Facebook is expanding its AI doctoral program to the UK as part of a four-year research partnership with University College London, the company announced Tuesday. Students of the program will spend time at both UCL and Facebook as they pursue projects that can contribute to the company’s efforts to publish open-source research. Facebook’s efforts in …

Facebook is testing new tools aimed at curbing searches for photos and videos that contain child sexual abuse and at preventing the sharing of such content. “Using our apps to harm children is abhorrent and unacceptable,” Antigone Davis, who oversees Facebook’s global safety efforts, said in a blog post Tuesday.  The move comes as the social network faces more pressure …

The iPhone 12 Pro’s depth-scanning lidar sensor looks ready to open up a lot of possibilities for 3D-scanning apps on phones. A new one designed for home scanning, called Canvas, uses lidar for added accuracy and detail. But the app will work with non-pro iPhones going back to the iPhone 8, too. The approach taken by Canvas indicates how lidar …

At the bottom of a box in my in-laws’ basement, I found the phone that I used from 2009 through 2012: the LG VX8550, better known as the Chocolate 2. It’s smaller than most phones today and presumably named after its resemblance to a chocolate bar. Its most iconic features were its iPod-like scroll wheel and the way it slid …

The $200 (£200) Kiyo Pro is Razer’s second shot at a webcam, and the first that feels at all worth recommending. The original Kiyo (which remains available for $135) is clunky with just-OK quality and a built-in ring light that seemed like a good idea at the time; it isn’t really bright enough to make a dent in the types …

The PlayStation 5 will be getting a new VR headset to make the most of its high-end graphics and VR games. But it won’t be coming this year. Sony announced via a blog post Tuesday that a new VR headset is indeed on its way, and revealed some of the first details about it. Expect a far easier setup than the …

The US Justice Department is investigating Apple’s Sign In with Apple feature as part of an antitrust probe into the iPhone maker, according to a report in The Information on Tuesday. Investigators are examining whether the security feature makes it difficult to switch to another platform, such as Android or Windows, the site reported. Introduced in June 2019, the authentication …

AT&T TV customers can now watch up to 20 simultaneous streams in their homes, while the live TV streaming service has also added an unlimited DVR option. The number of out-of-home streams you can watch is still three. And AT&T says that some networks are excluded from the 20 in-home streams, including Fox networks (including Fox News/ Business, Fox locals, Fox …

Lenovo ThinkPads rule the business laptop market and, although the company’s premium ThinkPad X1 models get all the attention, your IT department is more likely to give you something from its X, T, L or P series of laptops. That’s nothing to sniff at, though, as the PC-maker announced today that all those lineups are getting refreshed models with 11th-gen …

When they were released back in July 2019, Sony’s WF-1000XM3 were easily among the best-sounding true wireless earbuds — they also featured the best active noise canceling in their class. They had some small flaws: they weren’t stellar for making calls outdoors in noisier environments; they were pretty bulky looking; and they lacked a water-resistance rating. I was hoping Sony …

A few random bits of news before we jump into today’s deals: Tomorrow you’ll find out how T-Mobile Home Internet (currently a pilot program) has been working for me. It’s $50 a month for unlimited service, no caps, no fees, no equipment-rental charges. Stay tuned! Amazon has an unusually good movie deal today: The 2014 multiple-Oscar-winner Whiplash for 99 cents. …

If your home office is almost complete but you need a little more screen estate for maximum productivity, an inexpensive second monitor could be just what you need to help make your kitchen table feel more like the corporate office. Right now you can get the Lepow Z1 for just $150 when you apply the coupon on the product page …

Apple’s 2021 MacBook Pro refresh was already rumored to feature the return of the SD card slot, and on Tuesday it appeared those rumors got another boost. As spotted by MacRumors, noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects this year’s high-end Mac laptops to once again feature an SD card slot and the return of an HDMI port.  According to the …

Instagram and TikTok on Monday added new resources to offer support to users who have negative body image or eating disorders.  Facebook, which owns Instagram, said it’s expanding its work with experts to better inform policies for more positive content. In the Instagram app, if you search a particular word or phrase associated with negative body image or eating disorders, …

If you’re not quite sure whether a foldable phone is right for you, Samsung is offering a Buy and Try program for its Galaxy Z Flip 5G and Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G phones, as a way to help customers see if one of the devices is a good fit. You now have 100 days to try out one of …