October 1, 2020 7 companies in the tech space that were founded by women of color SPONSORED JOBS: It’s no secret that Black entrepreneurs are less likely to receive venture capital funding. Historically, the same has been said for female…
October 1, 2020 ‘Apex Legends’ cross-play beta arrives on October 6th This summer, EA announced that cross-play was coming to Apex Legends. Now, we have a date. Cross-play will arrive in beta on October 6th,…
October 1, 2020 Facebook will start surfacing some public group discussions in people’s News Feeds and search results Facebook Facebook is expanding the reach of public groups today with new features that could lead to more people engaging in group discussions, but…
October 1, 2020 The Pixel 5 is more expensive in the US than it needs to be After Google’s fall hardware event yesterday, I spent some time comparing the Pixel 5 to the Pixel 4a 5G and was surprised to find…
October 1, 2020 Google will make clearer when you’ve edited a selfie You’ve probably seen the super edited, airbrushed-to-death pictures all over Instagram and wondered if you’ll ever attain that incredible level of perfection. Or you’ve…
October 1, 2020 Senate committee votes to subpoena Facebook, Google and Twitter CEOs The Senate Commerce Committee has voted unanimously to subpoena the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter. The members plan to compel Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar…
October 1, 2020 Facebook is opening its experimental polling app to all users Facebook isn’t exactly known for balanced conversations or reliable information, but that’s not stopping it from launching Forecast, a “community for crowdsourced predictions and…
October 1, 2020 GitHub Adds Code Scanning for Automatic Security-Hole Searches GitHub, the largest host of source code in the world, has added a new feature that most of us will probably never use but…
October 1, 2020 Ultimate Ears’ new earbuds use lightform tech for custom-contoured fit Like fingerprints, each person’s ears are unique. Since most earbuds only come in a few generic sizes, it’s nearly impossible to get earbuds that…
October 1, 2020 Ikea will stop selling non-rechargeable alkaline batteries by October 2021 The days of strolling into an Ikea and plopping down a few dollars for a 10-pack of Alkalisk batteries are coming to an end….