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Apple, Google pressured to drop Saudi app that lets men track and control women
One U.S. senator said it enables the "abhorrent surveillance and control of women."
Apple MacBook Pro Touch Bar lets you skip YouTube ads
Unfortunately, the touch bar trick only works on the Safari web browser.
By Matt Binder
Amazon abandons HQ2 plan in New York City
New Yorkers are rejoicing, but not their real estate agents.
Amazon could have helped a city that needed it. Instead, it screwed everybody.
The company announced it wouldn't choose another HQ2 site to replace New York City.
By Rachel Kraus
New York Governor ‘Amazon Cuomo’ is furious over canceled HQ2
“The New York State Senate has done tremendous damage,” said the governor in his statement. “They should be held accountable for this lost economic opportunity.”
By Matt Binder
New York Mayor blames Amazon: ’You have to be tough to make it here’
"Instead of working with the community, Amazon threw away that opportunity."
By Matt Binder
The joke's on us: Amazon still made out like a bandit
Despite the decision to abandon its NYC plans, Amazon still squeezed a lot out of officials.
By Jack Morse
Amazon cancels New York City HQ2 plans
The company will proceed with its new facilities in Virginia and Tennessee.
By Matt Binder
Reddit 2018 transparency report details government data requests
The report also details the number of times (and reasons) that Reddit administrators deleted user content.
By Jack Morse
Iranian spies allegedly used Facebook to target U.S. intelligence agents
The spies allegedly had the help of a defected U.S. intelligence agent.
By Jack Morse
Millions of people may be giving away their privacy through ancestry tests
100 million people are expected to take ancestry tests in the next two years.
By Mashable Video
Instagram users are losing millions of followers due to a bug
Ariana Grande's account alone lost nearly 3 million followers.
By Matt Binder
Google Maps might get an important new privacy option soon
Judging by the latest beta, Google Maps for Android will soon get the option to automatically delete your location history.
Twitter is experiencing a weird bug that's affecting likes and retweets
Users have been complaining a lot about it.
By Johnny Lieu
More than 26 million people have added their DNA to four leading ancestry databases: report
If the pace continues, experts say that more than 100 million people will have submitted DNA to a commercial database in the next two years.
By Matt Binder
Reddit users are valuable, even if it's hard to milk them for dollars
Reddit's got new funding, and users are protesting.
Google and Facebook should be regulated to help people spot 'quality news', UK report says
Platforms need to do more.
By Laura Byager
Gmail's right-click menu just got a ton of new options
Google is rolling out new right click functionality in Gmail for all G Suite users.
Amazon will buy router company Eero to hook deeper into the home
Alexa, fix my WiFi.
By Karissa Bell
LinkedIn finally rolls out video livestreaming service LinkedIn Live
The social network only just launched its native video platform in August 2017.
By Matt Binder
