Netflix is looking for a few good translators around the world to help the streaming service expand its subtitle offerings. The company on Thursday introduced Hermes, an online tool for testing and indexing translated subtitles. Netflix said thousands of candidates from around the world have already taken the test since its unveiling two weeks ago. …

If you’re an iPad user who depends on Google Calendar to keep your world straight, the web giant has some good news for you. Google on Wednesday launched a new version of its calendar app optimized for Apple’s tablets. An iOS version of the app has been available for two years, but it was designed to work best on an …

Twitter is exploring the possibility of offering a premium version of its social network aimed at professionals, the company said Thursday, suggesting it may begin collecting its first subscription fees. Like most social media platforms, Twitter has offered a free networking platform supported by advertising. But in the shadow of Facebook, its much larger rival, Twitter’s user base has grown …

Chicago police are searching for five to six men who sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl in an attack viewed by dozens of people on Facebook Live. The live video, which has been removed from the social network, was viewed by approximately 40 people, but none reported the attack to police, authorities said Tuesday. The incident marks the second time in …

The man accused of sending a tweet to journalist Kurt Eichenwald that triggered an epileptic seizure is facing a hate-crime charge. John Rayne Rivello has been indicted on one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a charge that has a hate-crime enhancement, the Dallas News reported Tuesday. Rivello, 29, was arrested Friday at his Maryland home on federal …

We’ve seen plenty of leaks about the Samsung Galaxy S8 in recent weeks, but now we may be getting our first look at what colors the new flagship handset will sport and how much they will cost. The S8 and its larger sibling the S8 Plus, which are expected to be unveiled later this month, will be available in “black …

If you aren’t a paying customer of Spotify, you may soon be missing out on some big album releases on the streaming-music service. The startup is in talks with several major record labels to lower the royalty fees that Spotify pays for their music, the Financial Times reported Thursday. In exchange, Spotify would for a limited time restrict access on …

If Friday’s Google doodle looks familiar, you likely saw it in a movie. The doodle, which celebrates St. Patrick’s Day, features two shamrocks high-fiving each other as they pass each other on a small island. While the drawing is, well, a bit sketchy, it is meant to represent Skellig Michael, a remote island off the southwest coast of Ireland. Declared …

At Netflix, the stars are out. Not movie stars, per se, but rather the streaming service’s system for rating the programs they watched with one to five stars. Instead, users will soon be able to express their level of enjoyment with a thumbs up for favorable or a thumbs down for unfavorable. “Five stars feels very yesterday now,” Todd Yellin, …

Snapchat appears to be the social-media app of choice for millennials. College students turn first to the ephemeral-messaging app before Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn, according to data released Thursday by LendEdu, an online marketplace for student loan refinancing. Fifty-eight percent of college students said they open Snapchat first, compared with 27 percent who chose Instagram, 13 percent who said Facebook …