TechCrunch » Social

TikTok says it removed 104M videos in H1 2020-09-22 06:31:45As the future of ByteDance’s TikTok ownership continues to get hammered out between tech and retail leviathans, investors and government officia

Daily Crunch: This TikTok deal is pretty confusing 2020-09-21 18:10:03Companies send out conflicting messages about the TikTok deal, Microsoft acquires a gaming giant and the WeChat ban is temporarily blocked. This is yo

Facebook’s new Rights Manager tool lets creators protect 2020-09-21 10:25:40Facebook today is introducing a new tool that will allow rights holders to protect and manage their photos across both Facebook and Instagram. With th

TikTok fact checks: US IPO, Chinese ownership, $5B 2020-09-21 00:32:00There is no shortage of speculation and reports around TikTok’s future in the U.S. Amid a swirl of rumors, TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDan

Instagram CEO, ACLU slam TikTok and WeChat app 2020-09-18 12:50:49As people begin to process the announcement from the U.S. Department of Commerce detailing how it plans, on grounds of national security, to shut down

Daily Crunch: Twitter tightens security ahead of election 2020-09-17 18:36:30Twitter takes preemptive steps to avoid election-related hacks, we check out the new Apple Watches and Facebook launches new business tools. This is y

Twitter tightens account security for political candidates ahead 2020-09-17 15:30:02Twitter is taking steps to tighten account security for a range of users ahead of the US presidential election, including by requiring the use of stro

Facebook launches Facebook Business Suite, an app for 2020-09-17 10:20:39Facebook this morning launched a new app designed to make it easier for businesses to manage in a single place their pages and profiles across Faceboo

Facebook addresses political controversy in India, monetization opportunities, 2020-09-16 03:07:48At the beginning of the previous decade, Facebook had a tiny presence in India. It had just started to slowly expand its team in the country and was i

Twitter flags Indian politician’s years-old tweet for violating 2020-09-15 18:30:22Twitter has flagged a post from Indian politician T. Raja Singh for violating its policy days after TechCrunch asked the social giant about the three-

Triller aims for TikTok with additions of influencers 2020-09-15 14:58:45Triller had been poised to benefit from a potential TikTok ban in the U.S. Though that may not happen now, given the apparent Oracle deal, the chaos a

Twitter debuts US election hub to help people 2020-09-15 13:00:33Twitter debuted its election hub on Tuesday, introducing a set of tools to help Americans prepare for the most uncertain election in modern U.S. histo

Mashable

Fitbit Sense review: A half-baked smartwatch for the 2020-09-22 09:00:00 Fitbit Sense $329.95 View Product The Good Beautiful design • Comfortable • Features EDA sensor for stress mangement • On

What to look for in a TV to 2020-09-22 08:00:00New Xbox and PlayStation consoles are almost here, which means you might need two things: To learn terms like "8K" and "120Hz," and to eventually

'Black Narcissus' stars Diana Rigg in gothic tale 2020-09-22 07:45:04 Autumn TV season is upon us. And with that, the BBC is bringing us a gothic drama about erotic fantasies and sexual repression. Because what is aut

New wireless Xbox controllers are available to pre-order 2020-09-22 06:40:31TL;DR: Pre-order the Xbox Wireless Controller in Robot White or Carbon Black for £54.99 on Amazon. It's a good time to be a gamer, with absolut

Twitter encourages mask-wearing with hidden emoji Easter egg 2020-09-22 06:33:50Donald Trump's messaging about wearing masks in public to protect against coronavirus has been wildly inconsistent throughout the pandemic. Twitter,

Trevor Noah and 'The Daily Show' explore the 2020-09-22 06:29:34 It still hasn't quite sunk in that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday at age 87, due to “complications of metastatic panc

BBC weatherman intros Rick Astley in most hilariously 2020-09-22 06:07:35In life, you're never going to be everyone's cup of tea. That rule applies to famous people, as this BBC clip proves.  Rick Astley — the

10 unanswered questions from Netflix's 'Ratched' finale 2020-09-22 06:00:00Even though the premise of Ratched, an ostensible origin story for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's infamous Nurse Ratched, requires its famous pro

