Mat Honan

Instagram's CEO Says Stories Help People Who Don't Want To "Violate The Norms Of The Feed"

"We're trying to now re-grease the wheels."

Inside The Facebook Media Resistance

You can't bust a trust if the trust busts you first.

The Techie Town Of San Francisco Gets A New Tower As Houses Remain Scarce

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. But mostly the worst.

Facebook Has Begun To Rank News Organizations By Trust, Zuckerberg Says

A responsibility "to find common ground."

Amazon Created A Version Of Alexa Just For Kids

The personal assistant gets more kid-friendly, less swear-y, and a little bit cuter.

19 Things BuzzFeed Tech Tried And Liked In 2017

All the innovations, apps, hacks, habits, gadgets, and robovacuums that made our lives a little better this year.

Google Photos Can Recognize Your Pets Now

If you have lots of pictures of your dog or cat, Google Photos will start sorting them into distinct groupings.

Google's New Camera "Clips" Uses AI To Automatically Get Great Shots

Designed for parents and pet owners, it's meant to help you capture candid moments.

Here Are All The Big Announcements From Amazon's Surprise Event

Amazon announced a small army of new Echo devices and services at a press conference today in Seattle.

Apple's Best Product Is Its Media Strategy

Everyone knows what's coming. But we still show up. Apple's master class in playing the media.

Amazon’s New Echo Show Is Very Cool And A Little Creepy

The new Echo Show is a great device, especially when it comes to video calling. But you should think carefully about how it may fit into your life.

Do You Think Those Color Block Facebook Posts Are Awesome Or Awful?

Help settle this debate between BuzzFeed tech editors.

Here's Google's New Push To Make Virtual Reality Better And More Accessible

The company spent much of its 2017 developer conference talking about a technology that seems to be perpetually looming on the horizon.

Here's Everything You Need To Know About Google IO 2017

Google is holding its annual developer's conference in Mountain View, California on Wednesday. The company is expected to talk about its new Android O mobile operating system, its efforts in artificial intelligence, a new version of its Assistant for Apple's iOS, and more.

Climbing Out Of Facebook's Reality Hole

With its new camera platform, Facebook is busy augmenting reality. Perhaps it should pay a bit more attention to the hard truths of the world in which we currently live.

Here’s What Mark Zuckerberg Told Us About The Wild Things Facebook’s New Camera Will Do

Facebook's new augmented reality Camera Platform looks beyond Snapchat to a world where the digital and physical come together.

We Talked To Mark Zuckerberg About Globalism, Protecting Users, And Fixing News

14 Things BuzzFeed Tech Tried And Liked In 2016

All the apps, hacks, habits, and products that made our lives a little better in 2016.

The Origin Of Twitter's Election Site

It was 2008, and Twitter wanted to surface election-related conversations. Here's the backstory.

Supporters Trust That A Trump Presidency Will Fix Just About Everything

“I think he’s going to change everything that he says he will”