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The iconic museum recently announced a partnership with Intel and Linden Lab (creators of Second Life) that turns its current exhibition, No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man, into a virtual experience on Linden Lab’s social VR platform. Just as artists and curators are creating or commissioning virtual...
Activists are in an uproar after Facebook removed an event in its recent crackdown on “inauthentic content.” In spite of the fact the event in question was created by a page which generates said inauthentic content, the would-be attendees say they were planning to go and Facebook‘s deletion of the event undoes...
In the book, Brennan-Jobs describes life with her struggling mother, Chrisann Brennan, while her mysterious genius father Steve Jobs popped in and out. Her character was prominent in Aaron Sorkin’s movie Steve Jobs–the precocious little girl whose father, the cofounder of Apple, kept denying he was...
The Fortnite phenomenon is big enough to thrive without Google’s help. Epic Games is making a power move as it brings Fortnite to Android phones: Instead of distributing the game through the Google Play Store, Epic will ask users to download it from the company’s own website, The Verge reports. Depending...
Around 100 goats were reportedly roaming the streets of Boise and it’s unclear why. This morning, Twitter users were granted a rare reprieve from the daily headlines. Instead of another gut-wrenching story about some political catastrophe, Idaho local news reporter Joe Parris sent a tweet about a goat...
Around 100 goats are reportedly roaming the streets of Boise and it’s unclear why. This morning, Twitter users were granted a rare reprieve from the daily headlines. Instead of another gut-wrenching story about some political catastrophe, Idaho local news reporter Joe Parris sent a tweet about a goat...
BlackBerry unveiled its Key2 Android-based handset just two months ago, and the brand is already set to launch a couple more devices through Optiemus, its hardware partner in India. The new Evolve and Evolve X don’t have physical keyboards like the iconic models that made BlackBerry a household name, but they do...
The explosive growth of their AI voice assistants has Google, Apple, and Amazon racing to put your entire smartphone in an earpiece. In October 2016, an impressive group of tech industry royalty took the time to get a demonstration of a product from a startup called Doppler Labs. Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates and CEO...
As Facebook tightens up its API, Twitter/Facebook cross-posts are the latest casualty. Once again the hackers and data miners of the world are ruining everyone’s fun.Read Full Story
Trump would really hate it. In 1962, legendary graphic designer Raymond Loewy offered to give Air Force One a new look. Of the several sketches that Loewy proposed, President Kennedy chose one with red and gold coloring–and asked that it be rendered in blue, his and First Lady Jackie Kennedy’s...
Internet usage in Africa is growing, but not quickly enough for Google, which wants to give it a nudge to boost its user base on the continent. Things came to a head in July in this respect, with the company announcing it was partnering with Kenya’s third largest telecoms firm — Telkom — to launch commercial...
Influencers promote almost anything on social media from holidays to makeup to discount codes, and even fertility apps. Our feeds are flooded with #ad posts from influencers who are “loving” a recently released product. But how much trust should we put into a #sponsored post? Especially when that product is...
Audio hardware brand JBL is entering the smart display arena with its new Link View, which is powered by Google Assistant and costs $250. For the asking price, you get an 8-inch touchscreen, dual 10W speakers, a 5-megapixel front camera for video calls, and a PrivacySwitch feature that blocks the camera shutter and...
Before it was acquired by Facebook, WhatsApp used to display a banner in its app asking users to pay a nominal fee to use its messaging service after the first year. I’ve never paid that fee, and I don’t know anyone who has. But after nine years in existence, the company’s finally settled on a way to earn some...
You might have noticed an addition to Facebook‘s menu of reactions yesterday: A tiny airplane. This unidentified flying object disappeared as quickly as it appeared, but that didn’t stop users from undertaking some pretty weird — and utterly pointless — rituals to get it. You can plane react on Facebook for...
Plenty of Facebook pages are ready to show you how to get a hot new feature that Facebook has no plans of rolling out. So this is how Facebook scammers earn their wings?Read Full Story
Recently Leaked documents reveal Google might be ready to make a government-friendly, censored version of its search engine in order to gain access to the Chinese people. This would mark the company’s return to both the country and the government’s stringent censorship. The report from The Intercept revealed a...
It seems Ripple is really into celebs. Earlier today, the company announced former US President, Bill Clinton, will be speaking at its annual Swell conference – but it appears the cryptocurrency community on Twitter is not all that impressed. Just what Clinton has to do with cryptocurrencies and blockchains is...
Creator and director Terence Nance brings his stunning and distinct creative vision to HBO for a show like you’ve never seen before. Listen to the latest episode of Fast Company‘s podcast Creative Conversation featuring director Terence Nance on Apple Podcasts, RadioPublic, GooglePlay, or Stitcher.Read...
The censored version will restrict content related to human rights, democracy, and religion, insiders tell The Intercept. Google is working on a censored version of its search engine in China, which will restrict content related to human rights, democracy, and religion, insiders tell The Intercept. The custom Android...
Remember the time before our collective social media addiction? The freedom? The frolicking? The lack of people calling you a “snowflake libtard” after you make an innocuous comment? Wonderful days. Well, Facebook is trying to help us recover them. As we previously reported, the social media giant has announced...
Google has announced that it will be providing free high-speed Internet access via Wi-Fi hotspots Nigeria. Known as Google Station for Nigeria, the program aims to provide high quality and high-speed Wi-Fi hotspots across Nigeria in partnership with 21st Century, one of the largest fibre network providers in the...
If karaoke on the weekends isn’t enough for you to show off your vocals, you might like what Facebook has been caught working on. Researcher and code-breaker Jane Manchum Wong found a code which indicates that Facebook may introduce a ‘Talent Show’ feature where users would make use of Facebook’s recently...
Twitter is incredible (and horrendous) for so many reasons. It’s a great place to follow trending news stories, share your thoughts, get into fights with people who don’t share your thoughts, and more. It’s also an incredible place for exploring niche interests — ones you didn’t even know you had. This week,...
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