Instagram is testing a feature that could let you decide when you want to hide likes on your posts, the company confirmed Wednesday.  After Instagram started hiding like counts for a small group of people in 2019 to see whether it had an impact on the pressure people feel to post, the company found that …

The United States is expanding its list of restricted companies and government labs whose supercomputing abilities are “used by China’s military actors, its destabilizing military modernization efforts, and/or weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs,” the US Commerce Department said in a statement Thursday. Inclusion on the Entity List, as it’s called, means these groups have to apply for licenses from …

For fans of Microsoft Paint, their artistic visions won’t have to languish much longer. The once popular program for drawing and painting, which made its debut with Windows 1.0 in 1985, could finally be moving to the Microsoft Store.  In a blog post announcing the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21354, Microsoft said MSPaint will be “updateable via the Microsoft …

Casio unveiled its latest G-Shock smartwatch on Thursday.  The GSW-H1000, part of the rugged G-Squad line of watches, has an optical sensor to measure heart rate, as well as an accelerometer, gyrometer, GPS and a sensor to measure altitude and air pressure. In addition, it comes with a microphone and a charging terminal, and is powered by Google’s Wear OS. “This …

Apple could be “several months” away from introducing a mixed-reality headset, according to a report Wednesday from Bloomberg. Various reports have predicted the headset, which would be Apple’s first major new device since 2015, the report noted. Earlier in the March, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo gave 2022 for a timeline. As CNET’s Scott Stein noted, these rumors have been circulating for …

Apparently actor Justin Long isn’t a Mac anymore.  Long, who appeared in Apple commercials with comedian John Hodgman in the late 2000s (the “I’m a Mac, I’m a PC” guys), is now starring in a series of ads for Intel, flipping the script on the campaign that made PCs look like least hip devices around.  In the new ads, Long …

It’s been just about a year since anyone went to a concert, let alone walked up to the merch table and bought a T-shirt to commemorate the evening.  In the US, Amazon Music will sell merchandise from participating artists from the Amazon Music app, the company said in a blog post Wednesday. That means if you’re listening to Lady Gaga, …

Google Maps will let you pay street parking and transit fares in certain cities directly through the app, Google said in a  blog post on Wednesday. Citing an effort to help people touch less stuff during a pandemic, Google said it’s partnered with Passport and ParkMobile to let you pay parking meters from Maps. A “Pay for Parking” button will …

For your average person, there aren’t too many places you can hang out with actress Tiffany Haddish on a Wednesday night. An exclusive app called Clubhouse, though, could be that rare chance.  Clubhouse is an audio-chat app that’s captured the attention and money of Silicon Valley and beyond. It’s just the latest way technology has brought people together at a …

Clubhouse users in mainland China reportedly can no longer access the app, outlets like The New York Times and The Guardian reported Monday.  The ban reportedly came after Chinese-speaking users started discussing issues like China-Taiwan relations, as well as the Chinese government’s genocide of Uighur Muslims, Bloomberg reported.  Now playing: Watch this: Clubhouse explained 11:19 Clubhouse is an audio-based app that …