Oculess is More Facebook wants one billion people to try out its new VR headset. Cheaper headsets from its Oculus brand will hopefully boost Facebook’s attempt to make virtual reality a part of eve…
Hit the Road @Jack
Twitter Suspends Rose McGowan Twitter temporarily suspended Rose McGowan’s account while she was using the platform to speak out against sexual harassment in the midst of allegations surrounding Ho…
Google’s Fly on the Wall
Little Brother is Listening A tech reviewer who owned an early release of Google Home Mini discovered his device was recording audio 24/7 and sending the recordings to Google. These smart speakers …
AIM Loses Its Game
Only 90s Kids Will Remember This You’ll finally be able to get rid of your embarrassing AIM screen names this December. AOL Instant Messenger announced it will be discontinuing after a 20 year run.…
Pixel Buds Are a Tourist’s Best Buds
Study Abroad Will Never Be the Same Google is launching Pixel Buds for $159 in November. They don’t look like your typical in-ear headphones, and they sure don’t work like them either. The buds are…
“Alexa, I’ll see you in India.”
Amazon’s Global Echo Amazon is bringing Echo devices to India, the world’s second most populous country, at the end of October. India is saturated with many e-commerce companies, such as Flipkart a…
Space… The Final Frontier
Beam Me Up, Musky! SpaceX is going all in. According to CEO Elon Musk, the company is working on a next-generation rocket called the BFR, or Big F*cking Rocket. The BFR will be able to go to the Mo…
Twitter Releases Information about Russian Activity
Make America Transparent Again Twitter disclosed its suspension for some of the 201 accounts linked to Russian-backed Facebook pages during the 2016 presidential election. The site also received ov…
Early Birds Double down on Twitter
Twitter’s Bird Gains Some Weight Twitter is testing a new 280-character limit with a small group of users. The original 140-character limit was difficult since some languages, like English, take tw…
Zuckerberg Decides to Share His Shares
The One Time Oversharing on Facebook is Okay Sharing is caring (or at least it might get you out of a lawsuit). Facebook abandoned its plan to alter the company’s share structure as investors sough…