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Report: Instagram set to become a more popular news source than Twitter

The use of Instagram as a news source has reportedly doubled since 2018. The photo-sharing app is especially popular for news for people between ages 18 and 24.
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Android 11 public beta will debut during livestream, Google says

The announcement will take place on June 3 via YouTube beginning at 8 a.m. PT. The event will include a Q&A where people can tweet their Android 11 questions.

Microsoft won’t sell facial recognition technology to police

Microsoft announced it would not sell its facial recognition surveillance software to law enforcement, joining other tech companies like IBM and Amazon.
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No Man’s Sky adds crossplay and will join Xbox Game Pass

The latest No Man's Sky update landing on June 11 will add crossplay, allowing PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC users to play together for the first time.
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Siri and Google Assistant say they now support Black Lives Matter

By asking Siri and Google Assistant if Black lives matter, the voice assistants answer in support. The assistants also have an answer for, "Do all lives matter?"
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Snapchat will stop promoting Trump’s account

President Donald Trump’s Snapchat account will not be removed, but Snapchat said that his account will no longer be promoted on Snapchat’s Discover homepage.
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AMC Theatres says it may go out of business

AMC Theatres said its 1,000 locations across the globe might go out of business due to the significant impact of revenue loss from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Tech advocates say Trump’s executive order could ruin the internet

If President Trump's executive order on removing Section 230 were to be enforced, we would have a very different version of social media as we know it today.
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HBO Max wades into the streaming wars on May 27

The HBO Max streaming service will reportedly have 10,000 hours of content at launch. Expect to find favorites like Friends, South Park, Doctor Who, and more.
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Star Wars: The High Republic series delayed

Star Wars: The High Republic, the highly anticipated new series of adult and young adult novels, comic books, and multimedia projects, will debut early in 2021.
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Amazon has reportedly set a new date for Prime Day

Amazon will reportedly change its popular Prime Day from July to September, allowing for a wider variety of products to ship without their current delays.
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Facebook’s Shops give small businesses an Etsy-like place to sell goods online

Facebook Shops would look and feel like a Facebook page where business owners can easily list their items and where customers can make a direct purchase.
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Here’s how Google Chrome is about to get more secure

Google Chrome updates include making it easier to manage cookies, a new tool that tells you if any of your saved passwords have been compromised, and more.
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SpaceX forced to delay its eighth Starlink launch until Tuesday

SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket with another batch of 60 internet-supporting Starlink satellites this weekend on Sunday, May 17 at 12:53 a.m. Pacific Time. 
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Google Chrome will start blocking most battery-draining ads automatically

Google Chrome will begin to automatically block those annoying, resource-heavy ads that can drain battery life starting at the end of August.
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We might finally see AR Apple glasses in 2022, according to one analyst

Ming-Chi Kuo confirmed the 2022 timeline through supply chain information from a company that is reportedly working with Apple on the company's AR glasses.
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Facebook will reportedly pay $52 million to employees who suffered PTSD

Facebook has reportedly reached a settlement to pay out to 11, 250 employees that have developed PTSD as a result of their jobs as content moderators.
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How to move your Google Play library over to YouTube Music

Subscribers have access to both services for now, but to prepare for the transition to YouTube Music, Google laid out steps on how to move your music over.
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Alamo Drafthouse offers on-demand service for a stay-at-home world

The Alamo On Demand platform is available on its website. You can rent, and in some cases buy, a variety of new releases, eclectic films, and classic favorites.
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New York Attorney General and Zoom reach agreement on privacy concerns

Zoom implemented a 90-day plan on April 1 to enhance its platform’s safety and security policies as a response to Attorney General Letitia James' concerns.
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Senior Amazon engineer pushes back against ‘chickenshit’ comments

Senior Amazon engineer Brad Porter called former employee Tim Bray's comments “simply wrong" and "deeply offensive to the core" in a post on LinkedIn this week.
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Here’s what Facebook’s new Oversight Board looks like

The 20 initial members include a former prime minister, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, a former editor-in-chief, professors at top universities, and more.
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California sues Uber, Lyft to force them to make drivers employees

Uber and Lyft allegedly violated California's new Assembly Bill 5 law that makes app-based companies identify contractors as regular employees of the company.
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Apple’s virtual Worldwide Developers Conference will kick off on June 22

Apple's annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC), which allows developers early access to future updates, will take place online starting on June 22.
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Apple still managed to make billions in profit despite coronavirus

Despite U.S. Apple stores being closed since mid-March, Apple reported $58.3 billion in revenue in the second quarter of 2020 -- a 1% increase from last year.
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Elon Musk rips coronavirus lockdowns, tweeting ‘FREE AMERICA NOW’

Musk also praised a few articles that talked about the reopening of America, including how many Texas businesses plan to open back up again on Friday.
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Apple and Google betas give first look at contact-tracing API

Google and Apple's contact-tracing API beta allows app developers to work with health officials to build the final location-tracking apps for people to use.
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Ford’s plan for Rivian-powered, electric Lincoln SUV canceled due to coronavirus

Ford’s plan for an all-electric Rivian-powered Lincoln SUV has reportedly been canceled over the coronavirus, though the companies will still work together.

Hulu was down for iOS, Apple device users Tuesday

People with an Apple device trying to access Hulu's iOS app were experiencing issues with video streaming and logging into their account on Tuesday morning.
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Sen. Josh Hawley calls for criminal antitrust investigation into Amazon

While it's first time Amazon has been singled out on its own, it’s not the first time the retail giant has been involved in antitrust talk from the government.
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Trump says Silicon Valley execs will join ‘Opening the Country’ council

The Opening the Country Council's tech group will include Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Apple's Tim Cook, Google's Sundar Pichai, and Microsoft's Satya Nadella.
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Snapchat goes down: Here’s the latest on the outage

If Snapchat isn’t working for you right now, you aren’t the only one: The popular app is down. Many people are having trouble sending and receiving snaps. 
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Legendary meme site YTMND is back online to distract us all

“You’re the Man Now, Dog!,” the internet’s most nostalgic meme website, is back up to entertain us all in these trying times with both new and old content.
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Everything you need to know about the new Fitbit Charge 4

There's a slew of new features in the Fitbit Charge 4 that people have been asking for, as well as the usual features that you have come to know and love.