Monday June 1, 2020 Twitter added a “public interest notice” to a tweet from President Trump as protests raged over the death of George Floyd in a confrontation with police. “We’ve taken action in the interest of preventing others from being inspired to commit violent acts, but have kept the Tweet on Twitter because […]
Tuesday May 26, 2020 Apple and Google offered the first public version of their exposure notification API, created to help notify people of potential exposure to others who have been diagnosed with coronavirus. “What we’ve built is not an app — rather public health agencies will incorporate the API into their own apps that […]
Monday May 18, 2020 Facebook acquired GIF-making and sharing website Giphy, which will integrate with the Instagram team. “People will still be able to upload GIFs; developers and API partners will continue to have the same access to Giphy’s APIs; and Giphy’s creative community will still be able to create great content,” Vishal Shah, […]
Monday May 11, 2020 Google and Facebook informed employees that most of them won’t be coming to the office anytime soon. Google will begin opening its doors in June, but only 10-15% of staff will be allowed in any one location at first, and most will be required to stay home until 2021. Facebook, […]
Monday May 4, 2020 Twitter reported record quarterly user growth, adding 14 million daily active users during 1Q20, an increase of 24% year-over-year. “More people than ever are coming to Twitter to learn about COVID-19, to connect with their interests, and to find people with common experience,” said Twitter in its letter to shareholders. […]
Monday April 27, 2020 Who’s Zooming who? Facebook is rolling out video calling feature Messenger Rooms, allowing users to host up to 50 people for a video call, with no time limit. Users who create a Messenger room from Messenger or Facebook can invite anyone to join – including people without Facebook – and […]
Monday April 20, 2020 Apple introduced a new iPhone SE, a compact 4.7” with Touch ID, a single rear-facing camera, the fastest chip in a smartphone – and a $399 starting price. “The first iPhone SE was a hit with many customers who loved its unique combination of small size, high-end performance and […]
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Monday April 6, 2020 Google publicly released a set of mobile location data used in ad targeting, to provide insights into what has changed in response to work from home, shelter in place and other policies aimed at flattening the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic. “These reports have been developed to be helpful […]
Monday March 30, 2020 Tech companies joined with the World Health Organization for a hackathon, #BuildforCOVID19, to help battle the coronavirus pandemic. Teams from Microsoft, Slack, Pinterest, Twitter, TikTok and more are working to build tools to address “the health, economic and community challenges coming from the outbreak,” wrote Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg […]
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