Facebook tries adding video and voice calls back into its main app
Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeFacebook is testing adding voice and video calls to the main Facebook app, Bloomberg
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Month: August 2021
Ample raises $160 million on the promise of battery swapping
Image: AmpleBattery swapping has long been a dream solution for the infrastructure problem standing in the way of wide electric
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Go read this story about Ehtesab, a crisis alert app giving Afghans on-the-ground news
Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAs conditions in Afghanistan continue to deteriorate and the Taliban gain control of its
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Facebook releases shelved content transparency report after criticism it wasn’t being transparent
Facebook has released a content transparency report it initially withheld | Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeFacebook released a
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US orders six commercial airlines to provide planes to transport Afghans and Americans in Middle East
American Airlines is one of six commercial airlines ordered to assist with evacuations from Afghanistan | Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty
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Samsung Pay wallet now lets you store a digital version of a COVID-19 vaccination card
Samsung now lets you store your vaccine card in Samsung Pay | Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeSamsung devices
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China passes new privacy law aimed at protecting users’ personal data
China has passed a user data privacy law | Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeChina has passed a new
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Clubhouse removed personal info from users’ accounts in Afghanistan as a safety measure
Clubhouse has removed some info from users in Afghanistan as a safety measure | ClubhouseSocial audio app Clubhouse has joined
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Judge rules California Prop 22 gig workers law is unconstitutional
Drivers held a protest against Prop 22 in October. The measure passed in November, however. | Photo by FREDERIC J.
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NASA’s Perseverance to attempt second Mars soil scoop, hoping rocks don’t ‘crumble’
A photo showing the hole drilled during Perseverance’s first sample collection attempt, that left the rover’s sample tube empty. |
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