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Can this wearable remind you to not get distracted?
2018-06-06

Foci will measure your breathing and learn when you get into a state of focus, and help remind you to not scroll through Instagram when your attention shifts. When it’s clipped to your waist, this small device tracks each breath you take, and then uses machine learning–and insights based on two decades...

Steam might get new chat features inspired by Discord
2018-06-06

If there’s one area where the industry-dominating platform Steam lags behind, it’s in the intricacy and usefulness of its chat function. That’s why reports that it’s bolstering voice chat and groups are encouraging. The details: A leaked screenshot, originally posted on Twitter and which can now be found on...

Here’s yet more evidence that your phone might be listening to you
2018-06-06

“Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.” “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you,” Joseph Heller wrote in Catch-22. He could very easily have been writing about the internet. We all...

The top trends of ecommerce from TNW2018: AR, China, and more
2018-06-06

Ecommerce giants like Alibaba are finding new ways to reinvent the online shopping experience. Where does that leave brick-and-mortar stores — will they adapt or die? At TNW Conference’s Marketplace track, we heard from ecommerce experts to see what lies in store… It looks like we’re going to see a radical...

Facebook confirms it shared data with Chinese phone makers, including Huawei
2018-06-06

Since 2012 the U.S. House Intelligence Committee warned American companies against dealing with Huawei due to its ties to China’s Communist Party and China’s military. After the New York Times broke the news this week that Facebook has been sharing information about users with major phone makers for...

Volkswagen announces it will end animal experiments
2018-06-06

Volkswagen had set up experiments on 10 macaque monkeys in airtight chambers, which they then spewed diesel exhaust at. The German carmaker has said it will no longer use animals to test the effects of diesel exhaust, CNBC reports. The move comes as Volkswagen tries to rehabilitate its image after the diesel...

Is H&M’s new influencer-driven line the future of fashion?
2018-06-06

The struggling fast-fashion giant’s new /Nyden brand collaborates with youth-oriented stars like Dua Lipa to create clothes that speak to their fan base. At H&M’s new youth-oriented /Nyden label, fashion designers are out, and entertainers and sports heroes are in. While the concept is nothing new...

Instagram will reportedly let users upload hour-long videos soon
2018-06-06

The Facebook-owned company has also had discussions with content creators and publishers in recent weeks about producing long-form video for the platform. Right now Instagram users are limited to sharing videos that are one minute are less. But the Wall Street Journal says that will expand 60 times to a maximum hour...

Leaked BlackBerry Key2 specs hint at serious battery endurance
2018-06-06

The BlackBerry Key2 launches tomorrow, and the leaks are coming thick and fast. Yesterday, we learned what it looks like. Today, with one day left before the official reveal, VentureBeat’s Evan Blass has dropped the entire specs list. full BlackBerry KEY2 specs pic.twitter.com/xwp6Qc2Srz — Evan Blass (@evleaks)...

Facebook copies Musical.ly’s lip syncing functionality for live video
2018-06-06

After stealing several features from Snapchat for use in its own app and in Instagram, Facebook is now taking a leaf out of Musical.ly’s book to introduce a lip-syncing feature in users’ live video broadcasts. When you choose to shoot a live video on your phone in Facebook’s mobile apps, you’ll now find an...

Yet again, Facebook is being sued over inflated video metrics
2018-06-05

A federal judge declined to toss a bid to force the network to appoint independent auditors, citing claims it’s made multiple advertising metric errors in recent years. Marketing companies suing Facebook over inflated video-viewing stats can seek a court-ordered outside audit of the social networking...

Why won’t Twitter suspend Iran’s Supreme Leader after threatening tweet?
2018-06-05

World leaders weigh in on the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s controversial tweet, which supposedly does not violate Twitter’s policies. A controversial tweet by Iran’s top leader has many (once again) questioning Twitter’s terms of service. On Sunday, the “supreme leader” Ayatollah...

Kate Spade has died in apparent suicide
2018-06-05

The beloved fashion designer is dead at 55. Fashion designer Kate Spade has reportedly died, according to the Associated Press. Officials told the AP that Spade was found hanging in her Manhattan apartment earlier this morning.Read Full Story

Here’s the letter two senators just sent Mark Zuckerberg about Facebook’s latest scandal
2018-06-05

Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) wrote a letter to Zuckerberg demanding answers to several questions. In the wake of Sunday night’s New York Times exposé reporting that Facebook offered mobile device manufacturers, including Apple and Samsung, access to private user information,...

Report: Quitting Facebook cost WhatsApp’s founders $1.3 billion
2018-06-05

The cofounders left that future payout on the table in deciding to walk away from Facebook. Thinking of quitting Facebook? It will cost you a certain amount of convenience.Read Full Story

WhatsApp’s founders reportedly hated working at Facebook’s campus
2018-06-05

The WhatsApp founders’ disagreements with Mark Zuckerberg reportedly went beyond business models and into workplace culture. WhatsApp founders Jan Koum and Brian Acton have reportedly had quite a contentious relationship with both Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg since Facebook acquired the messaging app in...

Facebook fundraising just got even better
2018-06-05

Tegan and Sara, Steph Curry, and more are taking advantage of the site’s improved fundraising tools. Facebook wants to make it even easier for people, companies, celebrities, dogs, celebrity dogs, etc. to raise money on its platform. Today, it announced a host of new features to help make fundraisers more...

DOJ to appeal court’s ruling that Trump can’t block people on Twitter
2018-06-05

The Department of Justice will appeal a Federal court ruling stating president Donald Trump cannot block people on Twitter. You read that right: A couple weeks back federal Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, ruled in favor of seven plaintiffs seeking to have...

“Star Wars” breakout Kelly Marie Tran is STILL facing racist trolls
2018-06-05

The breakout star of “The Last Jedi” should be having the time of her life, not mass-deleting Instagram posts to avoid the bile of bigots. At this time last year, Kelly Marie Tran’s most impressive IMDB credit was either her role in the indie horror anthology XOXO or her appearance on IFC’s...

This behavioral designer’s top brain hacks for beating distraction
2018-06-05

Author Nir Eyal shares a few tactics for controlling the “internal triggers” that lead our minds to wander while we’re trying to focus. Think back to this morning. Did you check your smartphone within 15 minutes of waking up? Nir Eyal would bet that you did–with 79% certainty. Why? Because...

Facebook and Google broke campaign laws, says Washington State
2018-06-05

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has charged Facebook and Google with violating decades-old state campaign finance laws that require disclosures for political ads. Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson charged Facebook and Google on Monday with violating decades-old state campaign finance laws...

This is what the BlackBerry Key2 looks like
2018-06-05

The BlackBerry Key2’s official announcement is scheduled for the end of this week. Unlike most phone launches, TCL has done a sterling job of keeping the KEY2 under wraps, with no real leaks to speak of. Until now, that is. VentureBeat’s Evan Blass (aka “EvLeaks”) came across the following images which depict...

Facebook kicks off pride month 2018 with a bunch of new stickers and backgrounds
2018-06-04

Facebook began its pride month celebration this year by launching a plethora of cool LGBTQ-themed features including profile frames, backgrounds, stickers, and more. The best part: these new features won’t be vanishing at the end of pride month like last year’s. The social media network unveiled the new features...

Breaking: Rue La La acquires Gilt Groupe
2018-06-04

Today, Rue La La acquires Gilt, creating the newly formed Rue Gilt Groupe. Today, Rue La La acquires Gilt, creating the newly formed Rue Gilt Groupe. Both are flash sale e-commerce sites that sell designer goods for discount prices. According to a statement released by Rue La La, the two brands will continue to exist...

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