Category: <span>Tech News</span>

The feeling inside Facebook is mostly relieved as the company got through the 2020 U.S. election without any claims of foreign interference or rampant misinformation, two employees told CNBC. A third person who worked closely on the election characterized the mood as guarded, with continued vigilance necessary against posts that would encourage civil unrest. After preparing for the...

TikTok  is testing a new feature that allows users to directly from their TikTok profiles raise funds for causes and charities they care about. Those who are in the test group will find a new option when they click “Edit Profile” directing them to choose a nonprofit from a list of vetted organizations and charities, like...

While excitement for Apple Inc.’s new iPhones has helped boost the company’s share price to record highs, a nearly 40-year-old workhorse with stagnating sales in recent years is notching impressive growth: the Mac. Sales of the computer line rose 29% in the past quarter to a record $9 billion. Apple has seen huge interest in many...

Spotify Technology SA has agreed to acquire podcast advertising and publishing firm Megaphone in a deal that will help the streaming giant ramp up its ad business. The transaction values Megaphone at $235 million, according to its parent, Graham Holdings Co. Formerly an audio-content producer known as Panoply, the company has been operating as Megaphone...

Virgin Hyperloop has trialled its first ever journey with human passengers at more than 100mph in the Nevada desert. Richard Branson‘s new technology, considered to be the future of high-speed ground transport, carries people in pods which travel through vacuum tubes. The two passengers – Virgin Hyperloop executives Josh Giegel and Sara Luchian – reached...

WhatsApp has officially begun testing its disappearing messages feature. As spotted by WABetaInfo, an FAQ page on WhatsApp’s website entitled “about disappearing messages” says that, once the feature is enabled, both sent and received messages will delete after seven days. You can toggle this on and off for individual conversations, or for group conversations if you are an admin. ...

Video-snippet sharing sensation TikTok on Monday announced a deal to give users access to Sony Music Entertainment’s massive archive of hit tunes. The companies did not disclose financial terms of the agreement, which will let clips of music owned by Sony be used in TikTok posts. Social media platforms have wrangled with music companies over...

Spotify  confirmed today it has begun to roll out support for standalone streaming on its Apple Watch app. The feature had been spotted in testingback in September, and arrives roughly two years after Spotify debuted its dedicated Apple Watch app. With support for standalone streaming, users can listen to Spotify music or podcasts via a Wi-Fi connection or over...

If you’re looking for a microphone to either do some podcasting, record music, play games, or simply video chat, then you might be interested to learn that Razer has actually announced a new microphone in the form of the Razer Seiren Mini, which is essentially a smaller version of the company’s Seiren microphone. In terms...

Apple’s upcoming “One More Thing” event scheduled for November 10th, will be a major break with tradition in more ways than one: it will be the first time the company unveils an Apple laptop featuring its own custom Arm-based CPUs. Apple plans to debut three new laptops next week, one 13-inch MacBook Air and two...