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Twitter notifies users that it’s now sharing more data with advertisers – Users in Europe are the exception
Facebook's experimental product unit debuts Tuned, an iOS app creating a "private space" for couples, letting them keep a photo diary, exchange notes, and more
Netflix will allow parents to remove movies and shows, filter by rating in new update
Supervised autonomous shuttles from Beep are being used to transport COVID-19 tests to the Mayo Clinic's processing location in Jacksonville, Florida
Google updates Pixel 4 to require open eyes to use the phone's face unlock feature by default, with the option to disable it
UK mobile carriers politely ask people to stop burning 5G towers
Quibi app review: works reliably, auto-flips between landscape and portrait, but no tablet-optimized mode, no family member profiles, and lacks a TV experience
YouTube will suppress content promoting false 5G coronavirus conspiracy
Apple's treatment of Developers is neither fair nor consistent
Hacker News · 4 days ago
The best alternatives to Zoom for videoconferencing
US federal law enforcement warns that invading Zoom meetings to broadcast "disruptive content" will result in fines or possible imprisonment
Google temporarily rolls back its SameSite policy in Chrome, to allow stability for essential service websites that may not meet third party cookie requirements
Call of Duty games can depict Humvees without a license, says judge
Google uses location data to show which places are complying with stay-at-home orders — and which aren’t
eBay says it will waive seller fees for new businesses through June 30 as part of a new Up & Running program to help owners of shuttered physical stores
Zoom quickly fixes ‘malware-like’ macOS installer with new update
Amazon stops selling N95 and surgical masks to public
Reddit · 6 days ago
YouTube reportedly working on TikTok competitor called Shorts
Intel announces its first 10th-gen Comet Lake H-series CPUs for high-end gaming laptops, with clock speeds that can boost past 5.0GHz
Some couples, faced with orders to shelter in place to avoid COVID-19, are getting married at home with friends and relatives watching on Zoom
Amazon Prime Video now allows in-app purchases on Apple devices, after previously sending users to browsers to avoid Apple's 30% cut on in-app buys
Techmeme · 1 week ago
Exclusive: Detroit Amazon workers plan to walk out over handling of COVID-19
Reddit · 1 week ago
Zoom spokesperson said that “Currently, it is not possible to enable E2E encryption for Zoom video meetings.”
Microsoft's years of missteps with Skype following its $8.5B acquisition have led to an opening for apps like Zoom and Houseparty to explode during the pandemic
Apple acquires popular weather app Dark Sky and will shut down the Android version
Campus is closed, so college students are rebuilding their schools in Minecraft
Amazon warehouse workers walk out in rising tide of COVID-19 protests
Reddit · 1 week ago
Around 100 Amazon workers staged a walkout at a Staten Island, NY fulfillment center to protest the impact of Amazon's COVID-19 response on warehouse workers
Techmeme · 1 week ago
HQ Trivia back after two months thanks to anonymous investor
Big Tech's response to COVID-19 may have paused the tech backlash that dominated the coverage of companies like Facebook and Amazon over the past 3+ years
Techmeme · 1 week ago
Steam hit its all-time concurrent user peak over the weekend
Google cancels April Fools’ jokes this year
Apple’s Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro X have 90-day free trials for a limited time
Microsoft will no longer invest in third-party facial recognition firms, including AnyVision, after the Israeli company was accused of surveilling Palestinians
Disney-owned digital movie locker service Movies Anywhere is launching its first smart TV app, on LG
Facebook to add new features to make Live easier to use, including an audio-only mode, automatic closed captions, and letting logged-out users watch streams
Yelp to stop auto-creating fundraisers after outrage from business owners
Epic Games launches Epic Games Publishing, a label that will cover up to 100% of development costs while game creators retain 100% of IP and creative control
Preview of Huawei's P40 flagship, which doesn't include any Google services: the hardware is really terrific but is not enough to overcome Google's absence
Dell updates its Mobile Connect app to support iPhone screen mirroring, controlling the keyboard and mouse, and sharing photo and video files
NYC is offering to hire out-of-work Uber and Lyft drivers
YouTube is reducing its default video quality to standard definition for the next month
Apple updates Safari to fully block third-party cookies by default, months after Google said it would do the same in Chrome by 2022
Spotify confirms it will no longer work with third-party DJ apps starting on July 1, affecting developers like Algoriddim
Uber wants Congress to include protections for drivers in coronavirus stimulus package
Snopes forced to scale back fact-checking in face of overwhelming COVID-19 misinformation
Nextdoor launches Help Map, a new interactive tool that lets neighbors offer help to one another with tasks like grocery shopping
Pro drivers are competing with gamers after F1 and Nascar canceled races
Amazon to start paying US warehouse workers double time for all overtime hours
Reddit · 3 weeks ago