7 'God-level knowledge darts' we learned from Desus 2020-09-22 06:00:00TAKE SOME ADVICE IN ALL CAPS BECAUSE THE KID MERO WON'T WRITE IN ANY OTHER WAY. If you’re looking for some loudly sharp and unapologetically cr

You can still pre-order the Xbox Series S 2020-09-22 05:01:02TL;DR: The Xbox Series S is available to pre-order for £249.99 on Amazon, and will be released on Nov. 10. We're going to keep this short and s

Get an extra 6 months of protection for 2020-09-22 05:00:00TL;DR: An 18-month subscription to CyberGhost VPN is on sale for $2.75 per month as of Sept. 22, saving you 79% on list price. Your data is valuable s

Netflix's 'Get Organized with The Home Edit' has 2020-09-22 05:00:00The next time you go shopping, you might thank Netflix for the long wait at The Container Store. On Sept. 9, the streaming service debuted Get Organiz

The Next Web

Michigan continues campaign against EV-selling startups, but leaves 2020-09-22 09:06:57Using what can only be described as outdated and regressive legislation, auto dealers in Michigan, US, are attempting to block electric vehicle (EV) s

WhatsApp is working on self-destructing pics and videos 2020-09-22 08:51:47WhatsApp might soon become a lot safer when it comes to exchanging risqué pics and videos. Well, sort of. The Facebook-owned app appears t

Tesla stock dives after Elon Musk cools ‘Battery 2020-09-22 08:00:02Elon Musk has warned Tesla shareholders not to expect too much from today’s long-awaited Battery Day presentation — and Red

Become a better public speaker by tapping into 2020-09-22 07:00:42Shola Kaye will be moderating “The power of humour in digital transformation” at TNW2020. Secure your free ticket now! Did you ever feel l

An old TV caused internet outages for an 2020-09-22 06:48:29Like clockwork, each morning at 7AM the entire town of Aberhosan in Wales would lose its broadband connection. The mystery plagued the village fo

Why aren’t we talking about Spanish and Portuguese 2020-09-22 06:06:34When we talk about European tech, it’s easy to think of well-established hubs such as Amsterdam, London, or Berlin — but make no mistake:

Royole’s brand new FlexPai 2 does nothing to 2020-09-22 05:50:40I’m an optimist at heart. I want to love foldables — but I just don’t see the point. Take, for example, today’s launch of Royo

Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin plunges as stock market continues 2020-09-22 05:32:07Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, t

India’s biggest state’s coronavirus platform reportedly exposed data 2020-09-22 05:30:30India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh (UP), has more than 350,000 coronavirus cases — with thousands added every day. It’s impo

Airbus’ zero emission dreams hinge on airports keeping 2020-09-22 05:10:37Yesterday, aviation giant Airbus unveiled three new concept airplanes that use hydrogen, not kerosene, to fly. The innovations come as part of the com

German space agency’s modular self-driving truck is just 2020-09-21 09:11:46Swiss Army Knives are brilliant. Why have one knife when you can have six in one handy, pocket-sized package? They are the epitome of multi-purpose, f

Why Twitter’s image cropping algorithm appears to have 2020-09-21 07:17:02Twitter‘s algorithm for automatically cropping images attached to tweets often doesn’t focus on the important content in them. A bother, f

E-Commerce Times

TikTok Enlists Oracle to Evade Trump's Executive Order 2020-09-14 19:24:32A proposal to avoid the banning of the popular social media app TikTok was submitted to the U.S. Treasury Department over the weekend. The plan submit

A Unique Moment in Time for E-Commerce 2020-09-14 08:13:00E-commerce is experiencing rapid growth with no sign of slowing down. Retailers and brands are finding that the new normal in retail and e-tail market

US E-Commerce Companies in the Dark on European 2020-09-11 07:47:00The U.S. Commerce Department is attempting to negotiate an agreement that would help thousands of U.S. companies comply with policies designed to prot

How to Tailor an Optimal Q4 Retail Strategy 2020-09-10 15:58:11This year, with all of the uncertainty surrounding the global pandemic, many consumer markets are faced with the fear of steep declines of in-person s

