[ad_1] You no longer have to go digging through your tweets to reply to one with an update. Twitter has added a feature that makes it easier to connect an in-progress tweet to an earlier post. When you’re writing your latest missive, you’ll just have to pull down to see earlier tweets and tap the […]
Category: Internet
Carnegie Mellon built an ‘opt-out’ system for nearby tracking devices
[ad_1] The framework is cloud-based and lets stores, schools and other facilities contribute their data to registries. The limitations of the system are quite clear. It’s based on voluntary submissions, so it’s most likely to be used by those eager to promote privacy — if it’s not in the registry, you won’t know about it. […]
Alamo Drafthouse’s movie-per-day Season Pass is finally here
[ad_1] There are no contracts, although you will have to cover “convenience fees” and taxes — plus, of course, tickets for anyone who doesn’t have a Season Pass. The wider access comes just weeks after MoviePass went bankrupt and reflects a maturing approach to theater subscription services. Like with AMC, Alamo wants to tempt you […]
Disney+ may stagger episodes of ‘The Mandalorian’ in Europe
[ad_1] The new Disney+ Twitter account for UK subscribers has tweeted a series of FAQs, including one that reveals the company’s plans for the show’s release: #TheMandalorian episodes will start to roll out from March 24th. @StarWarsUK pic.twitter.com/jY6gA2gFPv — Disney+ UK (@DisneyPlusUK) February 17, 2020 It’s not clear if the episodes will be out for […]
CCP cancels one ‘Eve Online’ shooter, announces another
[ad_1] But he then goes on to say that there’s another EVE shooter in the works, this time developed in London instead of Iceland, where Project Nova was born. To say details of the replacement game are vague is something of an understatement. Speaking of game — which purposefully does not yet have a title […]
TikTok lets parents set time limits and vet DMs on teen accounts
[ad_1] Called “Family Safety Mode,” the new feature links a parent’s TikTok account to their teen’s, allowing them to control a number of aspects of digital wellbeing. Parents can decide how long their kid spends on the app each day, and can limit or completely disable direct messages. There’s also a new restricted mode, which […]
Blue Apron considers selling itself as it bleeds customers
[ad_1] Recent subscriber data explains just why Blue Apron is exploring mergers and sales. The company’s customers dropped from about 557,000 at the end of 2018 to 351,000 a year later — that’s a drop of nearly 37 percent in the space of a year. Orders dropped by nearly a third, too. And while Blue […]
Facebook’s gigabit wireless rolls out in Puerto Rico
[ad_1] San Juan’s infrastructure and UNESCO world heritage sites have made it challenging to provide fiber connectivity through Old San Juan. But that makes it an ideal city to test Facebook’s Terragraph system, the 60GHz millimeter-wave wireless tech that blasts internet through buildings along a network of short-distance cell towers. This offers an alternative to […]
Match.com’s Date Check-In sends an SOS to friends in case of creeps
[ad_1] Match.com stresses that you should call 911 if you feel unsafe, but Date Check-In could be a good option for when a date acts creepy or strange, but not outright dangerous. Match Group — Match.com’s owner — also owns dating sites OkCupid, Tinder, Hinge, eHarmony and Plenty of Fish. However, Date Check-In is exclusive […]
Kickstarter employees vote to unionize
[ad_1] Kickstarter chief Aziz Hasan said his company would “support and respect” the decision, although there are signs that it might have opposed the move. The crowdfunding site’s early stance was “disappointing,” OPEIU said. Former employees have also accused Kickstarter of union-busting by firing people trying to organize unions, although the company has disputed those […]