Operating systems
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apple inc
Setting Default Music Apps in iOS 14.5 Isn’t a Thing After All
Photo: Caitlin McGarry/Gizmodo What appeared to be one of the most exciting features of iOS 14.5 turns out to work…
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bytedance
TikTok’s Parent Company Is Working on a Clubhouse Clone
Photo: Greg Baker/AFP (Getty Images) China’s ByteDance, is planning on launching its own version of audio chat app Clubhouse for…
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communication software
WhatsApp Adds Voice and Video Calls on Desktop for Mac and PC
WhatsApp on Thursday announced the introduction of voice and video calls on its desktop apps for Mac and PC, expanding…
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airtags
iOS 14.5 Beta Adds Item Tracking to the Find My App
Photo: Sam Rutherford Apple’s Find My app has long been a handy way of keeping track of your iPhone, MacBook,…
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Facebook Oversight Board May Seek to Examine Its Algorithm
An activist of environmental NGO Avaaz wearing a mask depicting Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg holds a banner reading “Regulate me”…
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articles
Twitter Launches Five-Strike System to Ban Users Who Spread Covid-19 Lies
Austin Beutner, Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), receives the covid-19 vaccine on March 1, 2021 in…
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computing
Instagram Announces New Live Rooms Feature
Instagram is expanding its livestreaming offerings with a new feature dubbed Live Rooms, which is just like Instagram Live but…
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advertising
Facebook Rolls Out Ad Campaign To Defend Targeted Ads
Photo: Sean Gallup (Getty Images) Just two months after running a full-page ad decrying Apple’s impending updates, Facebook is rolling…
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computing
Twitter’s Super Follows Feature Means Paying for Tweets
Photo: Olivier Douliery/AFP (Getty Images) Twitter is finally rolling out a way to get paid for tweeting that doesn’t involve…
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entertainment culture
Spotify Introduces New Mood and Genre Filters for Liked Songs
Photo: Spotify Finally, you can sort the music in your Liked Songs playlist on Spotify. Hitting play on the Liked…
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