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Facebook announces a long-overdue transparency tool for News Feed

Apr02
by on April 2, 2019 at 1:21 am
Posted In: Around the Web


Over the weekend, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sounded the alarm, calling for increased government regulation for internet platforms — including his own. Facebook, as you may have heard, has run into a few issues in recent years that would make it an unlikely advocate for this sort of regulation. You’d be forgiven for assuming that it’s another instance of Zuckerberg talking out of both sides of his mouth. This is a company, after all, that declares a commitment to privacy, while looking the other way when groups like Cambridge Analytica weaponize user data to influence elections. It’s a platform that…

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Redditors are pissed (and delighted) about the temporary shutdown of its r/games subreddit

Apr02
by on April 2, 2019 at 12:56 am
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Usually, being a gamer on the first of April is good fun — jokes, memes, pranks about Half-Life 3. But the moderators of Reddit’s r/Games subreddit made it very clear when they shuttered the community today that they were dead serious. Their cutting of the proverbial phone wires wasn’t just a protest against hate speech, it was an incitement aimed at a gaming community that occasionally gets a little too complacent the terrible things said by its members on a regular basis. The moderators presented an album full of terrible comments from across the subreddit, espousing views we won’t repeat…

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Report: 2019 iPhones will be able to wirelessly charge other devices

Apr01
by on April 1, 2019 at 8:28 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


Huawei’s Mate 20 Pro introduced a neat party trick that I found to be surprisingly useful: It can wirelessly charge other devices placed on its back. A similar featured appeared on Samsung’s Galaxy S10, and now it’s making its way to the 2019 iPhones, according to reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (and via MacRumors). Kuo first hinted at the feature in February, but today he reiterates its arrival, also suggesting Apple will include bigger batteries to make the feature more useful. The timing seems right, considering Apple just released its new AirPods capable of being charged wirelessly – and especially…

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SEGA’s Genesis Mini arrives late to the party — are we still entertained?

Apr01
by on April 1, 2019 at 6:08 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


SEGA finally revealed the official release date of the Genesis Mini, its answer to the craze of fun-sized retro consoles that peaked last year. As cool as it’ll be to see the return of one of gaming‘s most golden of oldies, SEGA may have missed the boat on this fad — and now we get to see if gamers actually want to buy a retro console that doesn’t have “Nintendo” emblazoned on it. SEEEEGGGGAAAA! The iconic SEGA Genesis returns September 19, 2019, with our lovingly crafted SEGA Genesis Mini for $79.99! Simply plug-in and play 40 of the console’s legendary…

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