May 21, 2020 Is Twitter Even Twitter If You Can’t Make Fun of Ted Cruz to His Face? Yesterday, Twitter announced that it was testing a new feature that allows users to limit who can and can’t reply to their tweets. While…
May 21, 2020 Students Sue the College Board Over Glitches in the Online AP Exam System In the wake of school closures necessitated by the current covid-19 crisis, the College Board—the organization that oversees Advanced Placement Exams—is being sued by…
May 21, 2020 A Guide to Dune’s Strange and Intense Religions Prophecies, ancient sisterhoods, a bible that’s orange for some reason. Religion in Dune can be a bit confusing. To help, io9 parsed the main,…
May 21, 2020 Anyone Need a Copywriter? Have you been laid off or furloughed? Are you a frontline worker dealing with new stresses or irresponsible management? Is working (or not working)…
May 21, 2020 Facebook Workplace adds 2 million more paid users since October Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook’s Workplace, its Slack-like collaboration and chat tool targeted at businesses, now has more than 5 million…
May 21, 2020 Eschaton is a surreal Zoom nightclub — and a theater for the age of social distancing Chorus Productions The hyperlink reaches my inbox a few minutes before 10PM on Saturday night. I click the link and enter a password. And…
May 21, 2020 Snag discounted Nest routers in Google’s Memorial Day sale With Memorial Day around the corner, several retailers, including Amazon, have put Google's latest Nest devices on sale. We've highlighted some of the more…
May 21, 2020 Netflix will start canceling long-dormant subscriptions Netflix viewership is way up while most of us are sheltering in place, but it turns out there are hundreds of thousands of subscribers…
May 21, 2020 Samsung lets you enjoy nature with its 2,000-nit outdoor QLED TV If hosting barbeques and backyard parties is your thing, you may want to up your game with an outdoor TV. And if picture quality…
May 21, 2020 Samsung’s 2020 soundbars include models with Alexa and object tracking Samsung’s 2020 batch of soundbars includes many more than just the outdoor-friendly Terrace model. It’s shipping its Flagship Q series, Lifestyle S series and…