Google plans to auto-delete user visits to medical facilities like abortion clinics, domestic violence shelters, and weight loss centers from location histories Techmeme · 2 days ago
Raspberry Pi announces the Pico W, a $6 microcontroller equipped with an 802.11n Wi-Fi radio, powered by an Infineon CYW43439 chip with Bluetooth disabled Techmeme · 3 days ago
Google updates its built-in password manager for Chrome and Android with the option to manually add passwords across all platforms, a unified design, and more Techmeme · 3 days ago
Snap launches Snapchat+, offering exclusive, experimental, and pre-release Snapchat features for $3.99 per month, starting in nine countries Techmeme · 4 days ago
Meta tests Discord-like changes in Facebook Groups, adding a channels list in a left-aligned sidebar that can include audio rooms, text chats, and feeds Techmeme · 5 days ago
Airbnb makes its temporary ban on parties at rented properties, introduced in 2020, permanent, saying the ban "became much more than a public health measure" Techmeme · 5 days ago
T-Mobile launched App Insights, letting marketers target its wireless customers based on apps they have installed and engagement patterns; users can opt out Techmeme · 6 days ago
Google says Hangouts will shut down in November as it begins prompting mobile Hangouts users to move to Chat Techmeme · 6 days ago
Starlink RV review: works in remote locations and power consumption beats expectations, but can't be used on a moving vehicle and storms degrade performance Techmeme · 6 days ago
Google will bring Chrome's Enhanced Safe Browsing, which helps Google track URLs to monitor dangerous websites, to its iOS app, expanding on Android and desktop Techmeme · 1 week ago
Facebook Pay officially rebrands to Meta Pay; Zuckerberg says Meta is working on an interoperable "wallet for the metaverse" that will have "proof of ownership" Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
MacBook Pro 13-inch review: dominant single-core performance with good battery life, but just two USB-C ports, design from 2016, and webcam is still bad Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Amazon unveils new robotic tech for its warehouses, including its "first fully autonomous mobile robot" Proteus, meant to safely move large carts around workers Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
GitHub launches Copilot AI, which suggests lines of code to developers, out of preview for $10/month or $100/year and says 1.2M+ tried the preview in 12 months Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Amazon names Doug Herrington, a 17-year company vet, as the new CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores, weeks after Dave Clark announced he was retiring from the role Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Mark Zuckerberg demos prototype VR headsets from Reality Labs, none of which will ship, that Meta refers to as "time machines" used to test one specific feature Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Microsoft's Surface Duo 2 is finally a compelling dual-screen phone, after many software updates and a $500 price cut, but it works best as a secondary device Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
A group of Senate Democrats calls on the US Commerce Department to follow the EU and create a strategy to require a common charging port for all mobile devices Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Snap is testing Snapchat Plus, a paid subscription service which will give users early access to exclusive, experimental, and pre-release features Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Discord announces the widespread availability of its built-in autonomous moderation tool AutoMod, and expands Premium Memberships to more servers in the US Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Internal memo: Meta plans to make Facebook more like TikTok, including bringing Messenger back into the app and recommending posts from "unconnected" sources Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
YouTube launches a corrections feature, letting creators add infocards at a relevant timestamp Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Carl Pei reveals Nothing phone ahead of its July 12 launch event, saying "leaks are harder to contain nowadays"; more details will be revealed over time Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Twitch expands its ad incentive program to more partners and promises bigger ad payouts by shifting from a fixed CPM to a percentage-based revenue share model Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Sonos Voice Control assistant review: fast, private, and good at tasks like grouping rooms, but lacks Spotify support and doesn't understand some artists' names Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Adobe begins testing a freemium version of Photoshop for the web in Canada to introduce more users to the app; some features will eventually be subscriber-only Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
A look at the growing disparities between ad blocker browser extensions, as Google's Manifest V3 bans blocking via Web Request while Mozilla keeps supporting it Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Microsoft updates Teams to improve echo cancellation and room acoustics on calls using ML models, resulting in less clipping when callers interrupt each other Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Dutch ACM says Apple's latest changes to App Store rules, which let developers of dating apps choose payment methods, meet local and EU competition requirements Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
A week with Dall-E 2, OpenAI's text-to-image AI tool that is in private research beta and feels like a breakthrough in the history of consumer tech Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Daniel Ek says Spotify's upcoming audiobooks vertical will adopt the freemium model; Spotify's acquisition of audiobook distributor Findaway is under DOJ review Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Source: Meta will distribute the first version of its AR glasses, codenamed Orion, exclusively to developers so they can build software for future devices Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
The NHTSA upgrades its Tesla Autopilot investigation to an "Engineering Analysis", which precedes a possible recall and expands it from 765K to 830K vehicles Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Google says Chrome 102 will use machine learning running entirely within the browser to silence unsolicited permission requests from websites before they pop up Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Meta's David Mortenson steps down as head of infrastructure; Santosh Janardhan, VP of engineering and infrastructure, will assume Mortenson's role later in June Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
Mark Zuckerberg says Crayta, a service built on Unreal Engine 4 that lets players create, share, and play games with friends, is coming to Facebook Gaming Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
Twitter begins testing Product Drops, letting brands tease items ahead of their sale, starting on iOS in the US with select partners Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
Uber and Waymo unveil a "long-term strategic partnership" to bring Waymo's autonomous trucks to Uber's Freight brokerage, setting aside years of legal disputes Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
macOS Ventura will ask for permission before USB-C devices can communicate with "portable" M1 and M2 computers; chargers, displays, and approved hubs are exempt Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
Apple unveils a revamped Mail app for iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS 13, letting users schedule email, undo sending, set reminders for inbox messages, and more Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
Hands-on with Apple's M2 MacBook Air: blue and gold colors in addition to silver and gray, thin bezels, a 500-nit display, a full-size Touch ID button, and more Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
Apple details iOS 16 notifications, which roll in from the bottom, and Live Activity, where users can pin notifications like sports scores to the lock screen Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
Apple unveils watchOS 9 with "refreshed" watch faces, expanded running features, medication reminders, a new Siri UI, and more Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
Apple debuts the M2 chip, with 18% greater CPU performance than the M1, alongside 100Gbps of memory bandwidth, 50% more than M1, and 24GB of unified memory Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
Apple announces Safety Check in iOS 16, helping protect people in abusive relationships by letting them review and revoke access to apps and passwords Techmeme · 4 weeks ago