Signs of Facebook’s much-anticipated war on fake news are bubbling up into the newsfeeds of some users. The fake news flag tests appear to have been around for over a week, though seem to be vanishing as quickly as they appear. That behavior is in line with the way Facebook regularly tests new product features through limited, live rollouts to small swaths of its massive user base.… Read More Facebook quietly tests fake news flaggingThis entry was posted in Social TC and tagged facebook on December 1, 2016 by Taylor Hatmaker
Signs of Facebook’s much-anticipated war on fake news are bubbling up into the newsfeeds of some users. The fake news flag tests appear to have been around for over a week, though seem to be vanishing as quickly as they appear. That behavior is in line with the way Facebook regularly tests new product features through limited, live rollouts to small swaths of its massive user base.… Read More Facebook quietly tests fake news flaggingThis entry was posted in Social TC and tagged facebook on December 1, 2016 by Taylor Hatmaker
Spectacles are all the rage, but me and this week’s guest Fitz Tepper have already stopped using ours pretty much. Maybe we’re just not cool. Still, the hardware from Snapchat parent Snap, Inc. is the most interesting gadget created in recent memory, and Snap’s future plays in hardware should be exciting to watch. Fitz is also set to get Oculus Touch next week at launch,… Read More Snapchat Spectacles, Oculus Touch and Product Hunt: Listen to TCBC ...This entry was posted in Gadgets Podcasts TC on December 1, 2016 by Darrell Etherington
One-hundred and forty-three. That’s not the new character limit or the number of heads of product Twitter has employed over the few years (though close). That, rather, is the amount of times the new fellow filling that role has tweeted over the course of the past nine years – a number that includes two recent updates from the past couple of hours acknowledging the gig, one of… Read More Twitter buys startup Yes, Inc. and scores a new VP ...This entry was posted in Social and tagged twitter on December 1, 2016 by Brian Heater
At launch, the Moto Z was compatible with three different modular backings (four if you count the shell projector): a Motorola pico projector, a speaker from JBL and an Incipio battery pack. Shortly after launch, the company brought a little came... The Moto Mods ecosystem expands with a car dock and ...This entry was posted in Gadgets hardware Motorola on December 1, 2016 by Brian Heater
If Snap’s Spectacles are really about sharing your life with the world, we need a solution for capturing the majority of our lives that occur boxed inside buildings. This solution could come in the form of replacement lenses or in the form of an entirely new device. Niche lens manufacturer Rochester Optical gave us the first one today with replacement lenses for Spectacles that… Read More You can now wear Spectacles indoors with Rochester Optical’s lensesThis entry was posted in hack hardware Social Startups TC on December 1, 2016 by John Mannes
If Snap’s Spectacles are really about sharing your life with the world, we need a solution for capturing the majority of our lives that occur boxed inside buildings. This solution could come in the form of replacement lenses or in the form of an entirely new device. Niche lens manufacturer Rochester Optical gave us the first one today with replacement lenses for Spectacles that… Read More You can now wear Spectacles indoors with Rochester Optical’s lensesThis entry was posted in hack hardware Social Startups TC on December 1, 2016 by John Mannes
Back in February, seismologists at UC Berkeley released MyShake, an app that passively monitors for seismic activity, both watching for earthquakes and warning users if one is underway. In the months since its introduction, the app has outperformed its creators’ expectations, detecting over 200 earthquakes in more than ten countries. Read More Earthquake-sensing mobile app MyShake captures hundreds of temblors large and ...This entry was posted in Apps Mobile TC on December 1, 2016 by Devin Coldewey
Back in February, seismologists at UC Berkeley released MyShake, an app that passively monitors for seismic activity, both watching for earthquakes and warning users if one is underway. In the months since its introduction, the app has outperformed its creators’ expectations, detecting over 200 earthquakes in more than ten countries. Read More Earthquake-sensing mobile app MyShake captures hundreds of temblors large and ...This entry was posted in Apps Mobile TC on December 1, 2016 by Devin Coldewey
The robots will serve you now: Greenwich, London residents have officially begun receiving deliveries from autonomous, six-wheeled rolling cooler bots, which are handling the “last mile” of food delivery from nearby takeout restaurants. Engadget notes that the robots are now in “active service,” after they completed a previous testing phase which began earlier this… Read More JustEat is now delivering takeout with self-driving robots in the ...This entry was posted in Gadgets robotics TC Transportation on December 1, 2016 by Darrell Etherington