Tech
“This Is Blackface”: White Actors Are Playing Black Characters In Virtual Reality Diversity Training
Mursion tells big corporate clients that its VR simulations will help teach racial sensitivity. But the actors playing its Black characters are often white.
Emily Baker-White
Clearview AI Is Facing A $23 Million Fine Over Facial Recognition In The UK
The provisional decision comes after a series of BuzzFeed News investigations revealing widespread and sometimes unsanctioned use of the company’s facial recognition software around the world.
Richard Nieva
Jack Dorsey Has Stepped Down As Twitter CEO
Twitter's board has unanimously appointed Parag Agrawal as CEO.
Katie Notopoulos
It’s OK Not To Know About NFTs
Back in MY day, our tokens were fungible.
Katie Notopoulos
YouTube Will Hide Dislike Counts On Videos To Combat Harassment
The Google-owned video platform has had problems with “dislike mobs” harassing people by deliberately downvoting videos.
Richard Nieva
Why Facebook Shutting Down Its Old Facial Recognition System Doesn’t Matter
Facebook just made a big deal of shutting down its original facial recognition system. But the company’s pivot to the metaverse means collecting more personal information than ever before.
Emily Baker-White
Australia Has Ordered Clearview AI To Delete All Facial Recognition Data Belonging To Its Citizens
The move follows a pair of BuzzFeed News investigations revealing widespread and sometimes unsanctioned use of the company’s facial recognition software by law enforcement agencies around the world.
John Paczkowski
Is Netflix Good For The Jews?
First Shtisel, then Unorthodox, then My Unorthodox Life, with more in the works: The algorithm has found a huge audience that can’t get enough content about Haredi Jews. Not everyone is happy about it.
Joseph Bernstein
Facebook's New Name Is Meta
CEO Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is now metaverse first, not Facebook first.
Katie Notopoulos
Apple’s New AirPods Are Pandemic-Proof
Improved sound and battery life are nice, but the shorter stems are what make AirPods 3 great.
Katie Notopoulos
What Should The New Name For Facebook Be?
Facebook wants to rebrand itself. We're here to help.
Katie Notopoulos
Facebook’s New Portal Go Is Nearly Perfect For Kids, Except It’s Horrible For Kids
It’s impossible to turn off the option to let kids watch movies and videos during calls with Grandma. [Update: Facebook says that it will change this feature starting in December.]
Katie Notopoulos
Apple Launches New MacBook Pros (with A Notch) And New AirPods
The new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips give a ton of power to new 14- and 16-inch laptops.
Katie Notopoulos
Crazy Days And Nights Readers Fear The Gossip Site Has Gone QAnon
“I don’t care about made up satanism or pedo rings… The very first post I read here was about Gary Busey trying to use gold doubloons as legitimate currency and tbh I would just like more of that please.”
Katie Notopoulos
This Virtual Classroom Company Made Millions During The Pandemic While Students Languished
Edgenuity offers to help schools pivot from “brick to click” during the pandemic, but to many parents, teachers, and students, the cost-saving program comes at the expense of a quality education.
Caroline O'Donovan
The Refreshing Lack Of Diet Culture In Emily Mariko’s TikToks
The 29-year-old’s cooking videos are blissfully anti–diet culture.
Stephanie McNeal
Facebook, Instagram, And WhatsApp Are Back Online After A Long Outage
Facebook's apps were down for more than six hours.
Katie Notopoulos
How A Guy Who Tells You How To Buy A PS5 Accidentally Became The World’s Most Powerful Tech Journalist
A year ago, Matt Swider was a journeyman consumer tech reporter. Now he’s a celebrity.
Joseph Bernstein
An iPhone 13 Pro Review For Piglets
You don't even have to try is an incredible feature in a smartphone camera.
John Paczkowski
Would You Have Sex In Front Of Astro, Amazon’s New Robot Dog?
The most important question about Amazon's newest innovation.
Katie Notopoulos
Facebook Is “Pausing” Instagram For Kids
“We believe building 'Instagram Kids' is the right thing to do, but we're pausing the work,” Instagram’s head wrote on the company blog.
Katie Notopoulos
Do NOT Say Mark Zuckerberg Was Riding An Electric Surfboard
“I mean, it is defamation.”
Katie Notopoulos
How Gabby Petito’s Killing Went Viral
True crime enthusiasts have always been around, but the internet has taken amateur sleuthing to new heights.
Stephanie McNeal
Back Off, Grandma, I'm Working Remotely From My Portal
Facebook’s new battery-powered Portal is portable and intended for your boss AND your grandparents.
Katie Notopoulos
Amazon Sellers Are Price Gouging Horse Dewormer Because People Want To Eat It
A $7 horse deworming treatment is commanding prices as high as $45 on Amazon thanks to unfounded claims that it is a cure for COVID.
Katie Notopoulos
The D’Amelios Need To Talk About Money
Wealth is omnipresent on the new Hulu reality series The D’Amelio Show, and in the lives of powerhouse influencer families generally. So why won’t they address it?
Tanya Chen
Apple Unveiled New iPhones And A New iPad Mini
Better camera, faster chip. Steve Jobs’ fairly consequential idea continues to improve at the expected rate. Plus, new iPads!
Joseph Bernstein
The New Apple Watch Is Big Enough To Type On
But how would you explain this miracle of technological sophistication to the simple people of the past?
Joseph Bernstein
A Facebook Watchdog Group Appeared To Cheer A Law That Could Hurt Journalists
The Real Facebook Oversight Board wants content moderation, and it wants it now. What happens when journalists are targeted?
Joseph Bernstein
Facebook Is Making Camera Glasses, Ha Ha Oh No
Ray-Ban Stories can take photos and videos with a touch of a button and send them to your phone.
Katie Notopoulos
