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Tinder users at SXSW are trying to hook up with a robot

Jan 30, 2024

A profile has been popping on Tinder this week for users in Austin. Many of the attendees of the SXSW...

The Wikimedia Foundation is suing the DOJ and the NSA

Jan 30, 2024

The Department of Justice and the NSA are being sued by the Wikimedia Foundation with the goal of ending "this mass...

Check out Pinterest’s first annual transparency report

Jan 30, 2024

Transparency reports have pretty much become a must-have for Internet companies, with the big companies like Facebook and Google releasing massive...

Steam Machines will cost you anywhere from $460 to $5,000

Jan 30, 2024

We've already established that Valve's highly-anticipated Steam Machines will finally be hitting the market this November, but what will the...

MapD wants to revolutionize how companies process big data

Jan 30, 2024

Big data is like the oil of the digital age, with companies spending billions of dollars trying to turn it...

We have the virtual reality headsets, all we need is games

Jan 30, 2024

Sony's most recent virtual reality headset prototype is hardly a prototype at all. While the company is still making a...

What kind of effects will virtual reality have on shopping?

Jan 30, 2024

Oculus Rift may have started off as a gaming-centric virtual reality headset but Facebook's acquisition of the headset's creators has...

Facebook hasn’t given up on its Snapchat clone just yet

Jan 30, 2024

Facebook tried to emulate Snapchat with its Slingshot app with minimal success, but the company hasn't given up yet. In order...

Nextdoor raises $110 million to expand its neighborhood social network

Jan 30, 2024

Nextdoor is unique in the world of social networking in that it focuses more on building local communities by connecting...

Mark Zuckerberg believes phones are the future of everything

Jan 30, 2024

Mobile devices are the future of... well... everything. At least, that's how Facebook sees it and the company is doing...

iOS 8 has finally reached 75% adoption among iOS users

Jan 30, 2024

We reported earlier today that the latest version of Google's mobile operating system only has a 3.3% share of the...

Most developers believe the PC is the most important gaming platform

Jan 30, 2024

PC gaming has had to overcome some difficulties over the past few years but it has now reached a point...