Save the dates: Amazon Prime Day 2020 starts Tuesday, Oct. 13 and runs through Wednesday, Oct. 14. We’re here to help you cut through all the noise, to find the best deals in all the categories and get the most for your money. First things first: Some Prime Day deals are already available, like a …
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Have you ever wished you could post the same picture to Facebook and Instagram simultaneously? Or wondered why you had to reenter your debit card number to buy something on Facebook-owned Instagram when Facebook already has your digits? Cross-platform controls are no longer just a pipe dream, as Facebook announced Tuesday the creation of a new portal called Accounts Center. Facebook …
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This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. Two US representatives are asking Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to act immediately to ensure fairness and safety in the 2020 election. This includes “curbing suppression efforts by white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and right-wing militias” who are using the social media platform to spread misinformation and hate …
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This deal is a rerun from last year, but it’s back in stock — and for the lowest price ever. Do you like music? And showers? Most speakers shouldn’t go anywhere near water, but this one can: For a limited time, and while supplies last, Amazon seller Patozon has the VicTsing SoundHot C6 5W wireless water-resistant speaker for $8.90 when you …
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For the remainder of 2020, Apple will stop collecting a 30% App Store tax for Facebook’s paid online events feature, which is geared toward helping small businesses make money during the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, Facebook said businesses can now keep all their earnings from paid online events, minus applicable taxes, until Dec. 31. Facebook Pay will be used to …
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Cheeps, I’m increasingly frustrated with coupons and promo codes that disappear or stop working — as I’m sure you are. I’m working with Amazon sellers to try to prevent this from happening so often. But the reality is that a few zillion Cheapskate newsletter subscribers and Facebook and Twitter followers often end up clamoring for what might be a few …
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A deal for Oracle and Walmart to acquire stakes in the US operations of popular video app TikTok appeared in jeopardy as details of the complicated arrangement were disputed. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would revoke his initial approval of the deal if ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, retained a stake in a newly created company that would house the US …
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Facebook on Monday said it’s expanding its tools to help creators and publishers protect their intellectual property. Similar to its tools for managing video and music rights, Rights Manager for Images uses “image matching technology to help creators and publishers protect and manage their image content” across Facebook and Instagram, the company said in a blog post. The tool is …
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The Trump administration’s ban of Tencent’s WeChat app from US app stores due to national security concerns related to China was temporarily blocked by a federal judge on Sunday. The ruling came as part of a lawsuit filed in August by a group of WeChat users who argued that Trump’s ban was unconstitutional. “While the general evidence about the threat …
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A lawsuit filed Thursday accuses Instagram of using iPhone cameras to spy on people. The issue appears to be related to a bug discovered in July, when Facebook said the app didn’t actually use the camera, even though Apple’s iOS 14 software indicated it did. “Instagram is constantly accessing users’ smartphone camera feature while the app is open and monitors …
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