Facebook apologizes after a glitch saved discarded webcam videos

Facebook users in large numbers are downloading the data the platform has on themafter the Cambridge Analyticarevelations, and the added scrutiny has revealed the company alsotracks text and calls on Android phones. And now, reports indicate that unposted “draft” videos were saved on the platform. Afterthe New York Magazine’s Select Allreported last week that one user had found videos recorded on Facebook but never published inside the data, Facebook has apologized....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Melanie Rodriguez

Fly over the trenches of Mars in stunning video of Nili Fossae

A video simulates a flyover of the Nili Fossae trenches on Mars.CREDIT ESA/DLR/FU Berlin & NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Data: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/NASA/MSSS ; Data processing and animation: Björn Schreiner, Greg Michael, Image Processing Group (FU Berlin) ; Music: Björn Schreiner ; Created by Freie Universität Berlin Planetary Sciences and Remote Sensing 2024 (CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO) A new video from the European Space Agency (ESA) shows astunning flyoverof Mars’s Nili Fossae trenches that was constructed using data from the Mars Express mission....

August 24, 2025 · 2 min · 405 words · Jennifer Smith

Fossil is preparing 5 new designer smartwatches, and we can’t wait to see them

New designer smartwatches are coming soon from Fossil, if listings on theFCC’s websiteare to be believed. Some detective work bydroid-life.comsuggests the watches will be released under the Diesel, Michael Kors, Emporio Armani, and the Fossil brand names. Fossil is responsible for all these designer smartwatches, along with models from Kate Spade, Skagen, and Misfit. The FCC is certifying the new watches for use with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and therefore isn’t revealing much about the specifications and nothing about the designs — which are the most important aspects of a smartwatch....

August 24, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Casey Clark

Google triples free cloud storage to 15GB for all your Gmail, Drive, and Google+ needs

Google I/O, the company’s annual conference for developers, is just two days away, and it looks like Google is getting the party started early byannouncing some good news: your free Google cloud storage just tripled in size from 5GB to 15GB. As if getting three-times the storage space for free wasn’t enough of a bonus, Google is letting you decide how you’d like to use up all the extra space between your Gmail, Google+ Photo,s and Google Drive accounts....

August 24, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Rebecca Santos

Henry Winkler Explains What Likely Prompted Feud With Tom Hanks 35 Years Later

Summary Henry Winklerexplains what prompted his feud withTom Hanks. Winkler is an acclaimed actor known for his work on series likeArrested DevelopmentandBarryand in films such asThe Waterboy,Night Shift, andClick. Hanks is arguably one of the most beloved actors of his generation and has won Oscars forhis performances inPhiladelphiaandForrest Gump,as well as being nominated several more times. Per theNY Post, Winkler now addresses the alleged feud between him and Hanks. Winkler recounted an interaction that he believes caused strain on the relationship when he and theTurner & Hoochstar were in the coastal California town of Carmel looking for a location....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 533 words · Theodore Lee

Here’s all the biggest news from the February 2019 Inside Xbox event

Microsoft hosted the first Inside Xbox video showcase event of the year on Tuesday, February 5, and during the nearly 90-minute livestream, we learned more information on games likeMetro Exodus,Mortal Kombat 11,Crackdown 3,Sea of Thieves,andThe Division 2.We even found out about anew Xbox controllerand Microsoft’s plans for the future of its studios. Here is all the biggest news from the February 2019 Inside Xbox event. Halo: Outpost Discovery If you’ve ever wondered what it would be liked to step into the Halo universe as a UNSC marine, you’ll have a chance through the Halo: Outpost Discovery tour....

August 24, 2025 · 4 min · 717 words · Scott Martinez

House of Dragon fans hope show will feature book’s most heartbreaking dragon death

House of Dragon fans hope show will feature book’s most heartbreaking dragon death House of the Dragon fans are demanding that a specific heartbreaking dragon death be shown in one of the show’s future seasons. House of the Dragon Season 2continues to ramp up in tension as viewers brace themselves to witness the Dance of the Dragons, the civil war between the Greens and Blacks. The confrontation was incredibly bloody and saw the end of the majority of House Targaryen and their famed dragons....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 536 words · Catherine Ramirez

How the Apple Watch saved my life

Have you ever almost died? I used to think my health was infallible, but one moment in November 2020 upended my life and made me realize just how important technology is in our daily lives. Everyone has probably heard stories about how theApple Watchcan save lives, but I never believed I would one day call on Apple’s wearable to save mine. As it turns out, it did so repeatedly, and it played a key part in helping me rebuild my life....

August 24, 2025 · 7 min · 1366 words · Debbie Evans

How to download Dragon’s Dogma’s 2 character creator early

How to download Dragon’s Dogma’s 2 character creator early Dragon’s Dogma 2’s character creator has been released ahead of the game’s initial launch, allowing you to create your arisen before you jump in. Dragon’s Dogma 2is just around the corner now. The long, long,long-awaited sequel is finally ready to get into players’ hands. Arisen new and old, will finally get to explore theemergent world of the game. However, before you do get out into that big wide world, you’re going to need to make your character....

August 24, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · Mark Conway

Intel’s new AI image generation app is free and runs entirely on your PC

Intel shared a sneak preview of its upcomingAI Playgroundapp atComputexearlier this week, which offers yet another way to try AI image generation. The Windows application provides you with a new way to use generative AI a means to create and edit images, as well as chat with an AI agent, without the need for complex command line prompts, complicated scripts, or even a data connection. The interesting bit is that everything runs locally on your PC, leveraging the parallel processing power of either an Intel Core Ultra processor with a built-in Intel Arc GPU or through a separate 8GB VRAM Arc Graphics card....

August 24, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Cynthia Ramos

Is PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie streaming?

This weekend, families with kids have a clear choice for top dog at the box office:PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie. This sequel toPAW Patrol: The Movieis the second film based on the long-running Nickelodeon animated series (which is up to ten seasons and counting!) about a group of heroic rescue dogs and their human leader, Ryder. Within the sequel, the ordinary talking dogs of PAW Patrol level up and become actual super-powered heroes, at least temporarily....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 493 words · Kimberly Johnson

Is Will Smith going to be at the 2023 Oscars?

It’s been a year, and people are still talking about the 2022 Oscars. While not a lot of people watchedlast’s year’s ceremony, everyone knows what happened: Ariana DeBose “did the thing” and won Best Supporting Actress for playing Anita in Steven Spielberg’s exhilarating remake ofWest Side Story. Okay, while that did happen, the far more noteworthy event that occurred was Will Smith, everyone’s favorite Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, slapped comedian Chris Rock onstage in front of millions of people....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 470 words · Luke Anderson

It’s the end of an era for Intel

There’s a major change happening with Intel’s processors. The latest 14th-gen chips, previously known as the Raptor Lake Refresh, are available for sale, and you can read ourIntel Core i9-14900K and Core i5-14600K reviewsto see how they perform. They mark the last time Intel will use its Core i-series branding, as well. Intel has gone through branding adjustments over its decades of business, but it established the Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 brands in 2008 with the release of the Nehalem architecture....

August 24, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Bradley Moore