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Remember Google Glass? If you don’t, it’s ok. The futuristic smart glasses ended up being a commercial failure, and were pulled from the market back in 2015 just a year after releasing. A few years later, Facebook is the next company that appears to be taking a stab at technologically advanced eyewear. New reports claim that the […]
It’s been nine years since the release of The Social Network, the Oscar-winning movie that explored the events surrounding Facebook‘s creation and rise. Now it’s no secret that a lot has happened to the company since the film’s theatrical debut, which is why Aaron Sorkin is convinced a sequel needs to happen. “First of all, I know a […]
A man has been charged with making threats against the mother of the late Purdue Uniersity superfan and cancer research enthusiast Tyler Trent, who died at the age of 20 one week ago. According to the Volusia County Sherrif’s Office, John Matthew Pinkham was arrested on Jan. 7 and hit with a felony charge for making written death threats, which […]
We didn’t need hackers to access Facebook users’ private messages—the company reportedly willingly gave it away fo’ free to companies like Spotify and Netflix. This is one of the several troubling tidbits unearthed by a long New York Times piece published on Tuesday about Facebook’s many data-sharing agreements with other tech companies. Internal documents from […]
Social media arguments have become ordinary in the information age. But for one Washington state man, this particular engagement has led to an end of a manhunt and a viral exchange. As reported by The Hill on Sunday (Dec. 9), 38-year-old Anthony Akers used Facebook’s comments section to ensure the Richland Police Department that he would […]
It’s been clear for a while now that numerous social media platforms, particularly Twitter and Instagram, have an issue with users artificially inflating their follower counts. As Deadline reports, however, Instagram is finally ready to do something about it, announcing that they will be cracking down on third-party apps that increase follower counts through illegitimate means. “This type […]
The Google walkout over sexual harassment policy is forcing discussions at companies across Silicon Valley. Away from Alphabet headquarters, Facebook is following Google‘s lead and changing its sexual harassment policy to remove a clause forcing claims to be settled in private arbitration. Facebook announced the move internally on Nov. 9, according to the Wall Street Journal. The news comes after […]
In tonight’s episode of I Am More: OBJ, Odell Beckham Jr. shares his thoughts about LeBron James and how the NBA legend inspires him both on and off the field. “I’m trying my very best to be like LeBron, to be a LeBron in my own way. But we’re not the same, you know? I feel different than […]
