Social media is going to be all over Ariana Grande’s sold-out benefit concert to aid the Manchester, England, bombing victims. Three of the biggest sites — Facebook, Twitter and YouTube — will each be livestreaming Grande’s “One Love Manchester” concert on Sunday. The event will be shown on the pop star’s Facebook page, Twitter account and …
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ESPN wants us all to Streak. The sports network is launching Thursday a redesigned, renamed version of its daily fantasy game formerly known as Streak for the Cash. The free game, which enables players to win cash based on the length of their winning streak and how many wins they rack up in a month, will be featured inside ESPN’s …
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Former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Wednesday “weaponized information” was a major reason she lost the election to President Donald Trump. When the former secretary of state and US senator was asked during Recode’s Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, if she and her campaign staff could’ve done anything differently, Clinton said time wasn’t on their side. “The overriding …
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Twitter is trying to give people even more control over who’s sending them direct messages. The social network added a new feature Tuesday that allows users to review DMs from people they don’t follow. In short, if you’ve opted to get direct messages from anybody, including non-followers, you can preview the message in a “Requests” inbox and either accept or …
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Twitter’s taking its livestreaming of Major League Baseball to Tuesdays. The first matchup starts this evening and features All-Star Chris Sale of the Boston Red Sox returning to Chicago to take on his former team, the White Sox. The switch to Tuesdays from Fridays will give Twitter back-to-back nights of livestreamed baseball when a new show on Wednesdays called “The …
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We all know it can take hours or days on end to put images from the Google Photos app into albums. Now, the company says it’s going to make that process much quicker with the launch of a new feature called Photo Books, which is currently available on desktop and will be on smartphones next week. “The way we are …
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Google’s Daydream VR compatibility will be available on Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus phones this summer, says Google. Clay Bavor, the company’s virtual reality chief, made the announcement Wednesday during Google I/O, the tech giant’s annual three-day conference providing updates on its products and services. Daydream support will also be on LG phones, possibly the successor to the V20. Daydream …
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Looks like Twitter and the NFL will be broadcasting partners again after all. Both said Thursday they’re teaming up for new programming on the social network, including a 30-minute show with on-air personalities from the NFL Network who will broadcast five days a week during the season. There also will be behind-the-scenes pregame broadcasts on Twitter and on its Periscope …
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Will Irish War Cry win the fastest two minutes in sports? Or maybe McCracken, or Classic Empire? What if Always Dreaming pulls away from the field? (Hint: it finished strong.) Those were the daunting prospects that 16 others (including 12 horse racing experts) and I faced Wednesday participating in an artificial intelligence “swarm” with Unanimous A.I. to pick the winner …
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Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson has been removed after nearly six years in the position, the e-commerce company said Tuesday. Dickerson had been in charge of Etsy since 2011. Prior to that, he was its chief technology officer for three years. The company’s board is replacing him with board director Josh Silverman who will assume the reins on Wednesday. Dickerson, who …
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