New Google Apps Help Monitor and Reduce Screen Time Posted March 27, 2020 Google has launched three new apps to help people monitor and reduce their smartphone use. This is part of Google’s Digital Wellbeing Experiments—an open platform for designers…
Facebook Announces New Improvements on Messenger Kids Posted March 19, 2020 Facebook has announced new parental controls on Messenger Kids. Messenger Kids, a messaging app for children under 13 years old, was first introduced in 2017 as a child-friendl…
Emotionally Intelligent Robots to Accompany Astronauts in Space Missions Posted March 15, 2020 NASA, in partnership with Australian tech company Akin, is developing empathetic robots that can emotionally support future astronauts. Currently, astronauts a…
Users of New App Can Interact Using Augmented Reality Posted March 9, 2020 Octi [OK-tee], a new social networking app, lets users interact with each other using augmented reality (AR). Launched las…
Scientists Discover Tech that Identifies People through Dance Moves Posted February 27, 2020 A group of researchers from a university in Finland discovered that people can be identified through their dance moves using a technology they made. The discovery was purely
Apple Uses Machine to Remove and Recycle Minerals from iPhones Posted February 20, 2020 Apple’s new machine dismantles iPhones to extract minerals that can be reused and recycled. The machine, called Daisy, is 10 meters in length and has five robo…
Facebook Users’ Personal Information Illegally Publicized Posted February 13, 2020 Nearly 300 million personal data from Facebook users were compromised and made available to the public for almost two weeks. Cyber security consultant Bob Diachenko, together w…
Google Now Warns Chrome Users about Stolen Passwords Posted February 8, 2020 Google Chrome has released a new version that warns users if their passwords have been previously stolen. Through this new security feature, the browser will alert users if the…
Creator of World Wide Web Plans to Fix Internet Posted February 4, 2020 Tim Berners-Lee, the pioneer of the World Wide Web, launches a plan to fix issues related to the Internet. According to Berners-Lee, the plan was created as a way to ac…
Instagram Requires New Users to Provide Birthdates for Protection Posted January 24, 2020 In hopes of protecting young users from age-restricted content, Instagram is now requiring new users to provide birthdates. This initiative replaces the app’s …