Facebook is rolling out new interactive ads to its News Feed that include augmented reality experiences that let you play games or see how makeup looks on your skin. The new ads would also include polls and even games you can play without downloading them to your phone.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
Facebook gave more details about its Supreme Court for content decisions -- an oversight board that would have the ability to overrule CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The board would have the final say on taking down content and recommendations for further changes.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
Authorities in Kansas have confirmed another death caused by a mystery vaping-related lung disease, making it the sixth vaping death so far in the U.S. Other deaths have been confirmed in California, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, and Oregon.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
After seven months of beta testing, Apple Music on the web is now ready for prime time, right on the cusp of the One World: Together At Home benefit concert.
| Audio / Video | April 25, 2023 |
Facebook will offer a cash prize to the person or group that can build a next-generation way to detect deepfakes -- and it's even creating its own original deepfakes for participants to work with as part of the new Deepfake Detection Challenge. The deepfakes will feature paid actors, so no user data will part of the program.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
Snap Inc. announced new Spectacles sunglasses on Tuesday so that you can capture your world in a 3D view. The Spectacles 3 glasses have two cameras on both sides of the frames that can capture depth and dimension, similar to how our eyes see the world, so your followers can see from your perspective.
| Mobile | April 25, 2023 |
Breaking up Big Tech would have a massive impact on Silicon Valley. But if the government used its antitrust powers to break up Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Apple, would you even notice the effects in your day-to-day life? We spoke to experts to find out the impact it would have on regular people
| Trash | April 25, 2023 |
Sen. Josh Hawley introduced legislation on Tuesday calling for tech giants to curb deceptive techniques that fuel social media addiction.The Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology (SMART) Act would ban certain features that he says can be addictive to users like infinite scroll and autoplay.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
After receiving significant backlash for its questionable privacy terms, FaceApp’s creator is now saying the company will change its problematic terms of service. FaceApp's CEO told Forbes that there would be more transparency with the implementation of an updated privacy policy.
| Mobile | April 25, 2023 |
Are you concerned about how FaceApp is using your photos? If so, there's a way to remove your data from the app. FaceApp now says it will delete user data upon request, but it's already facing a major backlog.
| Mobile | April 25, 2023 |
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s lunar landing, Google has created an interactive Google Doodle that takes users to the moon. The Google Doodle, made in partnership with NASA, features a short illustrated video narrated by Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
If you use FaceApp, you've given its parent company permission to use your face photos for pretty much anything -- even though the app-maker says it won't use them for nefarious purposes or sell them to a third party.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
A mobile motor created by a team at MIT could change the way we view and build robots. The robot consists of five tiny fundamental parts that have the ability to assemble and disassemble into different functional devices -- with the end goal of having it build other, larger robots.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
A new bill in the U.S. Senate could cause the internet as we know it to cease to exist by holding major tech companies like Facebook or YouTube liable for anything posted on their platforms. The proposal could destroy social media as we know it, experts said
| News | April 25, 2023 |
YouTube will soon let users try on makeup while watching popular makeup tutorials through augmented realtiy. Known as AR Beauty Try-On, viewers will be able to "try on" the makeup products the online tutorials are showcasing and promoting.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
For those looking to have proper dentist check-ups in 2020, an electric toothbrush is a must-have for your dental arsenal. You can snag a Philips Sonicare toothbrush for up to half off as part of Walmart and Amazon Black Friday. Select Philips Sonicare electric toothbrush models up to 50% off at Walmart and Amazon.
| News | June 15, 2022 |
If you’re looking for Frozen-related gifts to give the kids, we found one that might do the trick. Frozen fever probably already hit your home when the Frozen 2 movie debuted last week, and the Frozen 2 smartwatch for kids is almost half off right now for Black Friday at Walmart.
| News | June 15, 2022 |
The U.S. military’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is asking for submissions for a small, free-flying Orbital Outpost that the Department of Defense will use in space. The outpost needs to be capable of space assembly, microgravity experimentation, manufacturing, training, tests, evaluations, and more
| Space News | April 28, 2022 |
Thursday was the 40th anniversary of Skylab falling back to Earth. While most people know it as America's first manned space station, its influence extends much further, inspiring space research and scientific curiosity for decades
| Space News | April 28, 2022 |
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has discovered water vapor in the atmosphere of a distant Earth-like exoplanet known as K2-18b, meaning it might be habitable. The so-called "Super-Earth" is located about 110 light-years away in the Leo constellation.
| Space News | April 28, 2022 |
MIT scientists testing Albert Einstein's no-hair theorem have heard a “baby” black hole for the very first time, and found it produces gravitational waves that sound like a chirp.
| Space News | April 28, 2022 |
An interstellar object from outside of our solar system has been spotted casually passing through our neck of the universe. The comet's name is C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), and it’s only the second interstellar object ever to be seen passing through our solar system, the first being ‘Oumuamua back in 2017.
| Space News | April 28, 2022 |
NASA's first all-female spacewalk will take place outside of the International Space Station on Friday, October 18 -- and you can watch the whole thing live right here on Earth. Here's how to watch it live, and what you need to know about pioneering astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir.
| Space News | April 28, 2022 |
Astronomers are getting close-up images of the interstellar comet known as 2I/Borisov as it comes closer to our solar system. The comet will come closest to us in early December. Yale scientists have been able to capture the clearest images so far, but expect more in the future.
| Space News | April 28, 2022 |
Two new exoplanets have been discovered outside of our galaxy that have the potential to support life. GJ180 d and GJ229A c are “super-Earths” and are located relatively close to us in space terms. The exoplanets orbit red dwarf stars, which are cooler and dimmer than our sun, meaning that liquid could be stable.
| Space News | April 28, 2022 |
The U.S. Space Force will launch a military communications satellite into geostationary orbit as part of a national security mission on Thursday, March 26.
| Space News | April 28, 2022 |
China's Long March 5B rocket fell back to Earth on Monday, May, 11, and scattered metal debris over parts of the country of Côte d’Ivoire in West Africa.
| Space News | April 28, 2022 |
NASA has renamed its planet-finding telescope the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, after one of the agency's trailblazing women and first female executive.
| Space News | April 28, 2022 |
SpaceX and NASA’s historic Crew Dragon launch, which was scheduled to take place on Wednesday afternoon, has been postponed due to poor weather conditions.
| Space News | April 28, 2022 |
Jeanette Epps is the third astronaut announced for the mission, which is scheduled for next year.
| Space News | April 28, 2022 |
SpaceX says Starlink satellites' initial tests show super-low latency and advanced download speeds.
| Space News | April 28, 2022 |
Scientists have found the first black hole ever to get its picture taken, known as M87, is rotating and changing over time.
| Space News | April 28, 2022 |
If you plan on traveling for the upcoming holiday season, you’re going to need luggage. For Black Friday, you can get half off of Samsonite and American Tourister luggage sets on Amazon. You can snag a two-piece Samsonite set for $140 or $135, and an American Tourister set for $110.
| Emerging Tech | April 21, 2022 |
The iOS 13.3 update has a feature that can track and limit how much time your child talks on the phone, FaceTimes, or text messages, as well as control your kid’s contact list. The Communication Limits features works as a parental control for parents to better manage how much time their kids spend on the phone.
| Apple | August 13, 2021 |