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• Twitter begins labeling state-affiliated media and government officials

  In the age of social media, Twitter is one of the primary ways governments and politicians speak to their constituents--and how they can potentially spread propaganda. Following a similar move by Facebook, Twitter will soon begin to label accounts strongly associated with governments. Twitter ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Google adds Smart Compose to Docs, Sheets, and Slides on Android and iOS

  Google is bringing several updates to the mobile apps for Docs, Sheets, and Slides, chief among them the time-saving Smart ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Facebook launches Instagram Reels globally amidst TikTok drama

  We all knew it was coming: Facebook has officially launched Instagram Reels – its answer to TikTok — across the world. ...

  • Mix

• Google has lost sight of what made Chrome a good browser

  I switched to Chrome when it first launched in 2008, and I haven't looked back since — but a rumored new feature is making ...

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• How to delete your TikTok account

  So you're ready to be done with TikTok? Here's how to go about removing yourself from the app and deleting your account.

  • Rachel Kaser

• Google Play Music will officially abdicate to YouTube Music by December

  Google has now put a timeline on the death of Play Music. You have until September to play your music, and until December ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Hey Google, can you sort out the Docs iPad app please?

  I have but one simple request: Google, please make the Docs iPad app usable for actual writing and not totally goddamn suck? ...

  • Callum Booth

• Prosecutors claim to have caught teenage mastermind behind Twitter hack

  An investigation has allegedly turned up the perpetrators of the July 16 Twitter hack. The apparent mastermind is a Florida ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft's contribution to Blender is a win-win for the 3D community

  Microsoft has made pledge to support the development of 3D creation suite, Blender, so the company can continue to release ...

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• WhatsApp might soon let you mute annoying chats forever

  You might soon be able to forever mute those annoying WhatsApp groups you never really participate in thanks to a new "Always ...

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• This app lets you experience Mac OS like it was the 90s all over again

  One inventive developer has built an app that lets you experience MacOS 8.1 as if you were running it on a 1991 Macintosh ...

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• Twitter expands its Stories-like Fleets to Europe

  It seems Twitter is expanding its trial with ephemeral content — so don't be surprised if you start seeing Stories on the ...

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