Today (May 24), Twitter announced a number of sweeping changes that rethink its 140-character limit. For the social network, which has struggled to attract new users, it’s an attempt to simplify the service and encourage newbies to use it more.
Just because millennials grew up with technology doesn’t mean they’re actually smarter about how they use it. If anything, they appear to be more careless when it comes to online security.
Facebook just wrapped up its investigation into trending topics on the social network, and concludes there was “no evidence of systematic political bias,” according to a letter its lawyer sent to the US Senate.
Changes to the European Union’s broadcasting rules could force Netflix to devote a fifth of its streaming catalog to European content in an attempt to create “a more level playing field” for works from the region, according to a draft of the proposal obtained by the Daily Mail.
It was an ominous start to the Preakness Stakes, with gray skies, a steady flow of rain, and muddy track conditions.
Today, we tap and swipe to interact with our devices. But Google envisions a Minority Report-like future where people can control their phones, watches, and homes without touching them.
In hindsight, the Venn diagram was a poor choice.
A hundred million views and counting. Candace Payne turned a clearance bin item into viral magic this week when she broadcast a video on Facebook to share a new purchase: a Chewbacca mask.
In a surprise move last night (May 20), media mogul Sumner Redstone removed Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman and Viacom board member George Abrams from his trust, which will control Viacom and CBS after Redstone, who is 92, dies or is declared incompetent, reports Fortune.
“There is no giveaway this year,” the woman at the information desk told the disappointed conference goers.
The internet of garments is here, courtesy of Levi’s.
Over the years, Google I/O has gained a reputation for splashy product announcements. It was at this developer conference in 2012 the company introduced the world to Google Glass with a live demo by skydivers.
“Have you been to Disneyland? That’s what this is like.”
In recent years, Google has made a big push to include more women at its I/O developer conference, and these efforts have helped boost female attendance. In the last two years, women made up almost a quarter of participants, all the more striking given that the number of attendees increased by 25% in 2016.
As usual, Google used the keynote at its I/O developer conference to unleash a barrage of product news. Here’s a summary of everything it announced.
Students seeking a full-time software job or internship are quite optimistic about their salary expectations, according to a new survey released today (May 18) by Devpost, which polled 1,700 US students this spring at hack events it organized on college campuses. The report found that the majority of students expect starting salaries of at least $70,000.
Google’s developer conference is kicking off today (May 17) with a two-hour keynote.
Jack Ma, founder and chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, met with US president Barack Obama today (May 17) at the White House.
Thousands of developers are swarming into the Bay Area this week for Google’s massive developer conference. As usual, the company is expected to use the stage to give the outside world a peek at what’s to come.
Twitter has a new board member and—surprise—she actually tweets.
Twitter’s 140-character limit forces people to spend a little more time thinking about and crafting their tweets. The task is made all the more challenging when including a photo or link, which, respectively, counts as 24 and 23 characters.
We’ve all been through the frustration of waiting for a package delivery. We keep the tracking number handy in case there is an update on the delivery time. We clear our days so we can work from home, then we’re held hostage until the delivery truck arrives. When we finally step outside in excited anticipation, we see that little “Sorry we missed you” slip. What?
Mark Zuckerberg is chiming in, and he reiterates: There’s no evidence Facebook’s trending topic curators are suppressing conservative news.
Today, Google owns the most widely used mobile operating system in the world, but there was a time when it was seriously concerned Microsoft would dominate the market.
