[ad_1] Building off of Super Chat, which allows fans to pay for comments that appear at the top of a livestream, YouTube is adding Super Stickers. Users will be able to purchase animated stickers to share during live streams and premieres. YouTube is also adding more partners to its Merch shelf, so creators can now […]
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Twitter is back after a brief outage (updated)
[ad_1] Twitter said the outage was due to “an internal system change” and it’s fixing the issue. It said everything should be up and running again soon. Twitter is back up for some people, and we’re working to make sure our service is available to everyone as quickly as possible. The interruption was due to […]
Zack Snyder is turning Norse myths into anime for Netflix
[ad_1] Wesley Coller and Zack’s wife Deborah will produce the show. There’s certainly reason to be cautious when Snyder has a mixed track record. Oliva is well-known for titles like Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, though, and the subject matter of gods and Vikings could play into their strengths. If nothing else, this reinforces Netflix’s […]
Google is testing an online social network for offline meetups
[ad_1] Importantly, you can share activities with others whether or not they have Shoelace. You won’t necessarily have to create a Facebook event to rope people in, then. Don’t expect to try Shoelace for a while. It’s invitation-only at present, and then only in New York City for now. Whether or not it goes public […]
Facebook will offer more info on the ads you see
[ad_1] The company will also reveal where your information came from, for instance, if it was from a website you visited or a Page you liked. Under Ad Preferences, Facebook is adding an “advertisers and businesses” tab, which will show users which third-party companies uploaded lists with their information. Perhaps most importantly, Facebook will let […]
Mozilla now curates a list of recommended extensions for Firefox
[ad_1] In addition to its efforts to make the Firefox add-ons ecosystem safer, Mozilla is making the Firefox Reader View dark mode even darker, as well. The mode used to cover the text area only, changing a page’s background to black to make reading in the dark easier on the eyes. But now the mode […]
Apple quietly updates Macs to remove Zoom webcam exploit
[ad_1] Zoom told TechCrunch that it partnered with Apple to test the fix. It shouldn’t affect functionality other than requiring your permission to launch the app. We’ve asked Apple for comment. Apple is known to deliver quiet updates to block malware. This, however, is another story — the company is pushing an update to fix […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sued by people she blocked on Twitter
[ad_1] In the lawsuits, both men allege that they were blocked by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter after criticizing her on the platform. “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blocked me from viewing and engaging with her official Twitter profile after I responded to one of her political posts,” wrote Saladino under the lawsuit’s statement of claim. Hikind claims that […]
Amazon won’t have to offer a phone helpline in the European Union
[ad_1] The court did require effective substitutes, though, saying that Amazon must let customers get in touch “quickly” and “efficiently.” It currently offers automated callbacks and online chat. Amazon, unsurprisingly, was happy. It was “always confident” its callback service did the trick, and that the EU ruling showed it its support methods matched the “spirit […]
Apple Music student trials now last for six months
[ad_1] Apparently, the memo also says that students who are eligible will still only be signing up for three months of free subscription — they’ll get a follow-up email within that period with instructions on how to redeem three more months of free membership. That said, it’s not entirely clear if the offer is available […]