February 12, 2020 The FTC is cracking down on influencer marketing on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok Commissioner Rohit Chopra called for tougher penalties on companies that disguise advertising on platforms like Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok as authentic reviews in a…
February 12, 2020 .com prices could rise for the first time in eight years Photo credit should read Andrew Cowie/AFP/GettyImages Prices for .com domain names could go up for the first time in eight years, with the group…
February 12, 2020 As Lambda students speak out, the school’s debt-swapping partnership disappears from the internet In December, online coding bootcamp Lambda School quietly partnered with Edly, a digital marketplace that helps schools sell income-sharing agreements (ISAs) to accredited investors….
February 12, 2020 One of Mark Zuckerberg’s notebooks detailed ‘dark profiles,’ which would let people make Facebook profiles for their friends A 2006 journal from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had lots of ideas about potential concepts for the company, including one that would let users…
February 12, 2020 Facebook caught Iranian trolls spreading pro-***** propaganda online Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge In a blog post Wednesday, Facebook announced it had taken down dozens of Instagram and Facebook accounts…
February 12, 2020 How to use Safari’s tools to protect your privacy while browsing Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge If you’re a Mac user, then you have a copy of Safari on your computer — it’s…
February 12, 2020 The Essential Phone’s amazing track record of software updates is over Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Essential did a truly impressive job delivering fast monthly patches and Android updates for its one and…
February 12, 2020 The world’s biggest phone show has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The world’s biggest phone show, Mobile World Congress, is no longer taking place this year. After coronavirus…
February 12, 2020 BP wants to somehow eliminate its greenhouse gas emissions BP CEO Bernard Looney speaks during an event in London on February 12, 2020, where he declared the company’s intentions to achieve “net zero”…
February 12, 2020 Essential, Andy Rubin’s phone company, is shutting down Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Essential is shutting down less than three years after the startup unveiled its first smartphone. The company’s…