insert_link Tech Made Simple Spider-Man returns to the Marvel Cinematic Universe Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios will make a third Spider-Man movie together after all. Sony and Disney have struck a new deal over Spider-Man, which would let the web-slinging hero return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “I am thrilled that Spidey’s journey in the MCU will continue, and I and all of us at Marvel Studios are very excited that we get to keep working on it,” says Marvel Studios […] todaySeptember 30, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Adobe Premiere Pro brings AI-powered Auto Reframe for Editing Videos for Your Social Apps Adobe is hoping to eliminate the tedious, time-consuming process that comes with editing videos for different social platforms with its new AI-powered Auto Reframe feature for Premiere Pro. For example, if you’ve got a video that you want to post to YouTube, the Instagram grid, and Instagram Stories, you’d currently have to manually edit that video for three different aspect ratios. Auto Reframe can automatically identify the main action happening […] todaySeptember 19, 2019
insert_link Health & Wellness Is Your Teen’s Time on Social Media Affecting their Mental Health? For some adolescents and teenagers, using social media like Twitter or Instagram can be as easy as breathing, and costs about as much. But a new study released Wednesday suggests there could be a hidden price: their mental health. Young people who spend more than 3 hours a day on social media are susceptible to depression, anxiety and other illnesses and are more likely to internalize bad feelings about […] todaySeptember 16, 2019
insert_link Health & Wellness All Vaccine-Related Searches on Pinterest are Now Verified and Science-Based Pinterest will now give visitors accurate information about vaccines and their safety when they type in a relevant search term. In an update today, the company says it will now surface reliable information sourced from various scientific organizations whenever someone searches for vaccine-related terms, like “measles” or “vaccine safety.” Among the organizations whose information will show up is the World Health Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Control and […] todaySeptember 11, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Pinterest Now Surfaces Verified, Science-Based Information for All Vaccine-Related Searches Pinterest will now give visitors accurate information about vaccines and their safety when they type in a relevant search term. In an update today, the company says it will now surface reliable information sourced from various scientific organizations whenever someone searches for vaccine-related terms, like “measles” or “vaccine safety.” Among the organizations whose information will show up is the World Health Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Control and […] todaySeptember 11, 2019
insert_link Fashion The Best Dressed Athletes at the 2019 Espy Awards Athletes have always loved to flex, and today's biggest stars — heavy hitters like Dwyane Wade and Odell Beckham Jr. — have taken the tunnel style game to an entirely new level and have become front row fixtures in their own right. On Wednesday evening, this able-bodied bunch brought their sartorial A-game and bold off-court 'fits to the red carpet in Los Angeles for the 2019 Espy Awards. Beckham opted […] todayJuly 16, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple There’s an Earthquake. Did Your ShakeAlert App Warn You? After the recent earthquake near Los Angeles, some residents were left wondering why their ShakeAlert LA app hadn’t notified them. After all, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocked Ridgecrest, California, about 150 miles away, and that quake was the first test of ShakeAlert since the app was released in 2018. The system was working exactly as it was designed to, as the Los Angeles Times reported in the aftermath of the […] todayJuly 9, 2019
insert_link Fashion The By Far Ball Bag has Beyonce Seeing Green If you’re a Beyoncé fan, you have probably already seen it. In case you've been living under a social media rock for the last month, Mrs. Carter was spotted courtside at a recent NBA playoff game, seemingly none too pleased with her seatmate leaning over her (I mean, really, the nerve) to talk to Jay-Z. Oh, no she didn’t. Twitter followers around the world just exploded, losing it over Queen […] todayJune 25, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Twitter Fights Vaccine Misinformation With New Search Tool If you search for tweets related to vaccines this week, the first thing you see on Twitter is a post from the United States Department of Health and Human Services pointing you to reliable health information instead of anti-vax misinformation. Last week, Twitter announced that it would be launching a new tool in search that would prompt users to head to vaccines.org, which is run by officials at HHS. […] todayMay 30, 2019