YouTube can be a mess sometimes. While it’s great for watching vloggers, tutorials and that latest viral music video, it’s also home to some pretty dark behavior. In an attempt to curb the bullying, hate-speech and sexually explicit content that often plagued its user comments (basically anything that violates its Community Guidelines), the video streaming …
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22 September
YouTube commits $1 million to Creators for Change
YouTube may be full of cat videos, but it’s also a platform for people tackling important issues like tolerance and countering hate speech. YouTube wants to amplify those voices. Google’s massive video site on Thursday introduced Creators for Change, a new global program designed to support YouTubers who are making a positive social impact. As part of the program, YouTube …
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22 September
Track your mileage for free with Everlance
CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Recently I wrote about apps you can use to track your mileage, noting that my preferred choice was MileIQ. It’s not free, but …
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22 September
Handmade at Amazon travels abroad
Bonjour, Handmade! Amazon’s hub for handcrafted, artisanal wares — from personalized rose-gold bracelets to reclaimed barn wood tables with steel pipe legs — is making its first move outside the US, and just in time for the holidays. The site, called Handmade at Amazon, expanded Thursday to the e-retailer’s five European marketplaces — the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. …
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22 September
Sony Xperia prices fall into place
Sony has put a price tag on its new Xperia XZ and Xperia X Compact phones. On Thursday, the company announced the full-sized XZ will become available in the US on October 2 with a suggested retail price of $700. It’s smaller counterpart the X Compact will sell for $500, starting on September 25. The X Compact comes with a …
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22 September
HelloVote wants to make registering to vote easier through text
HelloVote is seeking to bring voter registration further into the digital age. HelloVote wants to attract young and underrepresented voters through text and Facebook Messenger. Getty Images Launching Thursday, HelloVote said it’s a chatbot-based tool that allows voters to register over text message or Facebook Messenger in under one minute. Voters can go to hello.vote, text 384-387 on their mobile …
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22 September
Minecraft Education Edition coming Nov 1 to a school near you
Microsoft on November 1 will begin selling Minecraft Education Edition. The school-specific version of its megahit video game can help kids learn even as it turns them into new Microsoft customers. The software will cost $5 per student per year, but it can also be purchased at the school district level, Microsoft said in an email to prospective customers Thursday. …
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22 September
Netpicks: Everything coming and going on Netflix for October 2016
Now playing: Watch this: What’s leaving Netflix soon (October 2016) 1:11 About a year after Netflix announced it was picking up “Black Mirror,” the first part of the new season is finally here on October 21. The company commissioned 12 episodes; six will debut in October. If you’ve never seen the show, it’s time to watch. There are six episodes …
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22 September
How water
Now playing: Watch this: Did the iPhone 7 survive our water test? 4:36 If you own an iPhone 7, you won’t have to worry next time someone spills water on it at the dinner table. Apple’s newest iPhone is the first ever to be water-resistant. There were reports that the iPhone 6S could withstand some splashes, but that was never …
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22 September
Google honors El Santo, Mexico’s masked pro wrestling hero
You may not recognize the name Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta, but you are probably familiar with his face — well his mask, really. Better known as El Santo (The Saint), he was a masked professional wrestler whose career in the ring spanned nearly five decades. As one of the most famous Mexican luchadores, El Santo was a folk icon who helped …
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