
Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, who co-founded Instagram eight years ago, are leaving the service’s parent company, Facebook. The news of their departure comes from The New York Times, and is corroborated by a statement from Systrom. The duo have resigned from the company and will leave in the coming weeks. Explaining their plans to take a break and think about what’s next, Systrom said: We’re planning on taking some time off to explore our curiosity and creativity again. Building new things requires that we step back, understand what inspires us and match that with what the world needs; that’s…
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The world’s most popular genealogy company, last week, teamed with Spotify in hopes of answering a simple, albeit loaded question: “What is the sound of you?” A partnership between Ancestry.com and Spotify still seems unlikely, but the gist of the value proposition is this: Plunk down $99 for the ancestryDNA program, mail in some of your saliva, and Ancestry not only paints a picture (figuratively speaking) of your heritage, but provides a soundtrack to accompany it thanks to Spotify. What is the sound of you? AncestryDNA teamed up with @Spotify to give you a custom playlist based on your DNA.…
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Mobile phones are the great equalizer. Residing in each of our pocket’s is a device that shifts the balance of power, if slightly, from those who have it, to those who ensure they don’t abuse it. Whether used as a deterrent or to document horrific overreach, the mobile phone has become an important part of life in 2018, and for reasons few could have predicted when they launched. A new Siri shortcut adds another tool to the arsenal of those who document these encounters with police. With the release of iOS 12 last week came a new automation app, Shortcuts.…
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