The FCC has approved $7.17 billion in funding to help students, school staff, and library patrons access hotspots and connected devices to use at home. The Emergency Connectivity Fund Program will allow schools and libraries to purchase equipment to be…
The National Association of Attorneys General called on Facebook in an open letter to abandon plans for an Instagram platform focused on children under the age of 13. The letter has been signed by 44 different state-level attorneys general (including…
Social audio platform Clubhouse is releasing its Android app after more than a year of iOS exclusivity. It will be available in beta on Google’s mobile OS today in the US, allowing users to sign up and participate in its…
Apps on Google Play will need to show the details about what data they collect, starting next year. The apps will also be required to show other information about their privacy and security practices, in a new safety section in…
Apple has announced that it is awarding II-VI, a Pennsylvania-based optical technology company, with $410 million. The amount will be given from Apple’s Advanced Manufacturing Fund. Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted that the company’s tech helps power Apple’s FaceID, Memoji,…
Twitter has started rolling out a new Tip Jar feature on its Android and iOS apps, which will allow users to send money directly to their favorite accounts. To use the tip jar, simply tap on the freshly added dollar…
Facebook has announced Neighborhoods is now available across Canada and is coming soon to four US cities. Neighborhoods is a Facebook’s Nextdoor competitor. The US locations being targeted are Charlotte, North Carolina; San Diego, California; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Newark,…
Twitter announced Tuesday that it has purchased a start-up news app- ad-free newsreader Scroll that will allow the company to bolster the user experience of its forthcoming subscription service. The global one-to-many messaging platform did not disclose how much it…
Verizon has sold AOL and Yahoo to Apollo Global Management in a deal said to be worth $5 billion, about half of the nearly $9 billion Verizon originally paid for the pair. Verizon will maintain a 10 percent stake in…
Facebook added a notice within its iOS app telling users the information it collects from other apps and websites can “help keep Facebook free of charge.” A similar message was seen on Instagram’s iOS app, Facebook is the parent company…
