Google Chrome uses FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts) to provide visibility into user data to any website. To help websites recognize and target individuals, FLoC places each user in an ID group. To avoid this data flow, DuckDuckGo, a competitor of Google search engine, has come forward with an extension for Google Chrome that can […]
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Facebook plans to go after Clubhouse — and podcasts — with a suite of new audio products
Facebook wants you to start talking, and listening, on Facebook. Sources say the social network is planning to announce a series of products — some of which won’t appear for some time — under the umbrella of “social audio” on Monday. They include Facebook’s take on Clubhouse, the audio-only social network that grew rapidly last […]
Google introducing a feature in Chrome 90 to create links to highlighted text on a webpage
An upcoming feature in Chrome 90 will allow users to create a link to a section of a website that they’ve highlighted. First launched as a browser extension called Link to Text Fragment last year, Google has now added the feature within Chrome itself. The new feature is still rolling out to users; I wasn’t […]
New photos claim to show smaller iPhone 13 notch compared to iPhone 12
Newly leaked images today claim to offer yet another look at the iPhone 13’s redesigned notch. These images are similar to ones we saw earlier this week, but they provide a clearer look at the changes and a comparison to the iPhone 12 notch. The images were shared on Twitter by DuanRui and appear to […]
It’s official: DJI is moving into self-driving cars
DJI has just upstaged the launch of its own DJI Air 2S drone by announcing a new sub-brand called DJI Automotive – the new home for its self-driving car tech. Rumors earlier in the week had suggested the drone maker might be moving into autonomous driving, which is a good fit for DJI considering its […]
New York State just passed a law requiring ISPs to offer $15 broadband
Internet should become a lot more affordable in New York after Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that requires all Internet Service Providers operating in New York state to offer a $15 a month broadband option for low-income consumers. According to NY Assembly member Amy Paulin (via Bloomberg), the average price of broadband in New […]
San Francisco’s Clipper transit card gets iPhone and Apple Watch support
You can now use an iPhone or an Apple Watch to pay for your daily commute in the Bay Area. Apple and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission have launched support for Clipper, Bay Area’s all-in-one reloadable transit card, on those devices. That gives you a contactless way to pay for bus, train and ferry rides on the BART and 23 […]
Galaxy Z Fold 3 rumored to feature an unannounced chip, could it be Samsung’s AMD-based SoC?
When it comes to Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3’s specs, its chipset is something of a missing puzzle. The common assumption was that it would be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC, but it now looks like the South Korean company has a surprise in store. Prolific leaker Ice Universe claims that Galaxy Z […]
Robinhood and Coinbase top Apple App Store
Watch out social media, finance apps are becoming a more popular form of entertainment on people’s phones. Trading platforms Robinhood and Coinbase grabbed the top two spots in Apple’s App Store this week as Americans turn their attention to stock and cryptocurrency markets. Robinhood notched the no. 1 spot on Friday, followed by crypto trading […]
Hide or show the Likes? Instagram and Facebook are giving some users the choice
In a nutshell: Instagram and Facebook will be testing a new feature that gives users the option of hiding the Like counts on their posts. Instagram has been experimenting with hiding the Like count since 2019. It’s long been known that the pressure some people feel to get huge numbers of Likes can lead to […]
New feature on Google Earth shows you the astonishing effects of climate change
A new video feature on Google Earth app can pull up four decades worth of satellite imagery, showing how devastating climate change has affected the planet. The glaciers, beaches, forests, whatever one has on their minds can be viewed in vivid details on how the world around is changing, The Associated Press reported. On Thursday, […]
DJI unveils the Air 2S drone with 20-megapixel camera
It’s barely been a month since DJI unveiled a new drone, and the company already has another to show. This time, it’s the Air 2S, the latest iteration of its medium-sized camera drone. Note the absence of the Mavic branding, indicating we might be seeing more of a shift in how the company pitches each […]