WhatsApp is using Status stories to make users feel better about their privacy
WhatsApp is apparently using Status messages — the app’s take on Stories — to set users’ minds at ease. Users of the Facebook-owned messaging app in the U.S. and UK…
Amazon’s Ring worked with more cops than ever before in 2020
While the rest of us spent 2020 trying to reckon with the atrocities of police brutality and racism embedded into the American justice system, Amazon’s Ring spent it doubling down…
Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga make for a riveting pair in ‘Passing’
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Elon Musk’s explosive SpaceX rocket test reportedly violated its FAA license
Back in December 2020, SpaceX staged a test in which it launched a rocket that’s meant to one day bring us closer to Mars than ever before. Then, on its…
White House press secretary answers Twitter’s questions about a First Cat and ice cream
Can we just take a moment to bask in this newly released White House video that’s not just wholesome and informative, but also framed around answering social media’s pressing questions…
The Sunday Scaries hit different in a pandemic. Here’s how to help ease them.
“Sunday Funday” my ass. Pardon my language, but have you ever tried to have fun on a Sunday? Don’t get me wrong, a grand finale to the weekend is possible.…
Make connecting your AirPods to your Mac even easier with this app
Products featured here are selected by our partners at StackCommerce.If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. AirBuddy makes connecting AirPods to your…
John Krasinski singing ‘The Office’ theme song is the happiest we’ve been in a year
Saturday Night Live tried not go overboard with The Office sketches for host John Krasinski, but the few references that did drop were extremely satisfying. In one sketch, Krasinski joined…
Weird ‘SNL’ returns with John Krasinski as the father of demon twins
Zoom interviews can be full of awkwardness — and that’s when your interrupting kids aren’t the antichrist. Saturday Night Live cast host John Krasinski as a stock market expert and…
Relive the dramatic Apollo 14 launch and moon landing, 50 years later
On Jan. 31, 1971, NASA sent the Apollo 14 mission skyward. The eighth crewed mission in the Apollo program (and third one to reach the surface of the Moon) lifted…