Image: Instagram As more and more social media platforms start cooking up their own Clubhouse clones, Instagram is adding new features to its existing livestreaming…
Netflix Finally Adds a Shuffle Play Feature
Photo: Olivier Douliery (Getty Images) Netflix rolled out its new “Play Something” feature this week, a shuffle play option for when you have thousands of…
Mighty Is an Interesting Way to Browse the Web From the Cloud
Screenshot: Mighty (Other) As I sit at my desk typing this blog, I have 15 Chrome tabs eating up 790MB of memory. I also have…
India Cracks Down on Social Media Posts Criticizing Its Pandemic Response Amid Brutal Second Wave
Photo: Denis Charlet (Getty Images) India’s government reportedly ordered Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to censor dozens of posts criticizing the administration’s response to the pandemic,…
Google Might Scrap “Hey Google” for Some Voice Assistant Tasks
Illustration: Leon Neal (Getty Images) If you’ve ever wanted your Google Assistant to get moving without having to say, “hey Google,” all the time, you…
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube Execs to Testify at Senate Hearing
Photo: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images) Next week, policy executives from Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter will testify at a Senate Judiciary hearing on algorithmic amplification, Politico…
Azimuth Security Cracked San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone for FBI
Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) When the U.S. government wanted to crack into a dead terrorist’s iPhone several years ago, they turned to a little-known…
Discord’s NSFW Block on iOS Might Hurt Artists the Most
Photo: Joanna Nelius Discord, the gamer-centric chat app that’s become more popular among online fringe communities, has beefed up its restrictions on NSFW adult content.…
How to Fix Someone’s Computer When You Can’t Visit Them
While the global pandemic may not have changed your status as the go-to free tech support consultant for your family and group of friends, it’s…
Cybercriminals Put Out Facebook Ads for a Fake Clubhouse App That Was Riddled with Malware
Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP (Getty Images) Cybercriminals have been pushing Facebook users to download a Clubhouse app “for PC,” something that doesn’t exist. The app is…