October 20, 2020 NASA’s OSIRIS-REx successfully collected bits of an orbiting asteroid NASA made history on Tuesday afternoon as its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully “tagged” the asteroid, 101955 Bennu, and in doing so collected a small sample…
October 20, 2020 One-time Foursquare competitor Gowalla is coming back as an AR app We’ll forgive you if you don’t remember Gowalla. It was a short-lived Fourspace competitor Facebook acquired in 2011 for a modest $3 million. Well,…
October 20, 2020 Snap is adding new users and growing its ad business during the pandemic While the coronavirus pandemic has hit the ad industry hard, Snap seems to be navigating it just fine. Snapchat app added 11 million new…
October 20, 2020 Apple’s HomePod gets its new intercom feature today Apple has rolled out HomePod Software 14.1, adding intercom functionality and a handful of other updates to its devices a month before the launch…
October 20, 2020 Netflix predicts it will hit 200 million subscribers this year Netflix has just released the results for its most recent quarter (PDF), revealing that it slightly missed its own projections, adding 2.2 million customers…
October 20, 2020 Watch NASA’s OSIRIS-REx try to collect an asteroid sample at 5PM ET Later today, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will attempt to briefly make contact with the asteroid Bennu to collect samples from the surface of the planetoid….
October 20, 2020 Netflix plans to boost subscriptions with 48-hour StreamFest Netflix is planning StreamFest, a two-day event beginning December 4th that makes the streaming service free for those who haven’t subscribed. The event was…
October 20, 2020 Windows 10’s October update is rolling out with a refreshed Start menu Your Start menu is about to get a fresh lick of paint. Microsoft has started rolling out the Windows 10 October 2020 update, and…
October 20, 2020 Apple will delete the fan-made app that brought Stadia to iPhone The iOS app Stadium Full Screen Browser won’t be available on the App Store much longer, according to developer Zach Knox. Though it doesn’t…
October 20, 2020 A Telegram bot network is being used to create deepfake nudes A security firm called Sensity says it recently discovered a network of deepfake bots on chat app Telegram creating computer-generated naked images of women…