Paramount+ releases new trailer for ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,’ its ‘Discovery’ spinoff

A month before its premiere on May 5, Paramount+ has now released its new trailer for the highly anticipated “Star Trek: Discovery” spinoff titled “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.” Set about 10 years before “The Original Series,” the series stars Anson Mount, Rebe

Roku announces multiyear extension with Amazon for Prime Video and IMDb TV

While Roku had yet another rift with a tech giant, Amazon decided to play nice. As of today, the two companies reached a multiyear extension of their distribution agreement for Amazon Prime Video and IMDb TV apps on Roku devices. Issued in a statement, Roku confirmed by saying: Roku and Amazon have

Spotify is testing a way to promote popular user-created playlists

Spotify is testing a new “Featured Curators” feature that promotes popular user playlists alongside its official Spotify playlists, the company announced on Monday. The new feature is part of a limited-time test that is designed to amplify the playlists that users create on Spotify. The

Musk takes a $3B bite out of Twitter; Tesla mogul has 9.2% share of the social network

He’s used Twitter to poll people apparently to make major business decisions. He’s had his hand figuratively slapped (more than once) by regulators over how he’s used the social platform to potentially manipulate the markets. And he’s even said he’s wanted to build a s

Craving 'wild' foods? Foraged's marketplace uncovers all that and more

Jack Hamrick has been trying to reduce the amount of red meat he eats, but the typical portobello mushroom alternative got boring real quick. When he began looking around for a wild mushroom called chicken of the woods, he found it hard to buy. That was when he met Andy Conner, a certified mushroom

UPS partners with Jumia to expand delivery network in Africa

Global logistics and package delivery company UPS will leverage Jumia's network across Africa to grow its reach in the continent, following a new partnership announced today that gives it access to the e-commerce firm's last-mile delivery infrastructure. This means that UPS customers can pi

Indian giant Tata Group to debut super app on April 7

Indian conglomerate Tata Group plans to debut its long-anticipated “super app,” called TataNeu, to the public on April 7, the company has disclosed on its app and Play Store page. Years in the making and riddled with multiple delays and buggy performance, TataNeu is the salt-to-software

London’s By Rotation is taking its P2P fashion rental app stateside

Fashion rental platforms had a tough time during the pandemic as in-person events evaporated and office workers ditched their smarts to collectively slip into comfy loungewear. But as the pandemic recedes (hopefully!) and focus grows on the environmental and social costs of fast fashion, the future

As counting wraps for the day, mixed results emerge in Amazon union votes

As of the close of today's counting in the Bessemer, Alabama Amazon Union election, “no” votes are ahead 993 to 875. It's a positive outcome thus far for Amazon, which has managed to ward off labor organizing in its fulfillment centers for the entirety of its 27-year existence.

E3 2022 canceled, planners say gaming show will return next year

Back in January, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced that it had canceled plans for the return of an in-person E3. The news came as Omicron concerns lingered following the end of the holiday season. Today, the organization confirmed reports that the 2022 version of the gaming sho

Alexa now notifies you when items in your Amazon cart or wishlist are about to go on sale

Amazon is introducing a new Alexa feature that will notify you if an item on your wishlist or in your shopping cart is about to go on sale, the company announced on Thursday. Alexa will now notify users up to 24 hours in advance of a deal going live and then order it on your behalf if you ask it to

New Apple program puts device management, support in reach of SMBs

Managing Apple devices can be a chore for small businesses — it takes time to set up each device, and it can be difficult to manage them in the field without being invasive, especially when it comes to “bring your own” devices. Last year, Apple introduced a new program in beta cal

Instagram upgrades its DM inbox with music sharing, statuses, polls, silent messages and more

Instagram today is rolling out over a half dozen new messaging features, following promises late last year that its DM (direct message) inbox would get a significant upgrade in 2022. The changes include the ability to share music previews in DMs, the ability to send a message silently, the ability

Google Search is getting a new label to direct people to original news sources

Google is adding a new “highly cited” label in Search results to direct users to trusted sources, the company announced on Thursday. The new label, which will appear in the Top Stories carousel, is designed to help users identify stories that have been frequently cited by other news org