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Stream raises $38M as its chat and activity 2021-03-04 14:17:29A lot of our communication these days with each other is digital, and today one of the companies enabling that — with APIs to build chat experie

TikTok launches ‘TikTok Q&A,’ a new feature for 2021-03-04 13:20:09Earlier this year, TikTok was spotted testing a new Q&A feature that would allow creators to more directly respond to their audience’s quest

WhatsApp adds voice and video calling to desktop 2021-03-04 03:00:47WhatsApp is rolling out support for voice and video calling to its desktop app, the Facebook-owned messaging service said Thursday, providing relief t

Twitter tests new e-commerce features for tweets 2021-03-03 17:10:34Twitter confirmed it’s testing a new way to display tweets that link out to e-commerce product pages — like products on a Shopify store, f

Facebook can save itself by becoming a B 2021-03-02 18:39:25In changing Facebook into a for-benefit corporation, Mark Zuckerberg could insulate himself against presidential rage while rehabilitating his reputat

TikTok calls in outside help with content moderation 2021-03-02 05:52:28TikTok is bringing in external experts in Europe in fields such as child safety, young people’s mental health and extremism to form a Safety Adv

Facebook will pay $650 million to settle class 2021-03-01 16:36:14Facebook was ordered to pay $650 million Friday for running afoul of an Illinois law designed to protect the state’s residents from invasiv

Twitter rolls out vaccine misinformation warning labels and 2021-03-01 15:42:24Twitter announced Monday that it would begin injecting new labels into users’ timelines to push back against misinformation that could disrupt t

Instagram launches ‘Live Rooms’ for live broadcasts with 2021-03-01 11:00:56Instagram today announced it’s adding a much-requested feature to its app with the launch of “Live Rooms,” which allow up to four pe

Daily Crunch: Facebook launches rap app 2021-02-26 18:10:34Facebook unveils another experimental app, Atlassian acquires a data visualization startup and Newsela becomes a unicorn. This is your Daily Crunch fo

Facebook launches BARS, a TikTok-like app for creating 2021-02-26 15:00:36Facebook’s internal R&D group, NPE Team, is today launching its next experimental app, called BARS. The app makes it possible for rappers to

Brandwatch is acquired by Cision for $450M, creating 2021-02-26 07:59:30Online consumer intelligence and social media listening platform Brandwatch has been acquired by Cision, best known for its media monitoring and media

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Porsche premieres longer, tougher electric Taycan: the Cross 2021-03-04 17:58:48A more spacious, adventure-seeking Porsche Taycan EV is coming soon. The Taycan Cross Turismo was unveiled Thursday as the newest Porsche electric veh

These swimming robots can put themselves back together 2021-03-04 15:53:39Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, developed self-repairing, swimming robots that can magnetically "heal" themselves.  R

Test your 'Coming to America' knowledge with director 2021-03-04 15:44:03Craig Brewer, the director behind the upcoming sequel Coming 2 America, tries his hand at trivia about the original Coming to America in this edition

Don't panic, but 'insect drones' exist now – 2021-03-04 15:20:04Researchers from MIT, Harvard, and the City University of Hong Kong developed insect-sized drones that look and move just like the real thing.  R

'Coming 2 America' is a heartfelt and hilarious 2021-03-04 15:00:00 Read more... More about Movie Review, Amazon Prime Video, Eddie Murphy, Entertainment, and Streaming Services

Prepare for spring cleaning with a Shark vacuum 2021-03-04 13:15:07Save $20: The Shark VACMOP Pro cordless hard floor vacuum mop is on sale for $79.99 at Amazon. Alternatively, buy two and pay just $77.99 for each as

QAnon Shaman defends storming the Capitol, says he 2021-03-04 11:53:49Nearly two months after Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the QAnon Shaman is defending his actions that day from his jail cell. The p

SpaceX’s third Starship prototype landed successfully. And then 2021-03-04 11:45:25The SN10 became the first of the SpaceX Starship prototypes to lift off, flip itself, and then land successfully. However, about ten minutes after lan

