The US Public Broadcasting Service faces challenges beyond the Trump administration’s efforts to defund it. Paula Kerger, CEO of the nonprofit broadcaster, says PBS has now encountered an obstacle from Apple. Kerger said Tuesday that a new restriction from the iPhone maker will limit how PBS can work with third-party developers and will ultimately harm the PBS …
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Facebook is already under fire over privacy issues and said users shouldn’t have an expectation of privacy on social media. A new report says emails found as part of a government investigation might show that the company’s CEO was aware of certain questionable practices. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly did know of the company’s questionable privacy practices according to The Wall …
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Facebook wants to make it easier for blood banks to find donors. The world’s largest social network said Wednesday it’s rolling out a tool in the US that allows users to sign up to be a blood donor and receive notifications if a nearby blood bank needs help. The feature was introduced in 2017 but released first in India, Bangladesh, …
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Facebook said Wednesday that more people are visiting its video hub Facebook Watch and spending more time there compared with the end of last year. The number of people visiting Watch every month increased to more than 720 million, up 80% from the 400 million reported in December. The number of daily visitors rose to 140 million, up 87%, from 75 …
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Facebook has a new app that’ll pay users for data on how they use phone apps. Study From Facebook is the social media company’s way to learn how people use mobile apps. According to its page, participants will be paid for agreeing to share their app-usage data such as what apps are installed on the phone, how much time the …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The day before he was set to address thousands of developers, Apple CEO Tim Cook walked into a cavernous conference space at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. The room was empty except for a few reporters, some Apple execs and about a …
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The Oculus Go is a pretty solid virtual-reality headset, offering lots of great VR experiences without tethering you to an expensive PC. I own one, and I like it a lot — though see below for some additional thoughts. Read more: The best VR headsets for 2019 For a limited time, Walmart is offering the Oculus Go for $169 shipped. …
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A swathe of news sites including The Guardian, the Washington Post, The Intercept, HuffPost, NBC News, the Toronto Star, the Christian Science Monitor and Breitbart News have reportedly been blocked in China. The Great Firewall of China already bars citizens from accessing non-Chinese social media sources including Facebook, Google, Gmail, Twitter and Microsoft’s Bing, and last month China also blocked …
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Ring has used a sponsored video on Facebook feeds to show footage of a suspected theft attempt in California. The footage, captured on the doorbell camera and shared via Ring’s Neighbors app, asks anyone with knowledge of the suspect to contact Mountain View Police Department. “Mountain View and vicinity: do you recognize this woman?” asks the video, spotted earlier by …
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Facebook has slapped Huawei with yet another ban by no longer letting the embattled Chinese phone marker preinstall its apps. Huawei phone owners will still be able to download and update Facebook’s apps, but fresh Huawei devices can’t come with Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram apps preinstalled, as previously reported by Reuters. “We are reviewing the Commerce Department’s final rule and …
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