March 7, 2019 Los Angeles is fighting for e-scooter data The City of Los Angeles is fighting for access to data from an unlikely source: scooters. City officials want to use location data from…
March 7, 2019 Valve lays off 13 employees, reportedly slashing VR hardware division Gaming company Valve confirmed today that it has laid off several full-time employees and contractors, possibly from its virtual reality hardware team. “Last month,…
March 7, 2019 Twitter will let users be much more specific when reporting tweets with personal information Twitter is adding new options to its reporting process for tweets that share personal information, adding much more specific fields that users can highlight…
March 7, 2019 Facebook will make anti-vaccine content less visible Facebook announced today a new plan of action for combatting misinformation surrounding vaccinations. The social networking giant will start by reducing the ranking of…
March 7, 2019 Airbnb is buying last-minute hotel app HotelTonight Airbnb is buying last-minute hotel booking service HotelTonight, in another move on the traditional hotel industry. The HotelTonight booking app and website, which offers…
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March 7, 2019 Disney is ending its vault program, giving Disney+ a huge boost in the streaming wars Disney+, the company’s upcoming streaming service, will carry Disney’s entire catalog of animated films, ending Disney’s long-standing “vault” program. CEO Bob Iger told shareholders…
March 7, 2019 Facebook outlines plans to curb anti-vax conspiracy theories Under fire for serving up anti-vaccine propaganda, Facebook announced today that it will remove groups and pages that share anti-vaccine misinformation from its recommendations….
March 7, 2019 EA is the latest to nix its E3 press conference When E3 kicks off later this year, Electronic Arts will be seen but not heard. The company announced today that it will be forgoing…
March 7, 2019 How movie sites are dealing with review-bombing trolls Last week, review site Rotten Tomatoes disabled a couple of long-standing features to fight a new kind of internet culture war. In advance of…