Netflix to lower European streaming quality
It’s a temporary measure, but Netflix, Amazon Prime, and YouTube will be reducing their streaming resolutions across Europe due to a surge in web traffic. Who would have thought COVID-19 would affect our ability to watch internet content in HD? Starting from today Netflix, Amazon Prime, and YouTube will be...
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Staying relevant during COVID-19? Beauty companies turn to tech
As lockdown period is extended worldwide, cosmetics brands are seeking new ways to build their communities with technology at the forefront. In an effort to appeal to consumers in lockdown, beauty brands are placing more focus on their community-building methods, embracing technology as a means of overcoming the barrier the...
Meet Lizzie Dyson, UX designer and entrepreneur
Lizzie Dyson is the co-founder of Ladies That UX, a company that provides open spaces for women in tech and promotes female skills and talents within the UX industry. At the start of this year, The Guardian reported that women only make up around 17% of the digital...
Apple to pay $500 million over slow iPhone lawsuit
Following a lawsuit over whether or not Apple deliberately slows down older iPhones, it will have to pay consumers $500 million in total for damages. You may not remember now, but back in mid-2017, a handful of iPhone users decided to take Apple to court over allegations that it was...
Google’s X Development announces fish project Tidal
The semi-secret tech project is aiming to help humanity better understand ocean life, allowing for more sustainable fishing and reservation of resources. You may not have heard of X Development, a tech company that’s owned by Alphabet and founded by Google, but it’s one that’s worth knowing about. Comprised of...
Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri to step down, leaving doubts over 5G
The famous telecommunications company’s investment into 5G still remains uncertain, as its current CEO is to be replaced by Pekka Lundmark in September. It was once hard to believe that Nokia could ever be in a position of financial struggle. Only twenty years ago, nearly every handheld mobile phone...
Toyota invests in flying taxis
Toyota has just pumped $394 million worth of investment into Joby Aviation, a company working on electrical flying taxi shuttle services. It’s safe to say that 2020 probably doesn’t look as cool or futuristic as twentieth century writers and film makers predicted. We aren’t all living in space just yet, neither do we have flying vehicles tearing up the skies on floating motorways. The world doesn’t yet resemble any scene...