Tech's Role in the Future of Restaurants 2020-09-09 07:44:44While changes in the restaurant industry have been in response to what is hoped to be a temporary crisis, it's likely that dining establishments will

How Customer Conversations Can Create Personalization in E-Commerce 2020-09-08 07:21:00Ask anyone in the e-commerce space and they'll tell you: it's a numbers game. The numbers we rely on every day offer insights into every aspect of o

Consumers Buying In to Digital Wallets 2020-09-04 07:00:00The recent rise in digital wallet adoption shows a marked contrast with slow growth in digital wallet use in the U.S. prior to the pandemic. As more c

Amazon Vendors: Look at Direct Fulfillment Right Now 2020-09-02 07:00:00Amazon recently confirmed that it is facing fulfillment center capacity limitations. This is one reason why its Direct Fulfillment program that allows

FAA Clears Amazon for Drone Delivery 2020-09-01 19:07:00Amazon has cleared a key government hurdle in its flight path to deliver packages by airborne drones. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has gra

Software Piracy Spreading With the Virus 2020-09-01 08:11:00Software piracy involves much more than businesses and consumers using illegal copies of computer programs. What lurks within the pirated copies is of

Best Practices to Improve the E-Commerce Checkout Process 2020-08-28 08:00:00To deliver exceptional customer experiences at-scale, retailers need to have their finger on the pulse of changing consumer expectations. Modern consu

5 Cloud Computing Trends in 2020 and Beyond 2020-08-25 11:52:53Cloud technology has matured substantially during the past 15 years, and now a paradigm shift is taking place, away from legacy in-house IT business s

Social News Daily

Here’s How COVID-19 Turned the Finances of the 2020-09-15 21:40:22The entire world is affected, significantly, by the current pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus. The tourist industry is temporarily suspended. Worl

Keeping Career Resources Up to Date 2020-09-15 11:00:31A tip that is often shared in the human resources community is to always keep your resume up to date. You never know when you might need it, right? As

Orchestra conductor devises music-enhancing face mask 2020-09-14 13:13:50When he noticed a sea of face masks across Budapest, Ivan Fischer opts to turn an unpopular outbreak requisite into a tool of music admiration. Fische

Stupidest Causes of Forest fires in the World 2020-09-14 11:00:18It is undeniable that the biggest cause of forest damage through fire in the world would be humans. Either it is from ignorance, irresponsibility, or

Trump Threatens to Defund Schools using the ‘1619’ 2020-09-11 11:00:38US President Donald Trump has announced that he is going to withdraw federal funds of public schools that use the New York Times’ 1619 Proj

Pope Francis relates Gossip to Terrorism: ‘Worse than 2020-09-10 11:00:05In his latest weekly blessing at the Vatican, Pope Francis has warned Catholics about the dangers of gossip. Although his weekly blessing is not relat

ASF, Black Plague: Besides the Coronavirus, There are 2020-09-07 11:00:24We are all hyper-focusing on the current coronavirus disease and it is, honestly, understandable. The current coronavirus pandemic, caused by the COVI

An Artist Made Trump’s Face Utilizing More Than 2020-09-04 16:48:51Three years ago, Stephen Manka came across 2,000+ metal d*ldos and struck on the notion of using them to generate Trump‘s face. Solid copper, th

Singing Dogs of New Guinea Re-emerge from Extinction 2020-09-04 11:00:54A recent scientific discovery shows that a species of wild dogs in New Guinea show signs and characteristics that are similar to originally extinct sp

Drone drops hundreds of bags of cannabis out 2020-09-03 18:49:08A drone dropped scores of bags of cannabis over Rabin Square, attracting people who scrambled to scoop up as many bags as they could tote. The bags of

Chadwick Boseman Changed Hollywood and We all Know 2020-09-02 11:00:28Chadwick Boseman, popularly known for his incredible portrayal of the Marvel Superhero ‘Black Panther’ died of cancer at the young age of

Understanding The Many Struggles for Essential Workers During 2020-09-01 21:48:10The coronavirus pandemic has impacted the lives of everyone in some way shape or form. Business owners struggled to keep their doors open as sales dec