Written by Gloria Saxon on November 10, 2023
Airbnb for Work touts its business cred with nearly 700K companies onboard
InternetAirbnb is serious about business travel. To back that up, the home-rental company on Monday shared updates about how people use its professional community, which was recently rebranded as Airbnb for Work to ‘better encompass the unique benefits only Airbnb can offer today’s modern workforce.’ Airbnb for Work bookings tripled from 2015 to 2016, and
Written by Gloria Saxon on November 8, 2023
Space Force plans blasted with Twitter Star Wars snark
InternetUS President Donald Trump is really, truly serious about starting up a Space Force as a separate branch of the military. That realization has caused Twitter to mobilize and set its snark-phasers to fun-stun. Twitter took advantage of Vice President Mike Pence’s speech at the Pentagon on Thursday to tackle Space Force with sci-fi references. Pence
Written by Gloria Saxon on October 25, 2023
Facebook tricked kids in order to rake in money from online games, says report
InternetFacebook reportedly duped kids into spending their parents’ money in online games. The social media giant targeted kids in an aggressive effort to pump up revenue from games like Angry Birds, PetVille and Ninja Saga, Reveal reported Thursday, citing court documents from a class action lawsuit. The report is based on the more than 135
Written by Gloria Saxon on October 22, 2023
Airplane seat cameras could be your new spy in the sky
InternetIf Elon Musk is to be believed, the future of air travel involves superfast flights on Big F–king Rockets, taking us from London to Tokyo in 37 minutes of chrome-clad comfort. But we are disgusting monsters and that is not the future we deserve. In our timeline, the aircraft of the future will be
Written by Gloria Saxon on October 14, 2023
Why rural areas can’t catch a break on speedy broadband
InternetWhen Galen Manners was offered a promotion at his job, he didn’t want to relocate to the big city from his family in rural Kansas, where he helped his two brothers run their 2,000-acre farm in his spare time. His employer gave him the option to work from home. But there was one problem.
Written by Gloria Saxon on September 28, 2023
Walmart’s e-books store opens for business
InternetWalmart wants to become your new go-to store for digital books. The big-box retailer said Tuesday it’s opening its first-ever e-books storefront, thanks to a partnership with Rakuten Kobo. Kobo’s library of 6 million digital titles will now be available on Walmart’s US website, supplementing Walmart’s existing selection of physical books. Walmart is also offering
Written by Gloria Saxon on September 25, 2023
5G will unlock whole new applications — here are the most promising
InternetDear Maggie, I’ve been hearing so much about 5G wireless. Is it just about having faster internet? Will it really be that different from 4G? Thanks, Happy with 4G This is a great question, especially as the Federal Communications Commission prepares to auction off the first set of US licenses for wireless airwaves that will
Written by Gloria Saxon on September 22, 2023
Amazon brings Prime Now grocery pickup to Whole Foods
InternetAmazon on Tuesday introduced grocery pickup through Prime Now at two Whole Foods stores. The grocer’s Sacramento and Virginia Beach locations will be the first Whole Foods to get the new pickup service. The stores will fill online orders in as little as 30 minutes and deliver right to customers cars. More stores will get
Written by Gloria Saxon on September 20, 2023
Apple Maps gooses DuckDuckGo in search privacy partnership
InternetSearch engine DuckDuckGo now displays location information from Apple Maps in its search results, a new example of business partners trying to profit from people’s concerns about online privacy. DuckDuckGo now uses Apple Maps both for small maps in location-related search results and for larger, interactive search results that appear in a separate maps tab,