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Facebook, Other Tech Firms Fueled Global Violence: GPAHE report
CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg appears on a monitor as he testifies remotely during a hearing to discuss reforming Section…
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12 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do in Spotify
Spotify has been streaming music since 2008, and it’s changed a lot in that time. New features are constantly added…
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Encrypted Messaging App Signal Goes Down in China
This photo illustration shows the encrypted messaging app Signal (C) pictured on a smartphone home screen in Beijing on March…
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Custom Third-Party Tiles Are Coming to Wear OS
Image: Google There are a lot of reasons why Google’s Wear OS as a smartwatch platform is so frustrating. It…
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Cricut to Charge for Unlimited Use of Its Cutting Machines
Photo: Andrew Liszewski/Gizmodo Over the weekend, people who own Cricut’s crafting machines—which are printer-like devices that can precisely slice up…
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Facebook Launches Tool to Help Users Get Covid-19 Vaccine
People receive the Pfizer covid-19 vaccine during opening day of the Community Vaccination Site, a collaboration between the City of…
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Bizarre Twitter Issue Suspends Users for Saying “Memphis”
Screenshot: Twitter/Gizmodo Due to a bizarre bug, the bird site is temporarily banning folks for tweeting the word “Memphis.” On…
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Microsoft Accelerates Edge’s Release Cycle to Every Four Weeks
Screenshot: Gizmodo Taking a page from Google’s book, Microsoft is speeding up the release schedule for its Edge browser and…
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Google Maps Lets Users Draw Missing Roads
Google Maps is great—except when it’s not. Missing roads, incorrect street names, closed-down bridges, and more can really put a…
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The Netflix Password-Sharing Crackdown Has Begun
Photo: ALASTAIR PIKE/AFP (Getty Images) Bad news for streamers mooching their Netflix access. Netflix is testing a feature seemingly meant…
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