I can’t think of a more messy and complicated technology in the last decade than VR. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Oculus Go review: This is the iPhone of VR headsets

Snapchat may have pioneered the “stories” format, but it’s Instagram that’s taking it in new and exciting directions.

At Facebook’s F8 conference, Instagram announced a new way for users to share content from third-party apps directly to Stories. Same goes for sharing to Facebook StoriesSpotify and GoPro will be the first two partners for this new Stories integration.

Additionally, the app’s getting video chat, new augmented-reality camera effects from third parties, and a redesigned Explore tab.

What kind of content can Instagram and Facebook Stories junkies expect to share from third-party apps? Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Instagram is taking on FaceTime with its own video chat feature

On the next Arrested Development, the Bluths are back – and their old adventures are getting an updateArrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz announced Tuesday via Twitter that Season 5 is on its way to Netflix, and that Season 4 – which garnered mixed reviews – will be recut, “remixed,” and available Friday.

In the announcement letter Hurwitz said Season 5 would be coming to Netflix “soon. Like real soon. Like, if you knew when, you would not be wrong to be thinking ‘why are we all just hearing this now?'” Read more…

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Source: Mashable | 'Arrested Development' is getting a remix…and a fifth season

23andMe has been 23-and-Meme’d.

The genetic testing service has its pros (It helps you discover your roots!) and its cons (Oh shit, is it selling your data for research?), and it’s definitely becoming a household name. 

Now, 23andMe is even the star of a new meme — an indication of mainstream success if I’ve ever seen one.

23andMe delivers its DNA results via a percentage breakdown. Here’s an example:

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Source: Mashable | Announce your *real* genetic makeup with the 23andMe meme

Would you consider the last thing you saw on Facebook to be hate speech?

On Tuesday morning, Facebook began testing a feature that allows users to report posts on their News Feed as hate speech by clicking a button.

The only issue: some users reported seeing the feature on every single piece of user-generated content in their feeds, including advertisements.

The feature has disappeared now, but not before several eagle-eyed Twitter users spotted it.

According to several first-hand reports, Facebook users were seeing a button asking “Does this post contain hate speech?” on all of their News Feed posts, along with options to select “Yes” or “No.” Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Facebook tests anti-hate speech feature in News Feed hours before developer conference starts

Facebook’s annual developer conference, F8, has historically been a celebration of the company’s greatest achievements and most exciting researchNot this year. 

In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which revealed millions of Facebook users’ information was being shared without their direct consent, the social network is preparing to answer tough questions about how it will handle user privacy in the future.

To that end, Facebook announced Tuesday its intention to build a tool called “Clear History” that will make it easier for users to delete their browsing data from Facebook’s servers.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Facebook announces plans to build 'Clear History' tool to combat privacy concerns

Disney Research has built a soft robotic arm that looks like it could easily belong to a real-life Baymax, if the movie “Big Hero 6” was about to come to life.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | This puffy robotic arm looks like Baymax and it was actually built by researchers at Disney