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Facebook has promised to activate Safety Check during more disasters
Social media has proven to be an invaluable tool for people seeking assistance or information following the recent Paris attacks, especially the Safety Check tool that Facebook decided to implement. Basically,...
Twitter is ditching one of its oldest features so it can mimic Facebook
Twitter has been mimicking Facebook here and there for a while now, but this really takes the cake. The service decided to do away with the "favorite" button earlier today, and...
Microsoft claims the Surface Book will demolish the MacBook Pro
Most of what Microsoft announced at this morning's big press event was exciting, but not surprising. We've known about the two Lumia smartphones, the Microsoft Band 2, and the Surface Pro 4...
Self-driving taxis will be hitting Japanese roads next year
If there are two things that Japan is one of the undisputed masters of, it's robotics and transportation. That's why it's not all that surprising to see that the country...
Google Fiber might be coming to three more cities
The Google Fiber expansion has been painfully slow, and while that's probably not going to change anytime soon, people living in Irvine, Louisville, and San Diego will be pleased to...
Google has started expanding into the home services market
When you need to get in contact with a locksmith or plumber, Google is a great place to find them, but this usually involves clicking on a few search results...
Netflix will be 100% cloud-based by the end of the summer
Data centers are really expensive to maintain, which is why companies like Netflix that consume vast amounts of data prefer to use cloud-based systems. That's why the company has announced...
These glasses can protect you from facial-recognition systems
Facial-recognition is becoming mare advanced and more prevalent every day, and not all of us are comfortable with that. For the more privacy-conscious people out there, the National Institute of Informatics in Tokyo...
The OnePlus 2 will launch in two weeks for $329 or $389
In case you missed it, OnePlus officially announced the OnePlus 2 during the world'a first-ever virtual reality product announcement last night. While interesting, the event wasn't all that great, especially since...
YouTube now support 360-degree advertisements
YouTube has supported 360-degree videos for a while now, but only for user-submitted content. Now, in an effort to improve engagement with mobile users, Google has announced that 360-degree advertisements...
Facebook has acquired Israel-based Pebbles for $60 million
Israeli startups are a hot commodity in the tech world right now, especially the companies involved in more futuristic technology. That's why Facebook-owned Oculus VR turned to an Israel-based gesture-control startup Pebbles...
Google apologizes for calling black people “gorillas”
Advanced artificial intelligence is capable of level of pattern-finding and problem-solving that most people can barely even comprehend, but that doesn't mean the technology doesn't have a ways to go. Sometimes, even the...
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