Apple’s plan to buy Shazam, an app that can name a song playing nearby, may finally get the thumbs-up from European regulators. The European Commission is set to approve Apple’s acquisition of the British music recognition app, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The commission, the executive arm of the European Union, is reportedly expected to decide …

Facebook is again being accused of blocking conservative voices. The social network apologized Friday to conservative group PragerU, saying it “mistakenly” removed several videos from the nonprofit’s Facebook page. In a tweet, Facebook said: “We mistakenly removed these videos and have restored them because they don’t break our standards. This will reverse any reduction in content distribution you’ve experienced. We’re very sorry …

Facebook is looking to make its advertising platform less discriminatory.   On Tuesday, the company said it had removed more than 5,000 ad-targeting categories in an effort to limit the ability of advertisers to exclude users based on ethnicity or religion. In the coming weeks, advertisers will have to go through a process of certification that’ll educate them on the …

Facebook is reportedly rating users’ trustworthiness on a scale from zero to one. The social network developed the ratings system in an effort to fight fake news on its platform, Tessa Lyons, the product manager in charge of fighting misinformation at Facebook, said in an interview published Tuesday in The Washington Post. Facebook relies on users flagging problematic content, but …

Twitch is letting the ads flood in, even if you paid to keep them out. Twitch Prime, a service the streaming video site offers in partnership with its parent company Amazon, will no longer be ad-free for new members starting Sept. 14. Current monthly subscribers will get ad-free viewing until Oct. 15. This comes as Twitch — which lets gamers record …

Microsoft on Monday said Minecraft: Education Edition is coming iPads next month. The education-focused version of the popular video game, which was previously available on Windows 10 and MacOS devices, helps educators teach everything from science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to language, history and art. Currently, the program has been licensed by 35 million teachers and students in 115 …

A US college is bringing Amazon’s Alexa onto its campus and in force. Saint Louis University will put 2,300 Amazon Echo Dots in dorm rooms by the start of classes later this month, according to the Missouri university’s blog post. The Alexa-enabled devices will answer more than 100 questions regarding the university, such as “Where is the registrar’s office?” and …

Sorry Tweetbot, Twitterrific and the host of other third-party Twitter apps, the social network is moving on without you.  Fan-favorite apps like Tweetbot, which offers an alternative way to access your Twitter feed, have lost several core features thanks to changes made to Twitter’s platform. Tweetbot specifically lost instant timeline streaming on Wi-Fi, and push notifications for likes, retweets, follows …

If you live in Indianapolis, your internet may soon be a lot faster. Verizon on Tuesday said it’s bringing 5G residential broadband service to Indianapolis, and it’s offering YouTube TV and Apple TV 4K as part of the package. “We trialed 5G during the Indianapolis 500 in May 2017 and now we’re bringing next generation home broadband connectivity to residents,” …

Starting Tuesday night, Comcast’s X1 box will let you vote for America’s Got Talent with just a remote.   Sure, you can also vote by phone or app, but now there’s a handy way to throw your support behind a favorite act even if you misplace your smartphone. Comcast brought the same live voting feature to the popular singing competition …