Some users of grocery delivery service Instacart are reportedly luring shoppers with large tips before changing the amount to zero. Customers looking for someone to pick up their orders amid the coronavirus pandemic are using large sums of money to entice Instacart workers, but then go into the app and modify the tips after delivery, …

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were down for some users on Wednesday. As of around 2:30 p.m. PT, outages were concentrated in regions including North and South America and Europe. By around 3 p.m. PT, a Facebook representative said the apps were back up and running. Instagram and WhatsApp are owned by Facebook.  The most reported problems on Facebook were with images, according to Downdetector. Some people were …

After bringing trackpad support to iPadOS, Apple is showing how the new addition will work on its devices, including the new iPad Pro, which was unveiled Wednesday. Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, Craig Federighi, demoed the addition in a video.  The iPad Pro comes with a new Magic Keyboard accessory, which includes a trackpad and MacBook-like backlit scissor keys. …

Google on Tuesday said it’s launching a feature that lets users transcribe conversations in other languages in real time using its Translate Android app. The transcribe feature will roll out over the next few days to support eight languages: English, French, German, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Thai.  To use the feature, open up the Translate app on your Android …

Apple is working on a larger version of the rumored iPhone SE, which could be called the iPhone 9 Plus, according to a Monday report by 9to5Mac. Snippets of iOS 14 code reportedly hint at the new device and some of its features. The less expensive iPhone 9 devices will seemingly run with the A13 Bionic chip, which is also used …

Fox will acquire Tubi, a free video-streaming service, for around $440 million, the companies said Tuesday. Reports of a possible acquisition began circling last month.  Tubi is an ad-supported video-streaming site with over 20,000 movies and TV shows. It works with more than 250 content partners, including Warner Bros. and Lionsgate. Last month, the service said its monthly active users hit 25 million in December. …

Samsung has expanded the color options for its Galaxy Buds Plus headphones in the US. The company added a red option to its site, as well as other sites, like Amazon and Best Buy. 9to5Google earlier spotted the addition.  The red variant costs around $150, like its black, white and cloud blue counterparts. It’s not yet available for sale, but …

Quibi, a mobile streaming service for short-form video, filed suit Monday against Eko, an interactive video company, after Eko accused the startup of infringement. Quibi, which is set to launch next month, includes a Turnstyle feature that uses a phone’s orientation to determine whether to display a video vertically or horizontally. Eko says the technology infringes on its intellectual property. …

Leaked images and information on Sony’s WH-1000XM4 wireless headphones suggest the device could feature upgrades including Bluetooth 5.0 as well as up to 40 hours of battery life. Tech blogger Everton Favretto shared photos of the over-the-ear headphones on Twitter on Thursday, which were posted by Anatel, the Brazilian equivalent of the Federal Communications Commission. The headphones look quite similar to Sony’s …

Twitter on Thursday said it’s expanding its rules against hateful conduct to include “language that dehumanizes on the basis of age, disability or disease.” Tweets that go against the new rule will be removed from the site.  Any violating tweets sent before today will also need to be deleted if they’re reported, but they won’t “directly result in any account …