Year: 2024

FC Saarbrücken take on FC Kaiserslautern in the DFB-Pokal today, and we have some different ways you can watch a free live stream of the match in the US.

West Ham and Tottenham meet in an important Premier League matchup today, and we have a guide on how to watch a live stream of the match in the United States.

Sling TV is an internet-based streaming service. Thus, you’ll need some kind of internet connection if you want to watch anything on it.

Dell makes a lot of excellent desktops, and if you’re looking to buy a new PC, then consider our favorite picks below.

If you need to sign up to one of the best international phone plans for travel abroad, ahead of a coming trip, see this guide.

You know those folks who say they’d donate a major organ to own a fancy car? Ask them if they’d feel as comfortable sacrificing a rear window instead. Polestar’s newest ride has made its North American debut at the NY Auto Show and notably lacks a rear windshield. The rationale is rear passengers get better headroom and a more comfortable ride than in other cars. Drivers, meanwhile, get a high-res display where the rear-view mirror used to be, linked to a live feed from a rear-mounted camera. Given how often people’s heads or luggage obscure the backward view, it’s a trade I’m readily prepared to accept.

— Dan Cooper

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Microsoft unbundles Teams and Office 365 for customers worldwide

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From its start, Gmail conditioned us to trade privacy for free services

Two decades of the customer being the product.

Gmail wasn’t the first service that turned its users into the product, but it’s probably the one we’re the most comfortable with. After all, while Facebook and its kin have been perpetually slammed for privacy issues, who really gets mad at Gmail? Our anniversary package has a deep dive into the last 20 years of Google’s flagship mail product.

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Google says it will destroy browsing data collected from Chrome’s Incognito mode

… Oh, and speaking of Google and privacy.

The search giant has settled a recent class-action lawsuit relating to Chrome’s tracking of Incognito users. It has pledged to wipe out “billions” of data points it improperly collected and take steps to block any further tracking for five years. (Always a good sign when a company pledges to stop doing something it’s been told off for doing, but only for a short period.)

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Tekken director apparently keeps getting requests to add a Waffle House stage

They could call it the Waffle Rough-House.

For the uninitiated, Waffle House is a waffle-centric chain of 24/7 American diners with a reputation for random outbursts of violence. It’s apparently so well known that Tekken players have been petitioning the game’s director to add a Waffle House level. Sadly, it probably won’t happen because Waffle House stands accused of underpaying its workers and, given the above context, exposing them to an unsafe working environment.

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This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/the-morning-after-does-your-car-need-a-rear-windshield-111523159.html?src=rss

Telegram isn’t quite as widely used as WhatsApp, but businesses can now add it as a communication option for their customers if they want to. Anybody on the messaging app can now convert their account into a business account to get access to features designed to make it easier for customers to find and contact them. They’ll be able to display their hours of operation on their profile and pin their location on a map. With their operating hours in place, customers can see at a glance whether they’re still open and what time they’re closing for the day. 

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Businesses can also customize their start page and display information about their products and services on empty chats, giving customers a glimpse of what’s on offer even before they get in touch. To make it easier to respond to multiple inquiries, Telegram Business accounts will also be able to craft and save preset messages that they can send as quick replies. Of course, they can also pre-write greeting and away messages that get automatically sent to customers who contact them. They can use a Telegram Bot to chat with their customers, as well, though we all know how frustrating it can be to talk with a robot when we need to talk to a human customer service rep. All these features are free, but only for those with a Telegram Premium account, which costs $5 a month.

In addition to introducing its new business-focused features, Telegram has also revealed that it’s giving channel owners 50 percent of the revenue earned from ads displayed on their channels, as long as they have at least 1,000 subscribers. Based on information previously shared by company founder Pavel Durov, Telegram seems to be doing well financially and can afford to be that generous. Durov told The Financial Times that he expects the messaging app to be profitable by next year and that it’s currently exploring a future initial public offering.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/telegram-takes-on-whatsapp-with-business-focused-features-101843987.html?src=rss

Better phishing protection and easier unsubscribe tools are coming to Gmail.

SSD prices are going up – again – but there’s a glimmer of hope that we might be over the worst of this.

Collaboration on AI safety by US and UK hopes to boost regulation.