For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. WhatsApp is cracking down on messaging forwarding, in an effort to control the spread of misinformation linked to the coronavirus outbreak. If you get a message that’s been forwarded more than five times, you can only forward it …
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Facebook has released a new app for couples to share a private space online, “even when you’re apart.” Tuned allows couples to share photos, notes, cards, voice memos, music from Spotify and even their moods. There’s also a daily diary feature. Facebook calls it “a private space where you and your significant other can just be yourselves.” It’s a digital …
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Anonymous Instagram accounts, some with thousands of followers, are encouraging users to share information that would allow people to hijack a call on the video conferencing app Zoom. “If you hate your teachers just tell us. We start zoom raids,” the bio of one Instagram account states. “Zoomraiding” or “Zoombombing” is a type of online harassment in which someone disrupts …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Facebook is providing researchers with more anonymized location data that could help them figure out if people are staying at home and forecast where the novel coronavirus will likely spread next. The move shows how the social network is using the trove of …
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Turntables aren’t obsolete quite yet and may never completely disappear as long as people hang onto their vinyl collection (and musicians like Jack White continue to champion the aging analog format). If you’ve been looking for an excuse to invest in a turntable, here’s a good one. From now till April 15, you can get the Fluance RT81 Elite High …
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Facebook Messenger said Thursday it’s launching a new desktop app, a move that comes as more people are using the social network’s messaging service for calls since the start of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Group video chatting has increased on Facebook Messenger. Facebook You can already use Messenger on a desktop browser by logging into the main social network, but …
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Do you trust your smart speaker? You probably have an Alexa device in the kitchen or a Google Home in the bedroom, and there’s ample evidence that your privacy has not always been a top priority. To be sure, there are ways to protect yourself, like manually setting your speaker’s microphone to mute when it’s not in use. But that’s inconvenient. …
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Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were down for some users on Wednesday. As of around 2:30 p.m. PT, outages were concentrated in regions including North and South America and Europe. By around 3 p.m. PT, a Facebook representative said the apps were back up and running. Instagram and WhatsApp are owned by Facebook. The most reported problems on Facebook were with images, according to Downdetector. Some people were …
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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg urged people to complete the 2020 US census online even during the coronavirus pandemic, noting that tech companies also have a responsibility to encourage participation. “I know that this might not feel like a big priority at a time when so many people are understandably worried about their health, security and loved ones, but it really …
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To many kids, Dolly Parton isn’t a legendary singer/songwriter or country music royalty but simply the nice lady that sends them a book each month. Through her Imagination Library book-gifting program, Parton has sent free books to millions of preschool kids around the world. And starting this Thursday, Parton will read kids a bedtime story in a new video series …
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