Instagram is copying Snapchat’s Memories feature and going a step further, letting you create a permanent home to show off formerly ephemeral content. Rolling out globally today on iOS and Android, Instagram Stories will now automatically Archive your Stories to a private part of your profile when they disappear 24 hours after being posted.
You’ll then be able to create Stories… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
From now on, stories will automatically download to your phone and you can share them permanently on your profile.
Source: Wired
With the release of Ghostery 8, the popular ad-blocker introduces artificial intelligence and Smart Mode, a whole new level of usability for beginners.
Source: Wired
Going away for college is hard enough without worrying about what laptop to take with you. We take a look at the best laptops for college to let you focus on more important things.
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Driving isn’t necessarily all about being behind the wheel any more.
Source: Wired
An update to Apple’s vintage/obsolete list shows the company pulling support for the Mac Mini models released in 2011 packing second-gen Intel CPUs. That means Apple no longer provides parts and services for the outdated devices.
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Today the organisation is upping the stakes, kicking off a campaign to teach 20,000 young women in the U.K. and Ireland how to code for free by the end of 2020. To help achieve this, Code First: Girls is running a crowdfunding campaign, in addition to working with partners and backers from leading employers, including KKR and OVH, to train young women at the start of their careers. Read More
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Here’s a surprise: at our Disrupt Berlin event, Ulrich Spiesshofer, the CEO of 125-year old automation giant ABB, argued that automation is nothing to fear. “I think we need to take this fear extremely seriously and get people out of this fear,” he said. In his view, automation and robotics has allowed millions of people to move beyond the extreme poverty line and… Read More
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Marketing tech company Zeta Global is making good use of its recent $140 million Series F funding round. After acquiring Boomtrain, the company today announced it has acquired Disqus, a service you’re probably familiar with thanks to its ubiquitous online commenting service that powers the commenting sections of sites that range from TMZ to The Atlantic and Entertainment Weekly. Read More
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Facebook introduces Messenger Kids for 6-to-12-year olds who are too young for its main app. The apps is ad-free and includes parental controls, but critics say they’re not adequate.
Source: Wired