Instagram is working on a version of the service suitable for kids under 13; source: the work will be led by Pavni Diwanji, a VP who joined Facebook in December
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Facebook's Portal makes a lot of sense during a quarantine: it is great for video chatting and staying in touch, especially with kids and the elderly
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Twitter starts sorting popular tweets by topic in the Explore tab on iOS and Android
Now you can view tweets sorted by topic, without having to follow anyone, right in Twitter's Explore tab. — The social platform released the new feature globally on iOS and Android Tuesday, a Twitte...
Waymo says company is exploring self-driving trucking, confirms early testing with one truck
A self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan that Waymo unveiled on January 8, 2017. — Alphabet's autonomous car company Waymo is exploring self-driving trucking, BuzzFeed News has learned.
Sources: Twitter spent over a year developing a standalone messaging app in India, aimed at on-boarding new users, but killed it in September after trial runs
Twitter spent more than a year developing an instant messaging app for emerging markets but killed the product without launching it, BuzzFeed News has learned.
Source: Facebook is offering some content creators around $250K for 20 live video posts per month over a three-month period
As Social Shifts To Video, Content Creators Win Power And Dollars — Photo illustration by Alex Kantrowitz, BuzzFeed News / Thinkstock-Facebook Tweets: @robinwauters . Thanks: @kantrowitz Tweets: Rob...
Twitter To Introduce Algorithmic Timeline As Soon As Next Week
A Tweetstorm is brewing in San Francisco. … Say hello to a brand new Twitter. The company is planning to introduce an algorithmic timeline as soon as next week, BuzzFeed News has learned.
Tim Cook: Apple will give developers access to Apple TV universal search with upcoming API
Tim Cook Talks Apple TV — In an interview with BuzzFeed News, Apple CEO Tim Cook talks about universal search, a key feature of the next-generation Apple TV. — Getty
Autonomous vehicles are safer, more efficient, utterly inevitable, and truly transformative
Google's Cute Cars And The Ugly End Of Driving — The main thing you should know about autonomous vehicles is that they are utterly inevitable. — BuzzFeed News San Francisco Bureau Chief
Google Adding Fingerprint Authentication To Next Version of Android
Scheduled to be announced next week, Android M will will include one-touch log-in for supported apps. — Google's new mobile operating system, Android M, will include native fingerprint authenticatio...