Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai says illegal robocalls are the FCC’s top consumer complaint each year. In an op-ed published in USA Today Thursday, Pai said these unwanted calls should be blocked by default. “If Americans can agree on anything these days, it’s that they’re fed up with robocalls,” Pai said. “The scam calls. The …

After a demonstration in the buff outside of Facebook’s New York office on Sunday, the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) said the social media site has agreed to reconsider its nudity policies. Facebook’s policy team committed to convening a group including artists, art educators, museum curators and activists as well as Facebook employees to examine how to better serve artists, …

There are plenty of reasons why you might want to share your phone screen with someone — to go through notes during a presentation, show photos to loved ones or shop online with friends. On Wednesday, video chat app Skype introduced the ability to share screens on mobile. Screen sharing is available on the latest version of Skype on Android …

Netflix seems to be trying something new. If you recently updated or downloaded the Netflix mobile app, you might have noticed an Extras icon has replaced the Coming Soon icon. When CNET tested the feature, Netflix showed us a vertical Instagram-style feed of originals, series and movies. The feed has videos and images you can scroll through. Netflix will still …

Not a fan of scooters? You can still use Bird. On Tuesday, the electric-scooter company unveiled the Bird Cruiser, a new e-vehicle that looks like a moped. Bird said the Cruiser will roll out this summer as part of its global fleet and give riders another environmentally friendly transit option. Ahead of its widespread deployment, the Cruiser will be available in …

Despite Facebook’s policies that make certain allowances for nudity on the social network, some artists say the rules prevent them from sharing their work online. On Sunday, artist and photographer Spencer Tunick created a nude installation outside of Facebook and Instagram’s New York office with help from the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC). Dozens shed their clothes, lay in the street and …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. WWDC’s keynote presentation on Monday was packed full of news on iOS 13, iPadOS, MacOS Catalina and more. And now that the betas for all of Apple’s new operating systems are available to developers, some surprises have started to surface. Developer Steve Moser …

Apple unveiled the new name of its MacOS Monday at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference held at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California. According to Craig Federighi, senior vice president of software engineering, the new OS is called Catalina. Catalina takes a turn from Apple’s last few years of naming patterns. MacOS Mojave began a California geographical feature …

If you use your Apple Watch to play Pokemon Go, you’re going to need a new routine.  Niantic, the developer of Pokemon Go, said in a help page that it will be ending support for Apple Watch after July 1. The company said it wants to focus on Adventure Sync, which lets players use their phones to track steps and …

To combat deceptive installation tactics involving its Chrome browser, Google has some new rules to protect users and hold developers accountable. In a post on the Chrome developers blog Thursday, Google said sometimes it sees developers using ads and landing pages that mislead users into installing pages they may not want or need. Going forward, Google will remove any Chrome extension that: Has no clear …