-
Chance The Rapper Reveals Details Of His Apple Music Deal To Defend His Indie Cred
Chance said on Twitter, “I wanna clear things up. @apple gave me half a mil and a commercial to post Coloring Book exclusively on applemusic for 2 weeks.”
-
Monopoly Is Ditching Its Thimble For A T-Rex Token
Get ready to say goodbye to the thimble, the boot, and the wheelbarrow.
-
A Bunch Of Hacked Twitter Accounts Tweeted Swastikas And Turkish Propaganda
The hackers wrote, “#nazigermany #nazinetherlands this is a little #ottomanslap see you on #april16 what did I write? LEARN Turkish.”
-
This Guy’s Mini Cooper Got Stolen Twice In Two Days And He Livestreamed Tracking It Down
Can a guy catch a break?
-
Google’s Giant New Dome HQ Rivals Apple’s Massive Spaceship Campus
Google received final approval for “Charleston East,” a 600,000-square-foot building for 2,700 employees, from the Mountain View city council this week. It’ll be done in 2019.
-
Google Sometimes Highlights Misinformation In Search Results
“Featured snippets,” highlighted search results that appear first under the search bar, may contain unverified and false information.
-
Uber’s "Greyball" Technology Helped It Sidestep Law Enforcement Around The World
Greyballed users saw a fake version of the app with nonexistent drivers and frequently canceled rides, according to a New York Times story.
-
Oculus Just Slashed Its Prices, But VR Is Still Expensive
If you want one, you’d better start saving.
-
Twitter Will Start Using Algorithms To Crack Down On Abusive Accounts
Don’t repeatedly tweet “without solicitation at non-followers” or the machines will get you.
-
YouTube’s New App Lets You Watch Live TV
You’ll be able to watch 40+ cable and broadcast channels for $35 per month. It launches in the spring.
-
Girl Scouts Are Taking Credit Card Payments For Cookies And It’s Diabolical
“I think 90% of the people who weren’t carrying cash turned around and bought something when they heard we took credit cards.”
-
The CPAC Crowd Unwittingly Took Part In A Prank And Waved Russian Flags At Trump
“Most people saw Trump’s name on the flags and didn’t give a second thought to the fact that they were Russian,” one of the pranksters told BuzzFeed News.
-
Amazon Says Your Alexa Recordings Are Protected By The First Amendment
Amazon is refusing to give law enforcement Amazon Echo recordings and responses that may help police solve a murder case.
-
Facebook Wants To Start Streaming Major League Baseball Games
The social network has also struck deals to stream soccer games with Univision and an NBA all-stars contest with Turner Sports.
-
WhatsApp’s New Status Feature Looks A Lot Like Snapchat Stories
The new version of status updates is rolling out across Europe this week and will likely hit the rest of the world in the weeks soon after.
-
Facebook Is Developing A Video App For Your Set-Top Box
Soon you will be able to watch Facebook livestreams on your Apple TV.
-
Here’s Who Drops The Most Cash On Candy Crush And Clash Of Clans
According to a new study, 59% of in-app purchases in the App Store were made by only 1% of the 26 million people surveyed.
-
More Than 100 People Displaced By The Trump Travel Ban Found Free Housing On Airbnb
And more than 5,000 people signed up to host them.
-
Women’s March Organizers Met With Twitter’s Jack Dorsey And Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg
“We’re hoping that social media can continue to help us move people, policy, and energy.”
-
Google Has Sent Android App Developers A Privacy Ultimatum
They could be removed from the Google Play Store if they don’t have a working privacy policy by March 15.
