Facebook’s new audio-calling app lets you share when you’re available to talk
Facebook's experimental apps division has launched a new audio-calling app called CatchUp that lets you broadcast when you're available to take a call.
Six clever ways to decide what to watch on Netflix
Here are a bunch of clever apps and websites including Flixi and Taste that use smart methods to offer personalized TV and movie recommendations on the fly.
New Google and Adidas smart insole can turn your soccer moves into FIFA rewards
Google is teaming up with Adidas to launch a new connected insole that can track and turn your soccer moves into digital rewards on the EA’s FIFA Mobile game.
Netflix subscribers run into fewer service problems, new study finds
A new J.D. Power study claims that Netflix subscribers face the least number of service problems followed by Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, and the rest.
Sony wants to make cameras smarter with an onboard A.I. chip
Sony has announced two new 12.3-megapixel image sensors that come equipped with dedicated A.I. chips for applying machine learning to camera data locally.
I loved working from home until the pandemic made it mandatory
Remote work is, at long last, under the spotlight due to the coronavirus, but the grim reality is this isn’t the remote work I know and love.
You’ll soon be able to video call your Tinder matches
Match Group said it’s developing a one-on-one video chatting feature for its premier dating app, Tinder, and plans to roll it out sometime later this year.
Coronavirus lockdowns could be accelerating the death of cable
A new survey found coronavirus lockdowns could be accelerating cord-cutting and 64% of U.S. households have either canceled cable or are planning to soon.
Twitter is sharing more data with advertisers and you can no longer opt out
To continue operating as a free service, Twitter says it will now share more of your data with advertisers and most users will not be able to opt out.
YouTube set to take on TikTok with a new feature called Shorts
YouTube is reportedly developing a new TikTok-like section that will live inside its main apps. Called Shorts, it will ofeature an endless feed of short videos.
Why everyone is watching livestreams of normal life amid social distancing
Being stuck in their homes has left many of us uneasy, but some people are finding solace in live webcam views of normal everyday life amid social distancing.
The coronavirus crisis makes it clear: We’re not ready for an online-first world
With countries in lockdown, people are now increasingly relying on the internet for work and play, but this foray into an online-first world is not going well.
Tesla, other carmakers could repurpose factories to build ventilators
Elon Musk says he will repurpose factories to build ventilators if there’s a shortage amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. GM and Ford could chip in as well.
Alphabet-owned Verily pilots a coronavirus screening website in California
Google's life sciences research sister company, Verily, is debuting a coronavirus risk screening and testing website in California.
Twitter makes work from home mandatory for all of its 4,900 employees
A day after WHO declared coronavirus a pandemic, Twitter is making work from home mandatory for all of its 4,900 employees across the world.
