We've all held on to things like CDs and DVDs for too long. As you ring in the new year, there's no better time to start tossing out the stuff you are hoarding, and move your life online. Digitizing your life is easier than you may think.
Rene Ritchie, Managing Editor at iMore, shares some tips on how to bring your life into the 21st century. Everything from books to CDs has a digital version. With a few inexpensive subscriptions, you can access all of the content that is cluttering your shelves at home.
For music, Ritchie says Apple Music and Spotify offer more than enough content to replace your CDs and casettes. Both cost $10 per month and have similar catalogs of music.
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, social media giant Meta said that it's using its technology to help the beleaguered nation Erin Egan, chief privacy officer, and Andrew Schroeder, vice president of research and analysis for direct relief, joined Cheddar News to discuss using data towards humanitarian relief. "Our goal with the program is to help organizations on the ground by sharing privacy-protected data sets to enable them to respond to crisis," Egan explained.
SpaceX launched its first all commercial-crew mission to the International Space Station on Friday. Cheddar News speaks with Jim Cantrell, CEO and President of Phantom Space Corporation why this launch is a big leap for space tourism.
Nautilus Labs closed $34 million in funding from investors including the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund. The company plans to use its funding to improve shipping industry efficiency with its software. Nautilus CEO Matt Heider joined Cheddar News to talk about how it tackles the carbon emissions in the global supply chain. "We've seen on 10-day voyages saving $60,000 worth of fuel just by managing speed with greater confidence around the future. The environmental impact of that is also huge," he said. "Saving that amount of fuel is a kind of taking over 1000 cars off the road this year."
