Spending on cosmetics has usually weathered economic crises, but that changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, with stay-at-home orders and masks tempering people’s desire to wear makeup. This forced ret
YouTube has reversed a controversial ban on the account of TalkRadio, a News Corp-owned UK national radio station that covers news and current affairs.The station revealed yesterday its channel had b
The rise of distributed teams in response to the coronavirus has led to more video-conferencing meetings for all of us. As offices remain closed, distributed work is forcing companies to figure out a
The gaming industry has had plenty of watershed moments in 2020 as consumer entertainment habits have shifted in response to the pandemic. One trend has been the crystallization of MMOs as social ente
A new agreement between Hulu and ViacomCBS will bring 14 new channels to Hulu’s live TV streaming service, while also renewing the deal that allows Hulu to carry variou
The software has declined in popularity since the advent of the internet on mobile phones.
How do you make a virtual event accessible for people who are blind or visually impaired?When I started work on Sight Tech Global back in June this year, I was confident that we would find the answer
Amazon is planning to extend its computer science program Future Engineer to India, demonstrating its growing interest in the education space in the world’s second largest internet market.In a job re
Google is testing a new feature that will surface Instagram and TikTok videos in their own dedicated carousel in the Google app for mobile devices — a move that could help the company retain use
Google is testing a new feature that will surface Instagram and TikTok videos in their own dedicated carousel in the Google app for mobile devices — a move that could help the company retain use
We streamed, we Zoomed, we ordered groceries and houseplants online, we created virtual villages while navigating laptop shortcuts to work and learn from home. In many ways, 2020′s pandemic-induced i
When kids today want to learn about a new topic they’re interested in, they’ll often turn to YouTube. But the quality of the educational content on the platform can be hit or miss, dependi
IAC announced today that it plans to turn Vimeo into an independent, publicly-traded company.Last month, IAC CEO Joey Levin wrote a letter to shareholders in which he said the holding company had
We’ve already written several stories about the new pandemic stimulus package that Congress approved yesterday, including funding to increase broadband access and for new energy initiatives.Ther
Twitter is shutting down Periscope, the video app it acquired several years ago when Facebook Live threatened to lap the field. When we stream the Gillmor Gang sessions, we send them to Facebook, Twit
09:46 Chinese food vlogger "Wild Cooking" is a man of many talents. He's a carpenter, cook, and sommelier all rolled into one.In the first episode of his eponymous seri
"She's very beautiful and what she does is utterly wicked," said an MP who flagged the video while quizzing a TikTok executive.