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Twitch Employees Among 9,000 To Be Laid off by Amazon

By Shawn Grant / March 21, 2023

The tech industry is getting another hit. Amazon has announced the intention to lay off 9.000 additional employees. According to...

Mark Zuckerburg and Meta Announce 10,000 Layoffs to come to Facebook Parent Company

By Shawn Grant / March 18, 2023

The Meta company is making headlines after the Facebook-parent company announced a layoff of an additional 10,000 workers. This is...

Wyclef Jean Updates Fans After Hospitalization for Exhaustion: ‘We Forget Our Body is our Temple’

By Shawn Grant / March 18, 2023

Wyclef Jean had his first-ever stay in the hospital, but he is delivering a message to fans that he is...

The Technology Behind ChatGPT Gets More Powerful and Scarier

By Melissa Sanchez / March 17, 2023

OpenAI unveiled GPT-4, which according to them, is capable of performing well on standardized tests. OpenAI further reveals that the...

Biden Administration to TikTok: Remove Chinese Ownership or Face U.S. Ban

By Shawn Grant / March 16, 2023

TikTok is on the clock. The Biden administration has warned the tech giant that it is facing a ban in...

Wyclef Jean Updates Fans After Hospitalization for Exhaustion: ‘We Forget Our Body is our Temple’

By Shawn Grant / March 15, 2023

Wyclef Jean had his first-ever stay in the hospital, but he is delivering a message to fans that he is...

The Game’s Crypto Company Registration Revoked

By Shawn Grant / March 15, 2023

Words by: Brandon Simmons Compton rapper The Game is one of the many people to invest in cryptocurrency. He backs...

Flavor Flav Delivers Salt Lake City Weather Forecast

Sha Be Allah

March 6, 2016

Hip Hop Community News, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, News Exclusives, Tech

Public Enemy hype man and reality star Flavor Flav appeared on Salt Lake City, Utah's Fox 13 Saturday to serve as surprise meteorologist, bringing Utah citizens a refreshing forecast about the beautiful weather... Read Article

Tinder Is Testing A New “Matchmaking” Feature

Kelly Hite

March 5, 2016

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Lifestyle, Tech

Sharing is caring, and with the new share button being tested on Tinder, you can be a virtual "wing man" of sorts by sharing potential matches from the dating app with your friends. No longer will you ha... Read Article

Samsung’s Water-Resistant Galaxy S7 Alerts When Wet To Prevent Charging Damage

Sha Be Allah

March 4, 2016

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, News Exclusives, Products, Tech, Tech News, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

Samsung has stepped up its smartphone quality once again with the Galaxy S7, offering an IP68 rated case for some protection against dirt and water. Interestingly enough, the phone got this high rating despite ... Read Article

Six Flags Announces Samsung Partnership To Bring Virtual Reality To Rides

Sha Be Allah

March 3, 2016

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Six Flags and Samsung seem to have come up with a use for virtual reality that might just thrill your average consumers: virtual reality roller coasters. While Six Flags boasts about its collection of coaste... Read Article

Netflix Is Paying $2K To Travel And Instagram Flicks

Sha Be Allah

March 2, 2016

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Lifestyle, News Exclusives, Tech, Tech News, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

Netflix is teaming up with Instagram to hire what they call “Grammasters” who will travel Europe and the Middle East to photograph the sets of popular Netflix Original shows and movies. It’s not a full-time ... Read Article

Jay-Z Fires Tidal Employees Amidst Class-Action Lawsuit

Sha Be Allah

March 1, 2016

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, News Exclusives, Products, Tech, Tech News, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

Since the recent $5 million class action lawsuit filed by John Emanuele of American Dollar, who claims that his band was not paid royalties, Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter has begun firing employees at Tidal streaming se... Read Article

TIDAL Faces Tough 24 Hours, Loses Two Key Players

KC Orcutt

March 1, 2016

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Update: TIDAL representatives reached out with the following statement: TIDAL has terminated CFO Chris Hart and COO Nils Juell. As TIDAL has grown into a global operation serving 46 countries we have mov... Read Article

