HBO Max‘s cheaper, ad-supported tier will cost $10 a month and launch in the first week of June, owner WarnerMedia said Wednesday. A $5 discount to HBO Max‘s ad-free subsciption, it’ll arrive the week after — possibly just days after — HBO Max premieres its highly anticipated Friends reunion special on May 27. The new tier, called …

Facebook on Wednesday published a trove of information detailing its latest enforcement efforts on everything from hate speech to COVID-19 misinformation to counterfeit products. The company also introduced a new Transparency Center to house all of its reports. One thing the social network didn’t have many details on: exactly how it plans to handle former President Donald Trump’s suspension.  Earlier …

Twitter users itching to get verified on the social media site can soon apply for the coveted blue badge. In 2017, Twitter paused public submissions for verification amid confusion about what the blue check mark next to a person’s profile meant. The decision came after the company drew flack for verifying the account of a white supremacist. It later pulled the …

Google is taking a step outside the digital realm to open a physical retail store, in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood. Its doors will open this summer, the company said in a blog post Thursday. You’ll be able to check out and buy products like its Pixel phones, Nest smart home accessories and Fitbit devices, or pick up items you’ve …

This story is part of Tech for a Better World, stories about the diverse teams creating products, apps and services to improve our lives and society. Over the past year, Jennison Asuncion has seen apps like Zoom, a lifeline during the pandemic, expand accessibility features like automatic closed captioning. Messaging app Slack, another critical communications tool, has also become more …

Google Photos has new AI-powered techniques to make your photos come alive, tapping into your nostalgia and making shots more shareable in an effort to make its photography services more appealing. The company introduced the features at its Google I/O developer conference Tuesday. One option, called cinematic moments, uses artificial intelligence algorithms to combine two photos of the same scene into …

TikTok is doubling down on its efforts to combat online bullying and harassment, allowing people on the short-form video app to block multiple users at the same time and delete a lot of hurtful comments at once. TikTok said Thursday that users will be able to select up to 100 comments they want to delete or report. TikTok users will also be …

Computers running Windows 10 will see the May 2021 update rolling out in the coming days with a few improvements, performance boosts and security tweaks. In the future, they’ll see more changes that were initially planned for Windows 10X, which is now dead. Windows 10X — Microsoft’s operating system designed for dual-screen devices — won’t be released at all, Microsoft confirmed …

Lego brick-building just went multiplayer and virtual in Snapchat. A free experience announced by Snapchat during its developer-focused Snap Summit livestream today overlays Lego bricks and models onto the real world with AR, but it also works with someone else nearby to try with you, or someone long-distance through the app. It’s one of a number of new initiatives by …

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