Closed captions are crucial for the viewing experience of lots of people: anyone who watched Game of Thrones and wanted to know what was going on, every person who likes those out of context Twitter accounts, people who want to watch videos on the subway but don’t have their headphones, multitaskers,...
“These materials may have been obtained through hacking,” reads the disclaimer affixed to a tweet linking to a story from independent news outlet, The Grayzone. Leaked files show Reuters’ & the BBC’s role in covert British Foreign Office programs to effect “attitudinal change” &...
On Feb. 24, T-Mobile is launching a new data plan for those with 5G-enabled smartphones. It’s called Magenta Max, and it essentially replaces the provider’s Magenta Plus plan. For $57 per-line-per-month, you’ll get unlimited talk, text, and data, along with unlimited premium data (i.e.,...
Facebook has long shown its preference for right-wing content, but a new report has made it clearer than ever. On Sunday, BuzzFeed News published a piece featuring comments from former policy employees at Facebook. In it, they detailed how Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg would often personally...
A new piece of malware has been detected on almost 30,000 Macs (so far), and it appears that security types can’t quite pinpoint the malware’s motives. Researchers over at Red Canary, a security operations firm where the malware was first discovered, have named it “Silver Sparrow”...
WhatsApp confirmed in January that its updated privacy policy will go into effect starting May 15. With only a few months left, the company says its users will lose access to all the features that matter if they don’t agree to it. In an email obtained by TechCrunch, originally sent to one of WhatsApp’s...
When it comes to artificial intelligence, it seems that Google and ethics don’t mix. The tech giant is back in the news this week after Margaret Mitchell, who until Friday worked as the lead of Google’s Ethical AI team, announced her firing via Twitter. Mitchell’s unceremonious canning...
You just hate to see it. The Amazon-owned streaming platform Twitch made a mess of things Friday during a livestream, and it couldn’t have happened to a nicer band. Specifically, Metallica, known for (among other things) its 2000 lawsuit against the music-sharing service Napster, was streaming...
The wheelchair features collapsible wheels that allow it to take up 60% less space. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Planes, Wheelchair, Foldable, and Future Blink Original Article
App Store developers that charge exorbitant prices for their apps or in-app purchases better have a good reason to justify it. Apple is looking to crack down on apps that’s prices “do not reflect the value of the features and content offered to the user.” Basically, if Apple thinks a developer...