FBI Cannot Force Apple To Unlock Drug Suspect’s iPhone

Sha Be Allah

March 1, 2016

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A federal judge on Monday rejected an FBI request to order Apple to open the iPhone of a drug dealer in a major setback to the US government’s increasingly heated efforts to force the company to help unlock an ... Read Article

Check Out The New Macbook Selfie Stick

Sha Be Allah

February 26, 2016

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Products, Tech, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

Earlier in 2016, Tom Galle created the world's first Airbnb devoted exclusively to "Netflix and chill", and now, the New York artist is back at it with another creative project: the MacBook selfie stick. Check ... Read Article

Uber Launches Motorcycle Service in Bangkok

Sha Be Allah

February 25, 2016

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, News Exclusives, Products, Tech, Tech News, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

As if they couldn't be of anymore service, Uber is now adding motorcycles to its new fleet of vehicles. The company on Tuesday announced a new motorbike service called UberMoto, through which passengers can ... Read Article

Facebook Offers “Reactions” Feature With 5 Options Next To ‘Like’ Button

Sha Be Allah

February 24, 2016

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Products, Tech, Tech News, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

Today, Facebook has begun offering a "reactions" feature as an extension to it's like button, in which users can access five additional animated emoji with which to express themselves. After months of specul... Read Article

Tech Talk: Meet Atlas, The Agile Anthropomorphic Robot

Kiah Fields

February 24, 2016

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Tech

Boston Dynamics has recently released footage of something that looks straight out of a sci-fi classic. His name is "Atlas" and he is the start of a new generation of Robotics. Atlas is described as a "a mob... Read Article

You Can Now Do More Than Just “Like” Things on Facebook

Khari

February 24, 2016

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Tech

For many years, scores of the one billion users that enjoy their Facebook account have called for the immensely popular social network to expand the way they can interact with posts and statuses. Since its ince... Read Article

MasterCard Launching Selfie And Fingerprint Authentication For Online Purchases

Sha Be Allah

February 23, 2016

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, News Exclusives, Tech, Tech News, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

Credit Card company MasterCard has confirmed that it has implemented the selfie authentication feature for its customers to help prevent fraud and unauthorized usage of their credit cards in online purchases. ... Read Article

Caterpillar Releases First Mobile Phone WIth Thermal Imaging

Sha Be Allah

February 22, 2016

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, News Exclusives, Products, Tech, Tech News, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

A company called FLIR is behind what it says is the world's first thermal-imaging smartphone, called the Cat S60. No, it's not a phone designed to photograph cats (although you could do that). It's "Cat" as ... Read Article

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Supports Apple In FBI Privacy Fight

Rocko Rathon

February 22, 2016

Tech

Apple has been at odds with the FBI lately over the tech giant’s refusal to allow law enforcement to access a suspected terrorist’s iPhone. According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, who wrote open letter on the matter, ... Read Article

A Win For Consumers: FCC Votes To Unlock The Cable Box

LuCH0945

February 22, 2016

Tech

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to allow a proposal for competition in the creation of set top boxes that are given by cable companies to provide access to the channels people watch on the... Read Article

Nintendo New York Opens Only U.S. Retail Store In Rockefeller Center

Sha Be Allah

February 20, 2016

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Nintendo is doing some big things in 2016. The company is launching its first smartphone app, Miitomo, next month. Its next console is slated to be unveiled later this year. Popular franchises like Pokémon a... Read Article

Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake Centered in San Fernando Shakes L.A. This Morning

Minor Earthquake Strikes Northern New Jersey

Sha Be Allah

February 20, 2016

Hip Hop Community News, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, News Exclusives, Tech

For the second time in less than two months, a small earthquake has hit northern New Jersey near Morris County, says a federal environmental agency. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-1.6 quake hi... Read Article

The “Follower” App Provides You With Your Very Own Stalker

Kelly Hite

February 19, 2016

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Lifestyle, Tech

While stalking people in real life would normally result in a restraining order or a trip to the hospital, there's a company today offering it as a service for you. Yes, you read that right. If getting likes... Read Article