August 13, 2019 Prepare yourselves for a deluge of new AR filters on Instagram As of today, anyone can create AR filters and effects for Instagram. Facebook has opened Spark AR — the tool responsible for pretty much…
August 13, 2019 Oculus co-founder Nate Mitchell is the latest to leave Facebook One more Oculus co-founder is heading for the exits. Software architect Nate Mitchell has decided to leave Facebook, explaining it only as a decision…
August 13, 2019 Astrophotographer Discovers a Tiny ‘Churymoon’ Around Famous Comet An astrophotographer has spotted what looks to be a moon orbiting the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the target of the European Space Agency’s Rosetta Mission. Read…
August 13, 2019 YouTube tests letting ad bans be appealed by filming a YouTube video The Verge YouTube is experimenting with a new program that will allow creators whose ad privileges have been revoked to appeal the company’s decision…
August 13, 2019 Nintendo’s Latest FCC Filing Hints at SNES Games Finally Coming to the Switch To coincide with the launch of the Nintendo Switch Online service which included a bunch of classic 8-bit games as part of the subscription,…
August 13, 2019 Microsoft vets, Ciara, and Macklemore team up to own Seattle Sounders soccer club Seattle Sounders FC is getting a lot of new owners today as part of a joint ownership group spearheaded by former Microsoft executive Terry…
August 13, 2019 Spotify tests simplified speaker handoff feature A Spotify feature currently in testing will make it easier for users to switch playback between their phone and home speakers. Once the user…
August 13, 2019 How Blue Origin is trying to rework the rules of the Air Force’s coveted rocket competition An animation of Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch vehicle, which is supposed to fly for the first time in 2021 | Image: Blue Origin…
August 13, 2019 Massachusetts Man Reportedly In a Coma After Contracting Brain Infection From a Mosquito A rare, sometimes fatal viral infection spread by mosquitoes has resurfaced in Massachusetts—and has likely sent at least one man into a coma. Over…
August 13, 2019 YouTube tests bigger thumbnails, and people hate it YouTube is experimenting with making video thumbnails much larger on its homepage, according to several screenshots that appeared on Twitter and Reddit this morning….