[ad_1] Mother’s Day is less than a month away, and it seems Facebook is hoping you’ll consider giving your Mom a Portal or Portal+ to keep in touch with you — it’s running a Mother’s Day sale on the smart displays. Until May 12th, Portal will set you back $99 instead of $199. If you […]
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Facebook will scrap Messenger payments in the UK and France
[ad_1] The news, first spotted and posted on Twitter by James Whatley, means that Facebook might shift to its own crypto-currency, a type of stablecoin, for money transfers. Reportedly in development for WhatsApp, the blockchain-based currency is tied to the US dollar and supposed to be more resistant to the extreme volatility that has rocked […]
Facebook Messenger’s dark mode goes live for everyone
[ad_1] A number of other apps, including YouTube and Twitter, also offer a dark mode, which could help extend the battery life of phones, particularly those with OLED screens. Meanwhile, if rumors are to be believed, the next major Android and iOS versions should enable system-wide dark mode settings. [ad_2] Source link
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp hit by major outage again
[ad_1] Just as the US was waking up to a lovely Sunday, Facebook was sadly tackling yet another massive outage — its second one within a month. According to downdetector.com, soon after 6AM ET today, users across the world started experiencing issues with Facebook and its various platforms, including Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp. At the […]
Recommended Reading: The end of 'Game of Thrones'
[ad_1] 'Game of Thrones' season 8 showrunners interview: 'This is where the story ends' James Hibberd, Entertainment Weekly Winter is here. HBO's powerhouse Game of Thrones returns for its final season this weekend, signaling the beginning of the end (at… [ad_2] Source link
Oculus put privacy-mocking jokes inside Touch controllers
[ad_1] The messages on final production hardware say “This Space For Rent” & “👁The Masons Were Here.👁” A few dev kits shipped with “👁Big Brother is Watching👁” and “Hi iFixit! We See You!👁” but those were limited to non-consumer units. [2/3] pic.twitter.com/po1qyQ10Um — Nate Mitchell (@natemitchell) April 12, 2019 The easter eggs were included “accidentally” […]
Facebook explores folding Messenger back into the main app
[ad_1] So why is Facebook going back to 2011? According to Wong, the company is starting to lay the groundwork for integrated messaging across all its services. The company reportedly plans to unify its Whatsapp, Messenger and Instagram messaging apps, adding end-to-end encryption to ensure user privacy. They’ll continue to work as standalone apps, but […]
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 […]
Senate bill would ban deceptive data collection by internet giants
[ad_1] The legislation would also require disclosure of experiments to users and the public at least once every 90 days, and would mandate independent review boards for any behavioral or psychological research. The Federal Trade Commission would handle any violations alongside an external registered agency. As Senators Fischer and Warner describe DETOUR, this is about […]
Facebook will be liable for future Cambridge Analytica-style scandals
[ad_1] Under the updated terms and conditions, which Facebook confirmed to TechCrunch will apply worldwide, the company is also amending its policy on the limitation of liability. It “now acknowledges its responsibility in case of negligence, for instance in case data has been mishandled by third parties.” Essentially, it’s on the hook for any future […]