Choose your own swipe actions with the latest Gmail for Android

While swipe gestures to deal with your email have been around for some time, Gmail for Android just made them even better. If you’re running the latest version of the Gmail app (8.5.20) on your phone, you’ll now be able to customize the swipe actions…

FCC shrugs at fake cell towers around the White House

Turns out, Ajit Pai was serious last year when he told lawmakers that the FCC didn’t want anything to do with cybersecurity.

This past April the Associated Press reported “For the first time, the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the existen…

Facebook Is Trying To Solve Russian Trolls. Podcasters Could Pay The Price.

Problems arise when a giant digital platform tries to regulate political speech on its own.

‘Alex Strangelove’ Director Says Gay Teen Comedy Reflects His Awkward Youth

Craig Johnson sees the Netflix film as a “rowdy older brother” to “Love, Simon.”

Number Of U.S. Cities Pledging To Go 100-Percent Renewable Doubled Since 2017

Municipal-level reforms are gaining steam amid the Trump administration’s rollback of federal climate policies.

Instagram now lets you share stories you’ve been mentioned in

Instagram has launched an interesting new feature for Stories that builds the feed resharing capabilities it launched last month. With the latest update to Instagram on iOS and Android, you can now share stories created by others that mention you. You can even share that mention as part of your own story, so you can dive pretty deep down the … Continue reading

Google Pixel 3 XL leaked front and back

Today we’re having a peek at what’s basically the full front and back of the Google Pixel 3 XL, in leak form. Photos produced by an insider of some sort to XDA show the device in detail. Not only from the front and the back, but on all sides, as well. What it would seem, here, is that someone got … Continue reading

Hello Porsche Taycan: Tesla-rivaling Mission E gets its launch name

Porsche has revealed the name of the production Mission E all-electric sedan, which will launch as the 2020 Porsche Taycan. The name was confirmed today, at the official opening of the “70 Years Porsche Sportscar” special exhibition at the Porsche Museum in the Zuffenhausen district of Stuttgart, Germany. The name “Taycan” means, roughly, the equivalent of “spirited young horse,” Porsche … Continue reading

MIT researchers create wireless transmitter to thwart hackers

Researchers at MIT have found a way to stump hackers who are trying to snag data from wireless signals. They’ve created a transmitter that moves data packets between different radio frequencies rapidly enough to keep hackers at bay.

Apple Music makes it easier to see new albums that are on the way

Apple is releasing some updates to Apple Music today that will make it easier to see what new music is on the way and when it’s set to arrive. MacRumors reports that a new “Coming Soon” section is rolling out to both the iOS and macOS versions of the…