For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Brave, a privacy-focused browser, is adding a videoconferencing feature called Brave Together to compete with services like Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet. Testing of the new feature has begun during a hot time for video chat as …
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This story is part of CNET at 25, celebrating a quarter century of industry tech and our role in telling you its story. The year 1995 could really be counted as year zero of the digital world we live in today. Amazon, Craigslist and eBay all launched. Microsoft took its first significant plunge into the stirring waters of the World …
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday explained how the launch a new cryptocurrency called Libra could help the social network rake in more ad dollars. During the company’s annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, Zuckerberg was asked how Facebook will make money from Libra, which hasn’t launched yet. Introducing a a new cryptocurrency and other tools such as online shops will …
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As the coronavirus pandemic continues, the new normal is to remain productive and connected, even while you and your colleagues all over the world are working from home. But it also raises other questions. How have perceptions about essential versus nonessential tasks changed? How can we make this new reality successful and and how long can we sustain it? Larry …
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Whenever Apple trots out new hardware — as it did most recently with the new 13-inch MacBook Pro earlier this month — it’s only natural to look at your old hardware and think, “Time for an upgrade!” Just one problem: You’re not made of money. And you already sank a hefty chunk of it into your current MacBook. So what’s …
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Facebook’s app-focused New Product Experimentation team on Wednesday introduced the Collab app, a TikTok-style app for making music with friends. Collab is launching as an invite-only beta on iOS, according to a release from the NPE team. With Collab, users can create, watch and mash up original videos and music. Users don’t need any musical experience to add their own recordings, according …
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Facebook on Tuesday released a group voice-call app called CatchUp. The experimental app aims to make coordinating phone calls with up to eight friends and relatives a little easier. “Keeping in touch with friends and family is important, especially during this time of physical distancing,” product lead Nikki Shah said in a blog post. “Based on our studies, we found …
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Today’s deal is an update of one from a couple weeks ago, albeit a different version of the product at a different price. As I noted then (and have mentioned countless times in the past), TV speakers are terrible. And if you happen to be — sigh — over 50 like myself, you should probably consider a soundbar that can …
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Facebook is giving its digital wallet a branding makeover. The company said Tuesday that the Libra cryptocurrency wallet formerly known as Calibra will now be called Novi. The name change comes with a redesign of the wallet’s logo, which previously drew controversy over its similarity to that of banking startup Current. The Facebook subsidiary created to develop the digital wallet …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Automated technology that Twitter began using this month to label tweets containing coronavirus misinformation is making mistakes, raising concerns about the company’s reliance on artificial intelligence to review content. On May 11, Twitter started labeling tweets that spread a conspiracy theory about 5G causing the …
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