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21 Chrome shortcuts you need to know

You likely use a couple keyboard shortcuts to navigate Google’s browser, but why stop there? Check out this list of shortcuts to raise your Chrome game. I use a Mac, so I have listed shortcut combinations for a Mac keyboard, but an equivalent Windows shortcut exists for most if you substitute the Windows’s Ctrl key …

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Apple Pay goes Alpine as it lands in Switzerland

Apple Pay is spreading further around the globe. The mobile payment system is launching in Switzerland on Thursday, the company announced. Outside of the UK, it’s the first European location in which the service has launched. Already available in the US, Canada, Australia, China and Singapore, this is good news for travellers, who can use the convenient service in a …

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Minnesota police shooting video brings graphic death to Facebook

The aftermath of a police shooting of a Minnesota driver was live-streamed on Facebook, an incident that is reigniting tensions over violence toward blacks by law enforcement. The video captures the immediate minutes following the shooting of 32-year-old Philando Castile on Wednesday night. A public school cafeteria supervisor, Castile was shot by a police officer in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, after …

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Snapchat accused of exposing kids to ‘profoundly sexual content’

A 14-year-old boy and his mother have filed a lawsuit against Snapchat, alleging that the photo- and video-sharing app’s Discover service routinely exposes minors to sexually explicit content without warning them or their parents. The lawsuit, which was filed Thursday by celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos in US District Court for Central California, accuses Snapchat of violating the Communications Decency Act, …

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