Twitter says its dashboard TweetDeck is back online after a brief outage Monday. “We are aware that some people are having issues with loading TweetDeck. Our team is working to resolve the issue, and we’ll share more updates on this thread!” TweetDeck noted at 11:53 a.m PT. As of 12:22 p.m. PT, TweetDeck said it …
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Work messaging app platform Slack experienced a lot of issues Friday afternoon, the company confirmed on Twitter. Some messages weren’t sending and some were taking a lot longer than usual to load. So sorry, we are investigating some connectivity issues right now. Thanks for your patience! — Slack (@SlackHQ) June 28, 2019 “Sorry for the trouble! We’re working on an …
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Washington, DC, Attorney General Karl Racine has said his court case against Facebook for last year’s Cambridge Analytica data breach will go ahead. Facebook’s second attempt to block the lawsuit has now failed, Racine tweeted Friday. The DC attorney general sued Facebook in December, alleging that the company failed to safeguard the personal data of its users. Facebook’s “lax oversight …
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HTC has revealed a few more details about its upcoming Vive Cosmos, calling the virtual reality headset its “most impressive” yet. The Cosmos will enable VR at 90 frames per second, and a display with 88% higher resolution than the original HTC Vive. The LCD display will have a 2880×1700 combined resolution. It’ll also have real RGB panels and more …
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Despite the currently indefinite delay of the Samsung Galaxy Fold‘s release, the Korean tech giant is reportedly working on another foldable phone, this time with a clamshell-like, vertically folding design, where the top would fold down over the bottom, and a 6.7 inch display. SamMobile reported the news Tuesday, citing a story from Korea’s ET News. Samsung was forced to delay the April launch …
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Facebook has struck a deal with France to turn over identity information on users suspected of posting hate speech on the platform, Reuters reported Tuesday. Digital Affairs Minister Cédric O said he reached an agreement with the social media site, according to the report. Facebook has also been using artificial intelligence technology to combat the increasing problems of fake accounts, fake …
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Apple has added a bunch of new features to its Pages, Numbers and Keynote apps in an update across both iOS and MacOS. One common addition for all six apps is the ability to stylize your text by adding images, gradients and new outline styles. The three apps make up Apple’s iWork productivity suite. Some of the additions in Pages …
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Huawei on Monday said it’ll increase its investment in 5G in spite of the US ban on its products. The Chinese tech giant also made a point of emphasizing cybersecurity and privacy as its “top priorities.” Huawei was blacklisted last month as it was added to the United States’ “entity list” (PDF). In addition, President Donald Trump signed an executive order essentially banning …
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Don’t worry, Chinese drone maker DJI isn’t automatically sending flight data to China. That’s what the company told a Senate subcommittee Monday, adding that it doesn’t collect or share any drone data, including flight logs, photos or videos, without the consent of its users. DJI has an extensive portfolio, including the DJI Spark and the DJI Mavic Air, which CNET has reviewed …
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Accio galleons! Harry Potter: Wizards Unite brought in $1.1 million on its launch weekend, Sensor Tower said Monday, and is predicted to make $10 million within a month. The game added 3 million players after launching Thursday. On its first day, it made $300,000. By comparison, Pokemon Go — made by the same company, Niantic, made $28 million in its …
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