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All iPhone 13 models will feature a Cinematic mode that can mimic professional cameras' more advanced techniques, such as "rack focus" and others
Apple unveils iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max with ProMotion for 10Hz-120Hz refresh rates, A15, new camera system with 3x optical zoom, and more
YouTube is implementing picture-in-picture functionality on its iOS app, starting with a testing window for Premium subscribers through October 31
Poly Network says it has now recovered all of $610M in cryptocurrencies it lost to a hacker, and is in the process of returning them to their rightful owners
Facebook says it took action against 12 COVID vaccine misinfo "superspreaders" but disputes claims that those 12 were responsible for 73% of misinfo on Facebook
Facebook rolls out end-to-end encrypted voice and video calls on Messenger, and says it will begin testing opt-in e2e encryption for Instagram DMs
Techmeme · 1 month ago
Hands-on with Galaxy Watch4 with Wear OS: small aesthetic updates over Watch3, hardware is improved, and Wear OS feels like Samsung's outgoing Tizen OS
WhatsApp will let users move their chat history, including photos and voice notes, between iOS and Android devices, starting with new Galaxy models
Instagram introduces anti-hate speech tools to let users limit comments and requests on popular posts, following abuse towards England soccer players
Techmeme · 1 month ago
Facebook redesigns its data transfer tool to let users move images to Photobucket and event listings to Google Calendar, as part of the Data Transfer Project
FCC releases its first-ever mobile broadband coverage map, which compares the LTE and voice coverage areas of the four largest carriers in the US
Twitter announces updates to Spaces which will let users tweet directly from the Space; iOS users will be able to search for live and upcoming Spaces
Mark Zuckerberg says video now accounts for almost half the time spent on Facebook, and that Reels is the "largest contributor to engagement growth"
Google says its upcoming Play Store safety listings, similar to Apple's app nutrition labels, will feature info on app data collection, encryption, and more
Spotify adds a What's New feed on iOS and Android, showing continually updating new releases from followed artists, rolling out over the coming weeks
Blizzard president calls sexual harassment lawsuit "extremely troubling" in internal memo while a VP says it presents a "distorted and untrue" view of company
Spanish police have arrested UK citizen Joseph O'Connor at the US' request over his alleged involvement in last year's hack of high-profile Twitter accounts
Instagram is rolling out a new feature that lets users control "sensitive content" in the Explore tab, with settings to "Allow", "Limit", and "Limit Even More"
Techmeme · 2 months ago
Uber expands grocery delivery service to more than 400 US cities and towns, including SF, NYC, and DC, partly fueled by a partnership with Albertsons Companies
Facebook says BlenderBot 2.0, its updated AI chatbot, can recall past conversations that span months and search the internet to update itself about chat topics
Facebook says it is running a test to assess the impact of letting users know when their post was removed as a result of automation
Amazon launches its Kindle Vella serialized story service on iOS and web, which lets users unlock episodic, self-published stories via in-app purchases
Techmeme · 2 months ago
Amazon has acquired Facebook's satellite internet team
Hacker News · 2 months ago
EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales (2017)
Fitbit Luxe review: slim and comfortable design with good battery life and Fast Pair for Android devices, but the screen is cramped with tiny, hard-to-read text
TikTok tests letting US users apply for jobs with video resumes, posted with a #TikTokResumes hashtag; 30+ brands join the pilot including WWE, Shopify, Target
Facebook is making its free cloud gaming service for desktop and Android available to 98% of mainland US and partners with Ubisoft
Samsung details a new smartwatch user interface called One UI Watch, debuting on an upcoming Galaxy Watch later this year
Mozilla launches Rally, a Firefox plugin that lets users share browsing data with researchers studying the web, starting with researchers from Princeton
Facebook says it is working on visual search for Instagram shopping to help users find info on products in images, and Shops is coming to WhatsApp, Marketplace
Techmeme · 3 months ago
Tinder announces several features, including support for up to nine videos on profiles and letting unmatched users talk in short bursts before swiping
TikTok launches TikTok Jump to let creators enhance their videos by adding mini-app integrations from select partners including Whisk, Wikipedia, Quizlet, more
Facebook says it will update its community standards to clarify how it treats satirical content as a result of recommendations from the Oversight Board
In Xbox's June update, Microsoft adds a Stories-like feature to the Xbox mobile app and rolls out text-to-speech and speech-to-text accessibility features
Thailand bans meme coin and NFT: “no clear objective or substance or underlying”
Facebook and Instagram will now reward influencers with cash bonuses for hitting certain milestones, like selling a set number of badges in an Instagram stream
Techmeme · 3 months ago
Apple employee group rejects planned return to the office: want full-time remote
WhatsApp updates Business API to make chatting easier, including option menus rather than typing, and will support more message types, like periodic reminders
Microsoft, Accenture, GitHub, ThoughtWorks, and Linux Foundation launch the Green Software Foundation, aiming to make software engineering more sustainable
Facebook's wav2vec Unsupervised, a way to build speech recognition systems that require no transcribed data, may bring automatic translations to more countries
Opera is testing its gaming-focused browser Opera GX on iOS and Android; Opera GX had 9M+ monthly active gamers across Windows and Mac as of March, up 190% YoY
Google announces plans to build a commercial-grade quantum computer by 2029 and unveiled its new quantum AI campus in Santa Barbara, California
What to expect from Google I/O: a big focus on Android 12, Assistant and smart home improvements, changes to Wear OS, and possible Pixel Buds A-series
Twitter's subscription service might cost $3 per month
Amazon Echo Buds review: affordable, better sound, smaller, True ANC, optional wireless charging, but middling battery life and mediocre call quality
Techmeme · 4 months ago