For the remainder of 2020, Apple will stop collecting a 30% App Store tax for Facebook’s paid online events feature, which is geared toward helping small businesses make money during the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, Facebook said businesses can now keep all their earnings from paid online events, minus applicable taxes, until Dec. 31.  Facebook …

Zoom on Wednesday launched new features designed to make the video chat platform easier to access for all users. Now, people can rearrange videos in Gallery View into whatever order they’d like by clicking, dragging and dropping. This can help someone with disabilities move an interpreter’s video closer to who’s sharing content in order to see them more easily, for …

After rolling out a test in June that prompts users to consider reading an article before retweeting it, Twitter says the company has seen “more reading” and “more informed tweeting.” In fact, people open articles 40% more often after seeing the prompt, the social media giant says, and the amount of people opening articles before retweeting went up by 33%.  …

Sling TV on Wednesday launched a co-watching feature in beta that lets customers tune into live programming with up to three other people. Watch Party also allows participants to connect via text and video chat.  The feature is currently available to existing Sling TV customers via Google Chrome web browsers on laptop and desktop computers. As part of a beta …

Instagram on Wednesday said it’s extending the time limit for clips on Reels, its short-form video platform, from 15 seconds to 30 seconds. Creators will now also be able to extend the timer when recording to 10 seconds, and can trim and delete any clip during the editing process.  “We continue to improve Reels based on people’s feedback, and these …

Apple could incorporate mini-LED displays in its iPad and MacBook products sooner than initially expected, according to a research note from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported by MacRumors. Kuo predicts the first set of displays that’ll be mass-produced at the end of this year will be for the next iPad Pro.  Epistar was presumed to be the exclusive supplier of mini-LED …

Xbox on Monday unveiled its new lineup of accessories ahead of the launch of Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on Nov. 10. That includes the Xbox Wireless Controller in shock blue, which features a bold blue top case, black hybrid D-pad and ABXY buttons and white back case. “Just like the new Xbox Wireless controllers in carbon black …

Apple’s newest watch may be thinner than its predecessors, but it’s packing some new — and sometimes bigger — components, according to an iFixit teardown published Monday. The Apple Watch Series 6, unveiled last week during the company’s annual fall product announcement event, includes health features and sensors for measuring ECG and now blood oxygen levels — a vital sign that’s been helpful …

State and local agencies that offer first responders free unlimited talk, text and data through T-Mobile’s Connecting Heroes program can get up to 25% off Samsung 5G phones for a limited time, the carrier said Friday. That includes phones like the recently released Galaxy Note 20 5G, as well as the Galaxy S20 5G, Galaxy A71 5G and Galaxy A51 5G. The $250 …

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he isn’t yet ready to sign off on a deal between short-form video app TikTok and technology giant Oracle, saying that he needs to make sure the arrangement addresses national security concerns about the app.  “I’m not prepared to sign off on anything,” Trump told a press briefing at the White House, adding that …