People are increasingly worried about fake news from Facebook, so they’re looking to other places to stay informed — like WhatsApp. No, really. This trend has “jumped significantly” and is demonstrated in “a number of markets,” according to the Digital News Report, a study from the Reuters Institute and the University of Oxford which surveyed 71,805 …
Read More »
Whether you’re planning to spend countless hours in a car with your friends or have people over for a cookout, creating a playlist full of songs everyone can enjoy can be a stressful process. With Spotify‘s newest feature, however, making a playlist can become a collaborative effort. It’s called Group Playlists for Messenger and it lets users create Spotify playlists …
Read More »
Like talking about music with your friends on Facebook Messenger? Then build a playlist with them while chatting. Spotify rolled out the new feature, called somewhat obviously Group Playlists for Messenger, earlier on Wednesday. The feature is included in the Spotify Chat Extension for Messenger. Once you’re in the feature, you can create a group playlist and add songs to …
Read More »
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. We knew Apple CEO Tim Cook was keenly interested in virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). But earlier this month, Apple finally — and openly — revealed its plans to the world. Apple dedicated a significant portion of its Worldwide Developers Conference …
Read More »
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Some parts of the world are currently boiling. Why, some smaller jets can’t even land at or takeoff from Phoenix Airport because it’s 120 degrees. In the UK, of course, a heatwave is anything over 70. Brits begin to burn at that temperature. Still, it …
Read More »
Facebook‘s new option to post GIFs as comments has quickly inspired flurry of creative games people are playing with their friends and followers. Here are five fun posts that will get everyone in your feed laughing. Your name as a GIF Ask your friends to type their name in the GIF search bar and post the first gif that appears. …
Read More »
Disappearing video is great — unless you don’t want it to disappear! Now, Instagram Stories will give you the option to save a replay of your live videos. The company announced the move in a blog post on Tuesday — which also describes how you’ll use the new feature. Basically: If you’re the one live streaming a video, you’ll simply …
Read More »
Your political views are being shaped by bots and trolls on social media, a new study confirms. Social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, have become tools for the spread of propaganda, according to the study released Monday by the University of Oxford. The research was conducted across nine countries, including the US, China and Russia. The report found social …
Read More »
The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled a North Carolina law that bars convicted sex offenders from social media violates the First Amendment’s free speech clause. This is one of the first cases the Supreme Court has taken that looks at “the relationship between the First Amendment and the modern internet,” the court wrote (PDF). “To foreclose access to social …
Read More »
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Back in 1992, Bill Clinton was elected US president, Microsoft released Windows 3.1 and digital photo experts created the JPEG image format. The first two are mostly matters for historians now, but a quarter century later, JPEG remains a part of our daily …
Read More »
