February 4, 2019 Netflix’s Velvet Buzzsaw is secretly an artist’s fondest power fantasy Warning: significant spoilers ahead for Netflix’s Velvet Buzzsaw. “They’re visionary,” art critic Morf Vandewalt enthuses when he first sees a series of paintings by…
February 4, 2019 Don’t trust all of those health articles you see in your Facebook feed Facebook's battle with fake news stories goes beyond the world of politics. According to fact-checking site Health Feedback, seven of the 10 most shared…
February 4, 2019 Twitter now lets you invite guests into Periscope live streams Twitter today added a new feature to its Periscope live-streaming app that it says users have been asking about for years: the ability to…
February 4, 2019 Chromebook Instant Tethering expands beyond Google devices and phones Google is opening up one of the nicest little features of its Chrome OS devices: Instant Tethering, which allows you to activate your phone’s…
February 4, 2019 Chromebook to Android instant tethering expands beyond Google devices There were hints Google was expanding its Internet Tethering feature to third-party devices, and now it's official. The simple cellular hotspot connection is available…
February 4, 2019 Periscope lets broadcasters open their streams to guests Periscope is paving the way for broadcasters to host talk shows and invite viewers to go beyond comments and hearts by joining the conversation…
February 4, 2019 Google’s Nest Secure alarm system is about to double as a voice assistant Is there anything quite as wonderful as unlocking the hidden potential of a gadget years after it first debuts? Today, owners of Google’s $400…
February 4, 2019 Netflix gave Gwyneth Paltrow money to make a ‘Goop’ series Whatever you think about the authenticity of Goop's health offerings, you're about to see a lot more of them online. Gwyneth Paltrow's outfit is…
February 4, 2019 Viacom launches $5-a-month MTV video streaming app in UK Viacom has launched a new direct-to-consumer streaming app called MTV Play in the UK, reports Variety. The app combines on-demand access to MTV Shows…
February 4, 2019 Nest’s security hub doubles as a Google Assistant device You can already use Google Assistant to control a Nest Secure system, but the company is taking things one step further. From now on,…