Facebook is currently experiencing a widespread outage, with Instagram and WhatsApp also impacted

  Techmeme   ·   2 days ago

An adapted excerpt from the book "Your Computer Is on Fire", on how voice assistants like Siri and Alexa alienate non-native and non-standard English speakers

  Techmeme   ·   6 days ago

Apple’s upcoming iOS update unblocks ‘Asian’ as adult content

  Reddit   ·   2 weeks ago

‘Hamster ball’ robot could explore Moon caves

  Reddit   ·   2 weeks ago

Facebook freezes Venezuela president’s page over false COVID-19 claims

  Reddit   ·   2 weeks ago

Jeep is installing EV chargers at off-road trailheads throughout the US

  Reddit   ·   2 weeks ago

Congress questioned Big Tech CEOs for 5 hours without getting any good answers

  Reddit   ·   2 weeks ago

Samsung unveils a 512GB DDR5 RAM module

  Reddit   ·   2 weeks ago

Microsoft starts testing complementary multiplayer for free-to-play games

  Reddit   ·   2 weeks ago

Android apps like Gmail are crashing and ‘system webview’ may be to blame

  Reddit   ·   3 weeks ago

Android apps like Gmail and Google Pay are crashing and "WebView" is to blame; Google says it is working on a fix

  Techmeme   ·   3 weeks ago

The Morning After: Brazil wants in-box chargers with new iPhones

  Reddit   ·   3 weeks ago

Apple wants Tim Cook, Tim Sweeney to testify in Epic lawsuit

  Reddit   ·   3 weeks ago

PAWS anti-poaching AI predicts where illegal hunters will show up next

  Reddit   ·   3 weeks ago

Google’s plan to block third-party cookies has drawn attention from the DoJ

  Reddit   ·   3 weeks ago

Microsoft tests the Xbox’s Auto HDR feature on PCs

  Reddit   ·   3 weeks ago

Wikipedia plans to charge large organizations using its encyclopedia

  Reddit   ·   3 weeks ago

Instagram stops adults from DMing teens who don’t follow them

  Reddit   ·   4 weeks ago

US charges CEO of company selling encrypted devices to drug traffickers

  Reddit   ·   4 weeks ago

Tinder users will soon be able to access a background check database

  Reddit   ·   4 weeks ago

Disney World will let you use your phone instead of a MagicBand

  Reddit   ·   4 weeks ago

One of Google Voice’s best features is going away | Engadget

  Reddit   ·   4 weeks ago

US lawmakers introduce bill to make high-speed internet available to all – The Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act will focus on unserved and underserved areas.

  Reddit   ·   1 month ago

Twitch API changes suggest it is testing a system that automatically rates streamers on a "Brand Safety Score" to pair them with advertisers

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

Bethesda is now officially part of Xbox

  Reddit   ·   1 month ago

Apple releases iOS 14.4.1 and macOS 11.2.3 to address a WebKit flaw that could allow hackers to run arbitrary code on devices via malicious web content

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

iCloud allegedly locked out a user over her last name

  Reddit   ·   1 month ago

Microsoft email server flaws exploited to hack at least 30,000 US organizations

  Reddit   ·   1 month ago

YouTube removes five TV channels run by Myanmar’s military

  Reddit   ·   1 month ago

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon Sound, an initiative to enhance the wireless sound experience by lowering latency and improving connection issues

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

UK opens antitrust probe into Apple’s App Store policies | Engadget

  Reddit   ·   1 month ago

Intel ordered to pay $2.18 billion in patent lawsuit

  Reddit   ·   1 month ago

Microsoft is testing 1080p Xbox Game Pass streaming

  Reddit   ·   1 month ago

Facebook responds to the Oversight Board's 17 recommendations and commits to action on 11 of them, most of which focus on increasing transparency

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

Facebook bowed to demands from Turkey to block one of its military opponents

  Reddit   ·   1 month ago

ViacomCBS says Paramount+ will cost $5/month with ads and $10/month without ads; the ad tier will be available in June while the ad-free tier starts on March 4

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

Microsoft announces industry cloud packages for financial services, available in March, and for manufacturing and nonprofits, available in June

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

Facebook says it is testing more tools to combat child exploitation on its platform, including a measure warning users of "non-malicious sharing" of viral memes

  Techmeme   ·   2 months ago

SpaceX’s first private flight will carry the youngest ever American to orbit

  Reddit   ·   2 months ago

Microsoft will help European news outlets get paid for their content

  Reddit   ·   2 months ago

Samsung’s future smartwatch is rumored to use Android, not Tizen

  Reddit   ·   2 months ago

Study finds key flaws in Twitter’s Birdwatch fact-checking program | Engadget

  Reddit   ·   2 months ago

Microsoft Office 2021 is coming to Windows PCs and Macs later this year

  Reddit   ·   2 months ago

Microsoft has created a game accessibility testing program, letting studios send in their games for in-person validation based on Microsoft's updated guidelines

  Techmeme   ·   2 months ago

Apple will offer free Watch repairs if software update doesn’t fix charging woes

  Reddit   ·   2 months ago

Parler is back online after Amazon kicked it off the internet

  Reddit   ·   2 months ago

Polestar will cease production of its first and last hybrid this year

  Reddit   ·   2 months ago

House committee says Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, and YouTube streamer Keith Gill will testify at GameStop hearing on February 18

  Techmeme   ·   2 months ago

Facebook says it is limiting the distribution of all content posted by Myanmar's military, which has been using the platform to spread misinformation

  Techmeme   ·   2 months ago

All of Disney’s streaming services are booming

  Reddit   ·   2 months ago