Wing drones are ready to deliver fresh food to customers’ doors in Australia. Wing, a startup under Google parent company Alphabet, on Tuesday launched its commercial drone delivery service in North Canberra, Australia. The drones will deliver fresh food, hot coffee and over-the-counter health products to customers’ homes within minutes, the company said. Customers order items using …
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“Don’t worry, you’ll just be fine,” says Twitter. The social media platform on Monday said it decreased the number of people you can follow everyday from 1,000 to 400 in an effort to curb spammers. “Follow, unfollow, follow, unfollow. Who does that? Spammers,” the company wrote in a tweet. “So we’re changing the number of accounts you can follow each …
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Android TV is now showing ads on some television home screens. Users are reporting seeing a row of “sponsored” apps or “promotional channels” on the Android TV home screen. So far, they’ve shown up on Sony smart TVs, Xiaomi’s Mi Box 3, the Nvidia Shield TV and others, according to XDA Developers. This Android TV sponsorship banner is pretty darn …
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Gmail’s Smart Compose feature can now suggest subject lines for your emails, Google said Thursday. When you finish the body of your email and slip the cursor into the subject line, you’ll see Smart Compose’s suggestion. “We’ve seen how Smart Compose suggestions can cut down on the effort it takes for you to write emails and replies,” Google said in …
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WhatsApp Business is now available in Apple’s App Store. The Facebook-owned messaging app is expanding with the WhatsApp Business app for iOS users, according to a Thursday blog post. The business version of WhatsApp rolled out to Android devices in January 2018. The app has a suite of features designed to make it easier for small businesses to communicate with customers, …
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Snapchat is leveling up on mobile games. The company on Thursday introduced new games to its platform during the Snap Partner Summit. Snap Games is launching with six games, rolling out worldwide Thursday. The games, which let you play with friends on Snapchat, include Bitmoji Party, Tiny Royale, Snake Squad, C.A.T.S. Drift Race, Zombie Rescue Squad and Alphabear Hustle, according …
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Huawei has new goals for the company, namely world domination. “[Huawei] has arrived at a brand new stage,” Huawei CEO Richard Yu said in a press release Wednesday. “Huawei and Honor are likely to become the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer this year.” To achieve its top goal of becoming the No. 1 smartphone manufacturer, the Chinese smartphone giant has to come …
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Drones are delivering medical specimens around North Carolina. UPS on Tuesday said it’ll collaborate with Matternet to deliver medical samples via autonomous drones around Raleigh, North Carolina. The program, which includes several planned daily flights, takes place at WakeMed’s flagship hospital and campus, “[The program] represents a major milestone for unmanned aviation in the US,” UPS wrote in a release. …
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Four companies that made billions of illegal robocalls have been caught and fined. The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday said the agency reached settlements with four operations responsible for billions of illegal robocalls pitching debt-relief services, home security systems, fake charities, auto warranties and Google search results services. The companies were charged with violating the FTC Act, as well as …
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Reddit may make $119 million in ad revenue in 2019. The popular online social platform is also on its way to more than double its ad revenues by 2021, according to market analysis firm eMarketer’s forecasts. “As a mix of forum and trending news site with a bit of social network, Reddit has operated on an ‘open internet’ ethos,” Monica …
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