote about topics including technology, finance and the media industry.
The coming launch dates of the PS5 and the Xbox Series X/S poses a hard question to gamers: which do you buy? Launch seasons for next-gen consoles are always hard. Which console do I buy? Most new consoles have similar specs, and they can play most games. So, how do you decide which machine to grab? Things to Consider First things first, you have to consider your budget. Both Sony and Microsoft offer cheaper consoles. Which console do you already own: the PS4 or Xbox One? If so, you might want to get their latest versions to cut the hassle…
Valve has released the Steam Playtest feature, which allows developers to invite people to test games for free on Steam itself. For many years, Steam has helped game developers bring their games to the market. The online store lets you buy both AAA titles and indie games. If you’re an indie game who wants to make it, you go to Steam. Now, Valve has launched the Playtest, which lets game developers test games directly on Steam. Steam Playtest Engadget reports that Steam Playtest allows developers to invite people to test their games on Steam itself. They can also control people’s…
The UK Ministry of Defence is looking into integrating around 30,000 robots, like the i9 drone, into the army by the 2030s. Once again, science fiction is getting close to reality. If the UK army had it their way, they would have robots and humans fighting side by side. The UK military plans to have 30,000 robots in the army by the 2030s. UK Robot Soldiers The Guardian reports that the UK army might include several “autonomous or remotely controlled machines” by the 2030s. Moreover, the UK Ministry of Defence had also included robot warfare in its five-year budget proposal.…
Google has announced that its cloud gaming service, Stadia, will now have family sharing, where groups can now share games across multiple accounts. On Thursday, Google announced that its cloud gaming service Stadia would have family sharing. With family sharing, users could buy a game and play it across several accounts. You’d have to link yourselves through Google’s Play Family Library system first. Stadia Family Sharing The Verge reports that Stadia’s family sharing will let you buy one copy of a game for the family to play. This way, your parents or your siblings can play the same game on…
Spotify plans to add a subscription plan, aside from Spotify Premium, just for podcasts, as the company goes all-in on podcasts anew. If you didn’t notice before, Spotify is going all-in on podcasts. The company might even offer subscriptions to podcasts alone. You can get a monthly plan to listen to original shows or exclusive episodes. Moreover, this new service is not Spotify Premium. This new plan requires a separate fee. Spotify Podcasts Gizmodo reports that Spotify may want to put podcasts behind a paywall after spending over $600 million on them. Right now, you can listen to these podcasts…
Visual Concepts has turned NBA 2K21 into a full-fledged MMORPG with a new mode called The City, available for next-gen versions. If you didn’t think they couldn’t turn basketball into an MMO, think again. For the next-gen versions of NBA 2K21, Visual Concepts has done just that. Aside from other new features, the new game will have a new online mode called The City. NBA 2K21: The City Engadget reports that The City is an online hub world. 2K says this new feature builds upon the franchise hallmark The Neighborhood. If you’ve played an MMORPG, this should be familiar territory.…
The next-gen version of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will take up at least 130GB of space on your PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. If you own a Call of Duty game on console, you already know the games are enormous. They get even bigger when you install updates. For next-gen consoles, though, get ready to upgrade your internet plans. The latest Call of Duty would be even larger on the PS5 and Xbox Series X. Call of Duty: Hard Drive Space Kotaku reports that the latest Call of Duty, Black Ops: Cold War, would take up more…
Snapchat now allows creators to publicly display their subscriber counts, opening influencers to business with brands on the platform. If you’re curious about the number of your Snapchat subscribers, the app can now answer you. Now, the company lets creators reveal their subscriber count to the public. For the first time, Snapchat has given users a look into their audiences. Snapchat Subscriber Count Tubefilter reports that users have the choice to display subscriber counts or not. This news comes as part of Snapchat’s series of updates. These updates focus on creators, too. With this update, you can now see how…
Zoom Pro or Otter for Business users can now enjoy live captions during your Zoom meetings, so you don’t have to worry about mishearing anything. The pandemic should lock people in their houses for a while. So, we’ll all have to slog through endless Zoom meetings before it’s all over. However, Zoom does want to make video calls easier for everyone. The company has added Otter.ai’s live captioning system to its video calls. Zoom Live Captions Gizmodo reports that Otter.ai has teamed up with Zoom back in April. At first, Otter would just create transcripts of meetings. However, the company…