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#IfTwitterDidntExist: the internet imagines the 140-character apocalypse
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Google Play Store will no longer suggest ‘lower quality’ apps in search
Google Play Store has made it easier for users to spot the “lower quality” apps on its platform from the genuinely useful. According to a…
‘Hot Jupiter’: You probably wouldn’t want to stay on WASP-121b
Human beings have long been searching for an alternative, habitable planet to fly to when they inevitably destroy their current home. But the exoplanet…
Instagram Stories is a remarkably successful one-year-old
When Instagram Stories launched back in August 2016, the world just couldn’t help but chastise Facebook for copying Snapchat’s business model. But 12 months…
Firefox Send: Mozilla debuts experimental file sharing service
The Firefox name is lending itself to yet another product that isn’t a web browser. After WhatsApp in July debuted its buffed file sharing…
VSCO gains video editing features, but there’s a premium catch
Popular photo editing suite VSCO has long let users on iOS and Android edit their fancy photographs. But a new update finally lets users…
YouTube’s machines are better at fighting terrorism than humans
YouTube this week took to its blog, updating the internet on how it has been combating extremist content on its platform this past month….
James van der Beek runs a better Diplo Twitter account than Diplo
As the brains behind tracks like “Lean On”, “Cold Water” and, uh, “Bubble Butt”, Diplo is no stranger to the limelight. His official Twitter…
Prisoners use peanut butter to escape Alabama slammer
All the great prison breaks of history and popular culture involved some degree of cunning and invention. But peanut butter? CNN this week reported…
How many days of water does Cape Town have left? This website tells you
Mentioning the weather is anything but small talk in Cape Town nowadays. For many reasons it should be among the most important conversations you…
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