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Google, You Should Already Know How People Feel About Wear OS
Photo: Victoria Song/Gizmodo Google I/O is a little more than a week away and it appears the company is sending…
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Facebook Rolls Out Pop-Ups Asking If You Read the Article
Graphic: Facebook via Twitter, Joseph Prezioso / AFP (Getty Images) Following the lead of Twitter, Facebook may now also prompt…
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What It Means for Your Account
Image: WhatsApp, Graphic: Shoshana Wodinsky (Gizmodo) After facing international backlash over impending updates to its privacy policy, WhatsApp has ever-so-slightly…
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44 Attorneys General Ask Facebook to Kill Instagram for Kids
Photo: Mark Lennihan (AP) In an open letter, forty-four attorneys general have beseeched Mark Zuckerberg to mercifully stop the company’s…
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Spotify Will Now Let You Share Podcast Timestamps
Image: Spotify Spotify is rolling out a handful of new social features. Among the more notable of these features, beginning…
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Clubhouse Launches Android Beta as iOS Downloads Nosedive
Photo: Mark Schiefelbein (AP) Good news: The audio-based social network Clubhouse is finally bringing its app to Android after more…
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Just 4% of US iPhone Users Let Apps Track Them After iOS Update
Photo: Saul Loeb (Getty Images) Apple recently rolled out its highly anticipated App Tracking Transparency feature with iOS 14.5, which…
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Gear
Grab the HP Chromebook 11a for Just $200 at Amazon
Best Tech DealsBest Tech DealsThe best tech deals from around the web, updated daily. HP Chromebook 11a | $200 |…
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Twitter Rolls Out Prompts to Get You to Send Friendlier Tweets
Graphic: Twitter Twitter is (again) asking you to think a bit before you tweet. On Wednesday, the company announced that…
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Billboard Is Partnering With Twitter to Rank Music in a New, Fun Way
Photo: Kevin Winter / Staff (Getty Images) Billboard — the music industry’s stalwart chart resource — announced plans on Wednesday…
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