September 18, 2018 How a new class of “digital martyrs” are manipulating social networks On a rare slow news day, I found myself reading and re-reading this talk given by danah boyd at the Online News Association’s annual…
September 18, 2018 Google is giving up some control of the AMP format Ever since Google’s instant article format, Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) launched in 2016, the company has stridently pushed back on the idea that it…
September 18, 2018 Google’s Trafalgar Square lion uses AI to generate crowdsourced poem In London's Trafalgar Square, four lions sit at the base of Nelson's Column. But starting today, there will be a fifth. Google Arts &…
September 18, 2018 ‘Fortnite’ Switch bundle arrives October 5th with in-game perks Back in June, Fortnite fans cheered when the popular game arrived on the Nintendo Switch. But starting October 5th, fans of the battle royale…
September 18, 2018 Mars Argo, Poppy lawsuit dismissed A judge has dismissed the lawsuit between YouTuber Mars Argo, real name Brittany Sheets, and Poppy creator Corey Mixter. According to court documents obtained…
September 18, 2018 Lyft marks its 1 billionth ride as it expands beyond cars Lyft may be an underdog relative to Uber, but it's still huge in the transportation world. The ridesharing firm has officially provided 1 billion…
September 18, 2018 Lyft hits a major milestone: 1 billion trips Earlier this month, Lyft crossed a major milestone when it completed its 1 billionth trip. It took the company six years to reach that…
September 18, 2018 Ford’s first fully self-driving car is probably going to look a lot like an SUV This summer, Ford decided to spin out its budding self-driving car program into its own business. During a recent interview on The Vergecast, Ford…
September 18, 2018 ACLU: Facebook allowed gender-discriminating job ads The ACLU has filed a complaint against Facebook with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for what it says is unlawful gender-based targeting of job…
September 18, 2018 HQ Trivia looks to expand with HQ Words, a new Wheel of Fortune-style game HQ Trivia saw huge viral success by successfully turning Jeopardy! into a live smartphone game show. Now, nearly a year later, HQ is hoping…