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Apple, Facebook join White House pledge for equal pay
Companies are promising to take steps to close the wage gap.
The payment service banks hope will kill Venmo is called 'Zelle'
ClearXchange is getting a rebranding to take on Venmo.
More than 80 news outlets tapped Facebook to broadcast Trump Tower climber
Is Facebook the new TV?
By Kerry Flynn
Why did Facebook pick a losing fight with ad blockers?
Facebook's ad blocking shutdown seems destined to fail.
By Patrick Kulp
You can now play 'Solitaire' and 'Tic-Tac-Toe' directly in Google
Google just added two new fun Easter eggs to its search results.
By Karissa Bell
After Google, Facebook to offer free Wi-Fi at Indian railway stations
Facebook is making another attempt at bringing hundreds of millions of Indians to the internet.
By Manish Singh
Google's internet-beaming balloon project gets a new leader
The balloon effort at Google has been one of the few to show continued progress inside the company's X lab
By Brad Stone
Google's VR platform Daydream may launch within weeks
That would be a pleasant surprise.
Chipotle can no longer fire employees for complaining on Twitter
Chipotle's social media policies violated federal labor law.
Facebook really is keeping tabs on your political views
A new feature might raise some eyebrows.
By Damon Beres
Pin it for later? Pinterest acquires Instapaper
Instapaper will continue as a standalone app.
By Karissa Bell
Woman running @Ireland vows to stay strong against racist trolling
Michelle Marie, a plus-size model and blogger, was body-shamed and subject to racist comments.
Pitching for a new emoji? This is how you submit a proposal to Unicode
It's a lot of work.
By Johnny Lieu
Teen boys are 'abusing' girls online. But how do we talk about it?
Getting to the root cause of teen behaviour starts with shifting our attention from the victims to the perpetrators and bystanders.
By Ariel Bogle
Grab your headphones: Facebook is testing video with autoplay sound
A potentially fraught experiment in audio.
By Ariel Bogle
Facebook touts 1.5 billion interactions for its Rio Olympics coverage with Michael Phelps video as the crown jewel
Michael Phelps announced his retirement on the social network.
By Kerry Flynn
Student slams short skirt, make-up and selfie rules in 'porn ring' school
While a student's mother accuses the school of "slut-shaming" and "victim-blaming."
Facebook has a new plan to bring cheap internet access to India
Activists that fought against Facebook's first efforts are applauding its second.
By Vidhi Doshi
What mourning on Twitter can teach us about modern grief
A new study suggests the unique blend of private and public sentiment plays an important role in talking about loss.
By Rebecca Ruiz
SolarCity's founders will earn $1 a year, lay off workers ahead of Tesla takeover
The biggest U.S. solar installer is facing falling demand and may fire an unspecified number of workers later this year, according to a filing.
Friends rig backyard and kiddie pool to create a DIY water park
Best. Summer. Ever.
Twitter grants everyone access to quality filter for tweet notifications
Low-quality tweets will be judged based on account origin and behavior.
By Kerry Flynn
Twitter has suspended 360,000 accounts promoting terrorism over the last year
Daily suspension is up by more than 80 percent.
By Kerry Flynn
Celebrities everywhere are getting down for the 22 push-up challenge
Drop and gimme 22.
