Snapchat's newest in-app tool encourages young people to run for office
Snap is introducing a new tool to help more young Americans get involved in politics. Dubbed “Run for Office,” the Mini adds a curated database of more than 75,000 local and state elected positions...
View ArticleInstagram brings IGTV videos out of their silo and into your regular feed
Instagram may have been down for hours, but it's back with an arguably overdue change to how the social network handles videos. The Facebook brand is merging its long-form IGTV format with the regular...
View ArticleFacebook whistleblower hearing: ‘Facebook and big tech are facing a big...
The Facebook whistleblower who has provided a trove of internal documents to Congress and the Securities and Exchange Commission is testifying about research she says proves the social network has...
View ArticleAmazon is reportedly working on a smart fridge that tracks what's inside
Amazon is reportedly aiming to bring some of the tech it uses at cashierless Amazon Go stores to your kitchen. According to Insider, the company has been working on a smart fridge that can monitor...
View ArticleGoogle will hold its Pixel 6 event on October 19th
Google has revealed the date for its big fall hardware event. It will discuss the Pixel 6 lineup in more detail on October 19th at 1PM ET.The company has already spilled some info on the Pixel 6 and...
View ArticleJames Bond's latest Aston Martin is coming to 'Rocket League'
It wouldn't be a new James Bond movie without a few tie-ins, and No Time to Die is clearly sticking to that rule. Psyonix and Epic Games have revealed that Bond's Aston Martin Valhalla, the first...
View ArticleFacebook Gaming creators can now stream together
If you turn to Facebook Gaming to watch other people play your favorite games, you’ll now see creators collaborate on joint streams. Facebook is introducing support for co-streaming. The feature allows...
View ArticleThe Razer Book laptop gets a price cut to $1,000
Razer is joining many PC makers by unveiling new Windows 11 systems, although the biggest news may have more to do with prices than the computers themselves. To begin with, the Razer Book now has a...
View ArticleWith 'Ghost Recon Frontline,' Ubisoft tries to cash in on the battle royale...
Remember Hyper Scape? No? Well, apparently neither does Ubisoft. The publisher is working on a new battle royale that will take players to the Tom Clancy universe. On Tuesday, the company announced...
View ArticleA Russian crew is shooting the first feature film on the ISS
Filming is underway on the first feature-length movie to be shot in space after Russian actor Yulia Sherepild and director Klim Shipenko docked at the International Space Station. Their movie, The...
View ArticleFacebook explains how its October 4th outage started
Following Monday’s massive service outage that took out all of its services, Facebook has published a blog post detailing what happened yesterday. According to Santosh Janardhan, the company's vice...
View ArticleSony is making it harder to buy PS3 and Vita games
Sony may be keeping the PS3 and Vita stores alive, but that doesn't mean it will be easy to shop. Kotakunoticed that Sony is shutting down credit card, debit card and PayPal store payments for its...
View ArticleAmazon opens its first 4-star store outside the US
Amazon has opened a 4-star store in Bluewater, a mall located just southeast of central London. And it's not just the first 4-star store outside the US, it's also the company's first shop in the UK...
View ArticlePokémon is coming to Universal Studios Japan next year
Universal Studios Japan has teamed up with the Pokémon Company to develop "groundbreaking" entertainment starting in 2022, the companies announced. The theme park is effectively doubling down on its...
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The Morning After: Facebook's October 4th outage, explained
We’ll get into why Facebook saw its entire business fall off a cliff on Monday, but first: e-readers.It’s a device category we don’t see much development in — probably because it’s very much a device...
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Alphabet's Wing tests drone deliveries from shopping center rooftops in...
Alphabet subsidiary Wing has launched a pilot program that will have its drones fly products from the rooftops of shopping centers. In fact, it has already started the program in its biggest market,...
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Nintendo Switch OLED review: Beautiful, but not a must-have
Though they don’t come out with the annual frequency of an iPhone, video game consoles can always be counted on to have a few mid-cycle refreshes (think: the PlayStation 4 Pro or Xbox One X). This week...
View ArticleMajor SMS routing company says it was the victim of a five-year hack (updated)
A cornerstone of text messaging has been vulnerable for half a decade. Ars Technicareports that Syniverse, which routes billions of SMS chats for hundreds of carriers in the US and abroad, has used an...
View ArticleUber can track flights and adjust reservations when you're arriving late
Air traffic is picking back up after dropping dramatically amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and more people need to get from an airport to where they're going. To make things a little easier for airline...
View ArticleApple's AirTags are cheaper than usual when you buy four
Now might be a good time to buy Apple's AirTags if you need more than one or two. Woot is selling a four-pack of the item trackers for $95, a rare dip below the usual $100 price. That breaks down to...
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