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Instagram has 700 million monthly active users, hundreds of millions of which undoubtedly post from their iPhones. Now Apple has joined them, and you’ll never guess what phone took its first photos. After finally setting up its account at the photo-centric social media service today, the tech giant has over 10,000 followers and nine posts, …

Three years ago CNET addressed whoever might step into Mozilla‘s then-empty CEO slot and asked 10 questions about the future of the nonprofit organization behind the Firefox browser. It was a chaotic time, with Mozilla co-founder Brendan Eich quitting after a controversy over his stance on gay marriage, and Google‘s Chrome increasing its threat as the browser of choice for …

Now playing: Watch this: We dropped the Moto Z2 Force like it’s hot 3:40 Twenty-eight. That’s how many times we dropped the Motorola Moto Z2 Force to test the claims of its shatter-resistant screen. ShatterShield, the name for Motorola’s hardcoat layer, promises that the display won’t shatter or crack when dropped at a height of 4 or 5 feet. And …

Now playing: Watch this: What’s new on Australian streaming in August 2:04 Stan has announced its lineup for the second half of 2017, and it’s a cracker of Aussie-made shows and cult classics.  We’ve seen some hectic competition build in streaming over the past year or so, and as the small players drop off and the big guys get bigger, …

Privacy advocates aren’t satisfied with Google’s assurances that it’s protecting consumer privacy when it tracks the success of online ad campaigns into ringing up sales in physical stores. On Monday, the advocacy group Electronic Privacy Information Center filed a formal complaint with the US Federal Trade Commission that asks the agency to begin an investigation into Google’s “in-store tracking algorithm.” The …

Now playing: Watch this: VPN explained: A privacy primer — with robots and race… 1:39 China has been cracking down on virtual private networks, which enable people to get around the country’s infamous internet filter dubbed the Great Firewall. Now, Apple is removing VPN apps from its China App Store. ExpressVPN said Saturday it received a letter from Apple saying …

Get ready to watch even more video, er “TV,” on Facebook. The social media and advertising giant will reportedly debut its first Facebook TV episodes this August. The initial examples will consist of cheaper short-form programs, according to a Bloomberg report. Higher-end shows will come later. The new programs will be displayed outside of a user’s default news feed in …

 Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. It’s so exciting because, well, The Rock is in it. Apple/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Oh, how those Hollywood types love to hype. On Sunday, The Rock insisted that he and Apple had made a “movie” together, one that would star himself and Siri and …

Google’s YouTube has begun using technology to try to redirect viewers away from extremist videos that can be used to publicize terrorism and recruit new members. “When people search for certain keywords on YouTube, we will display a playlist of videos debunking violent extremist recruiting narratives,” Google said in a blog post Thursday. The approach uses technology from a project …

Mozilla released Firefox 8.0 for iOS on Thursday, adding a dark mode to make nighttime reading easier on your eyes and the ability to scan QR codes from the browser. The new dark mode dims the screen automatically, Mozilla said in a blog post, though it doesn’t change white backgrounds to dark or make other more dramatic changes. The QR …