Meta Quest 4: Here’s we want from the next big VR headset
Ready for the Meta Quest 4? Considering how big of an upgrade the Quest 3 was when it launched in 2023, Meta’s next release could have amazing new features that…
Google Blocks California Websites in Fight Over Paying for News
Google began blocking access to California news outlets for some users in the state, according to an announcement from the tech giant on Friday. And it’s all because Google is…
Instagram Will Blur Out Nudes in DMs to Fight ‘Financial Sextortion’
This story originally appeared on Quartz. Meta on Thursday announced a new tool for Instagram direct messages to protect kids and teens from predators trying to elicit nudes and “sextort”…
Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook Down After Suffering Major Outage
File photo of a woman checking her phone during an Instagram outage in 2021.Photo: Ed Jones (Getty Images) Meta platforms Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram are experiencing a global outage with…
10 Modern ‘Mechanical Turks’: When Automation Is Just Humans in Disguise
A young boy in England operating a thread-making machine in 1909.Photo: Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive (Getty Images) Amazon’s grocery stores ditched their “Just Walk Out” technology on Tuesday, though it…
Google Maps Is Officially the Greatest App of All Time
Graphic: Gizmodo After 31 days in the trenches of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge, Google Maps has emerged victorious! If you’re just tuning in, you can read all about our…
Incognito Mode Not Helping, What Wi-Fi Really Means, Sam Altman Is That Likes, and More Tech News
Photo: Ramsey Cardy (Getty Images) Meta has lots of data through Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook, but that’s not enough for them. Court filings unsealed last week allege Meta created an…
Project Ghostbusters: Facebook Accused of Using Your Phone to Wiretap Snapchat
Meta has lots of data through Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook, but that’s not enough for them. Court filings unsealed last week allege Meta created an internal effort to spy on…
Politicians Who Voted to Ban TikTok May Own as Much as $126 Million in Tech Stocks
Financial disclosures show that members of Congress who voted for the so-called “TikTok ban” last week may own between $29 million and $126 million worth of stock in competing tech…
Zuckerberg Swiped Elon’s Big Swiping Idea
Mark Zuckerberg began testing a horizontal swiping feature on Wednesday for his pet project, Threads, the app whose main purpose seems to be trolling Elon Musk. The feature appears to…