Your Facebook news feed might get a little less political soon, as the social network tests a different approach. It’s temporarily reducing the distribution of political content for some users, it said Wednesday, a move that CEO Mark Zuckerberg hinted at in last month’s earnings call. The test will run in Canada, Brazil and Indonesia …
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10 February
Ohio State expands Apple Swift coding and app development program to the public
Ohio State University on Wednesday said it’s extending to the public its Swift Coding and App Development certificate program, which teaches students to code and build apps that are ready for the App Store, all while staying home. The university is also partnering with local businesses to offer a chance for employees to develop new tech skills through its TechCred program. Ohio State …
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10 February
How to cancel your Amazon Prime subscription and close your account
Amazon Prime may have over 150 million subscribers, but if it lost its magic for you one way or another — including after a free trial — you can cancel your subscription and close out your account. You might even get a prorated refund for the amount of time left on your Prime subscription. Amazon may not make it immediately simple …
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10 February
Get the reusable Rocketbook, the last notebook you’ll ever need, for $27
If a genie granted me three wishes, my first wish would be for infinite wealth. At one time, my second wish would have been for a notebook that never ran out of pages, but now that I have a Rocketbook, I can change that wish to immortality. Rocketbook makes smart reusable notebooks that are completely erasable when you wipe them …
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10 February
Instagram bans Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for false claims about COVID
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Instagram on Wednesday took down the account of anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for sharing false claims about the coronavirus, parent company Facebook said. “We removed this account for repeatedly sharing debunked claims about the coronavirus or vaccines,” a Facebook spokesperson said …
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10 February
JBL Go 3 review: Tiny $40 Bluetooth speaker with big improvements
The JBL Bluetooth speaker that received the biggest improvements for 2021 is among the company’s smallest. The JBL Go 3 has a completely new look — it’s now covered in durable fabric instead of having the naked plastic design of its Go predecessors — and that new design coupled with surprisingly decent sound for its small size makes the Go …
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10 February
The Amazon Fire 7 tablet is on sale for $40 (Update: Expired)
As regular Cheapskate readers know, Amazon gear goes on sale all the time. The Fire 7 tablet, for example, has been discounted on no fewer than seven occasions in the past 12 months. So this deal isn’t super-special. Except, in a way, it is. The Fire 7 was among the first inductees into the new Cheapskate Hall of Fame, and …
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10 February
Facebook is creating an audio chat product to rival Clubhouse, report says
Facebook is reportedly throwing its hat in the ring to compete with Clubhouse, the buzzy social app based on audio chats. The social media giant’s employees have been ordered to develop a product, known internally as Fireside, that’s similar to Clubhouse, The New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing two people with knowledge of the matter. An invite-only social media app, Clubhouse has been attracting …
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10 February
Acer Swift 3X review: A lightweight laptop for creators under $1,000
The Acer Swift 3X might not look all too different from the PC maker’s regular Swift 3, and that’s because it isn’t. The X in the name is to let you know what’s inside: Intel’s Iris Xe Max, its first discrete graphics processor in more than 20 years. Combined with its 11th-gen Intel Core processor, the Swift 3X is elevated from …
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10 February
The Cheapskate Hall of Fame: Best cheap products of all time
I’ve been at the cheapskate game for over 13 years, and in that time I’ve tested hundreds of products and written about thousands more. Along the way, I’ve identified a select few that really stand out, that offer an unbeatable blend of performance and value. Every so often, I find myself thinking, “This is really a hall-of-fame deal.” And that’s …
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