[ad_1] Ten years after the company was founded, Uber is finally ready to go public. The company revealed its S-1 filing for an IPO this afternoon, and as such opened up more information to everyone about its finances and concerns going forward. Going through the document, a lot of those concerns involve the past, particularly […]
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An Instagram bug briefly showed Stories to strangers
[ad_1] According to the company, the bug “caused a small number of people’s Instagram Stories trays to show accounts they don’t follow.” The full Stories did not load if the accounts were private. Instagram says it corrected the issue in a matter of hours and believes only a small percentage of accounts were impacted. But […]
Twitter adds swipe-to-like and true dark mode to its prototype app
[ad_1] Big @twttr update! Dark mode and a ‘swipe to like’ gesture. pic.twitter.com/7e2Sq2riW5 — John Yarbrough (@jyarbrough) April 11, 2019 This is all part of the company’s ongoing mission to make Twitter conversations easier to understand. In a tweet, Sara Haider, a director of product management at Twitter, said the beta users prefer the twttr […]
Apple adds more suppliers to its clean energy program
[ad_1] Lisa Jackson, Apple’s vice president of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, said in a statement: “Every time one of our suppliers joins us in our efforts to address climate change, we move closer to a better future for the next generation. We’ve made it a priority to hold our suppliers accountable to the same […]
Google Assistant will finally work with business G Suite accounts
[ad_1] The updates include features like Google Assistant integration. While that’s still in beta and primarily works with Calendar, G Suite customers can now ask their Assistant when and where a meeting is. Google Assistant has worked with Calendar for a while, but only on personal accounts. It was an obvious and glaring omission from […]
The Morning After: Amazon’s illuminated new Kindle
[ad_1] Smash that like and subscribe button.Blackmagic’s free video-editing app helps YouTubers cut faster Blackmagic Design has unveiled DaVinci Resolve 16 with a brand new “cut” page aimed at YouTubers and others who need to work quickly. The module is separate from the current edit page (though you can switch back and forth) and features […]
Walmart battles online retail by adding more robots to its stores
[ad_1] The retailer announced today that it will deploy 1,500 new “Auto-C” autonomous floor cleaners, 300 “Auto-S” shelf scanners and an additional 1,200 “FAST” unloaders to scan and sort items as they come off delivery trucks. Plus to streamline online orders, it’ll have 900 “Pickup Towers” so customers can order something on the company’s site […]
‘Fallout 76’ update adds contentious ‘pay-to-win’ item
[ad_1] Bethesda started the microtransactions controversy on consoles with horse armor, and since 2006 it has extended to every annual sports game, Battlefield V, and anything you can squeeze a loot box system into. In just the latest controversy for Fallout 76, the company has made a decision to add an item to the game […]
Google opens a pop-up learning center in New York City
[ad_1] The learning center will occupy an 11,000 square foot space and will host three separate classrooms where community members can attend a variety of different classes, all focused on digital skills. In addition to the seminar-style learning events, the center will also set aside several hours per week to host one-on-one training and coaching […]
Microsoft releases first test builds of its Chromium-based Edge browser
[ad_1] It’s no surprise that the overhauled Edge, as things stand, apes the design of Google Chrome — it relies on the same Chromium open source base. It’s integrated with several Microsoft services, including Windows Defender SmartScreen (to detect phishing and malware), Bing and Microsoft News. Edge also supports Chrome extensions and those from Microsoft’s […]