The Internet Archive is shutting down a temporary program earlier than expected that offered free access to e-books through the National Emergency Library. The program was created in March as libraries and schools around the country closed in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, but it will shut down two weeks early in response to …

Chris Cox, who left Facebook more than a year ago amid disagreements with CEO Mark Zuckerberg, said Thursday that he’s returning to the social network as chief product officer. “Facebook and our products have never been more relevant to our future,” Cox said in a post on Facebook announcing his return. “It’s the place I know best, it’s a place I’ve helped to …

Tech giants including Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft are supporting a five-step plan from the Technology Coalition that aims to end online child sexual exploitation and abuse.  The Technology Coalition, which was founded in 2006 and counts these companies among its members, provides funding and advice to the tech industry on online safety tools for children.  “The world has changed …

PayPal on Thursday said it’s offering $530 million in funding to black and minority communities to address racial and economic inequalities. Most of the money — $500 million — will be in the form of direct investments through PayPal Ventures, the payment company’s investment arm, to minority businesses and startups. “For far too long, Black people in America have faced …

VR experiences, for me, usually follow a certain pattern. Sometimes I feel like a futuristic pilot, or a wizard about to cast a teleportation spell. I grab the headset, slip it on, slide the controllers on my wrists. I check my space, cast a long arc to draw my magic circle. The world disappears. I’m in.  Going from my reality …

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Streaming is the future of music consumption, and while your stereo may be from the ’90s, you can still use it to play music from the cloud music services like Spotify. Alongside voice assistants such as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, Spotify Connect is one of the most useful ways to control your streaming music collection. The system enables both Spotify Free …

Don’t let a touchy touchpad ruin your opinion of a laptop that’s otherwise in fine working order. You can extend the life of your laptop with a few, simple tweaks to its touchpad. Whether your touchpad is dead to the touch or is acting skittish — registering unintended gestures while failing to recognize your intended swipes, pinches, taps and clicks …