Restock alert: Here's where you can buy the 2021-03-04 11:42:35BACK IN STOCK: As of March 4, the Playstation 5 Pulse 3D wireless headset is up for grabs at Walmart for $97.99 and at Best Buy and the Playstation St

All the best robot vacuum deals to help 2021-03-04 11:19:00Ready to spring into spring cleaning? Here are the best robot vacuum deals as of March 4 that will keep your floors clean for you: BEST VACUUM AND MOP

It's no Peloton, but this folding exercise bike 2021-03-04 11:04:18Save $51.21: The portable and compact Exerpeutic folding magnetic upright exercise bike is on sale for $148.78, down from $199.99. Here at Mashable, w

Anyone using Adobe on Windows 10 should cop 2021-03-04 11:02:12Save up to 27%: The Microsoft Surface Dial and Microsoft Surface Precision Mouse are $24 and $27 off, respectively, as of March 4 — both ar

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How to Build an SEO Strategy for 2021 2021-02-12 07:00:00The E-Commerce Times discussed with Steve Wiideman, president and CEO of Wiideman Consulting Group, the essentials of how to build an SEO strategy for

Standing Out From the Crowd: Investor Selection Criteria 2021-02-10 09:14:00When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many investors began to hold their funds back and we're waiting to see how things unfold. But at the same time, crisi

E-Tailers Squandering a Fortune in 'NUMO' False Declines 2021-02-09 08:12:00Is your list of new business customers falling short due to issues with their rejected credit approvals? New User Missed Opportunity or "NUMO" is a

B2B Payments Industry Trends to Watch in 2021 2021-02-05 07:00:00At the start of 2020, it's doubtful that anyone would have guessed how much the pandemic would change almost everything. With that mindset, it almost

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Woman Loses Her Sight After Getting Eyeballs Tattooed 2021-03-01 15:51:22A 25-year-old woman will soon be blind in one eye and has totally lost sight in the other after getting her eyeballs colored black. Aleksandra Sadowsk

Countries That Vaccinated for COVID-19 and How It’s 2021-03-01 11:00:40Vaccination programs are currently on roll-out and countries that vaccinated for COVID-19 are talking. Questions are everywhere, and it is building up

Man didn’t want to go to work so 2021-02-26 16:26:57To get out of a double shift at work on Thursday, a man from Coolidge, Arizona decided to fake his own kidnapping. Sometimes you just don’t feel

Lady Gaga offers $500,000 for the return of 2021-02-25 17:12:42After her French bulldogs were stolen in a lurid attack on Wednesday night, Lady Gaga is offering a reward of $500,000 for their return. At approximat

Attorney whose pants caught fire during arson trial 2021-02-24 15:59:42The Miami attorney who drew global ill fame after his trousers lit on fire during an arson trial has been detained on a cocaine charge. 32-year-old St

First We Got the Corona, Now We Got 2021-02-24 11:00:16A few days ago, Russia has reported the first known human infection of the H5n8 avian flu. At the moment, the World Health Organization is gather

Tiger Woods removed by jaws of life after 2021-02-23 16:42:35Tiger Woods was involved in a monstrous car accident on Monday morning that called upon the Jaws of Life to extract him from the automobile. According

Texas supermarket loses power, allows shoppers to leave 2021-02-22 16:48:28H-E-B grocery store in Leander, Texas permitted customers to depart with foodstuffs free of charge after the establishment lost power. The supermarket

How the Internet is Cancelling on Ted Cruz 2021-02-22 11:00:26Texas Senator, Ted Cruz, received heavy criticism after taking a vacation to Cancun with his family in the middle of a crisis. The latest power crisis

County commissioner in FL limited vaccine drive to 2021-02-19 16:06:33When planning a Covid-19 vaccine drive, Manatee County officials had only permitted folks from the two richest zip codes to get immunized. Commissione

7 Reasons Why Quotes and Memes Work So 2021-02-18 21:08:41There are two types of people of people on social media – the marketers and the consumers (sellers and buyers). Quotes and memes are great for s

Moniece Slaughter claims she received death threats via 2021-02-18 15:31:08Reality TV star Moniece Slaughter claims to have gotten menacing calls from supposed members of Dr. Dre’s crew after publicly discussing his dat