Facebook will reward users for taking surveys, completing tasks and participating in research with its new market research app, Facebook Viewpoints. The social media giant said it plans to use the insights from users 18 and older to improve Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Portal, Oculus and the general community, according to a company blog post.  After setting …

There’s a holiday for practically everything — even pruning your collection of friends on social media. Sunday is National Unfriend Day, which was started in 2010 by late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel. Shrinking your social circle has a number of benefits, according to Natalie Pennington, a communications professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, whose dissertation, cited in a …

T-Mobile’s CEO John Legere isn’t going to take a job as WeWork CEO, according to sources familiar with the matter. The head of the wireless carrier said he has no plans to leave T-Mobile, the sources told CNBC. Legere was reportedly a potential candidate for WeWork’s top slot.  Turning down the position would reportedly keep Legere from potential conflicts of interest. …

This story is part of CNET’s coverage of Apple Arcade, including exclusive first looks we got at some of the service’s high-profile new games.   Apple Arcade added another game to its new $4.99 monthly subscription service on Friday. Players can now check out Rosie’s Reality as part of Apple Arcade’s growing catalog of games. This game and the others are available on iPad, iPhone …

If you’ve embarked on a journey to learn a language (in or out of school), odds are you’ve come across a number of different apps that can help you along the way.. Of the multiple language learning apps available, Duolingo might be one of the first ones that come to mind, but relative newcomer Drops is gaining traction. But how …

Twitter is creating a plan to get ahead of deepfake technology that could spread on the social media platform. It plans to enact new rules to help protect users against deliberate attempts to mislead people through manipulated media, Del Harvey, Twitter’s vice president of trust and safety, wrote in a Monday blog post. It’s put together a draft proposal on …

This story is part of CNET’s coverage of Apple Arcade, including exclusive first looks we got at some of the service’s high-profile new games.   Apple Arcade has reached 100 games, after adding six more to the new $4.99 monthly subscription service on Friday. Players can now check out Takeshi & Hiroshi, Guildlings, Marble It Up: Mayhem!, Sociable Soccer, Discolored and UFO on Tape: …

If you’ve embarked on a journey to learn a language (in or out of school), odds are you’ve come across Duolingo or Rosetta Stone. Of the multiple language apps available, these are the two that come to mind first for many people. But how do you choose which one will work best for your learning style?  Duolingo and Rosetta Stone …

Apple has reportedly asked that President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which went into effect Sept. 1, be waived for Apple Watch, iPhone and other products or parts that are imported from China. According to a Friday report from Bloomberg, Apple filed requests on Thursday for 11 products or parts to be excluded from 15% duties. In the case of tariffs, a …

Even the most popular apps weren’t safe when a bug ate its way through Apple’s App Store and more than 20 million ratings from apps disappeared, according to a report this week. Apps and games from Google, Microsoft, Hulu, Disney and Starbucks, for example, saw a significant change in app ratings — positive and negative. The bug reportedly arrived Oct. 23. According …