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Trevor Noah’s Daily Social Distancing Show examined the new Apple feature that will attempt to overcome the inability of the phone to read a masked face. Noah noted the feature, which calls for punching in a secret code, will “take us back in time.” That’s a time where there’s no corona, and also gives him a second…

Facebook topped Wall Street estimates for revenue in the first quarter with an 18% gain but missed targets for earnings per share. Total revenue came in at $17.7 billion, while earnings of $1.71 per share missed analysts’ consensus by three cents. The company said its daily active users rose 11% in March compared with…

Appropriately dubbed Webbys From Home due to the current COVID-19 landscape, the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences has unveiled the nominees for the 24th annual Webby Awards. The New York ceremony was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic and will now take place via an Internet celebration on May…

Fox News has severed ties with Diamond and Silk, the video bloggers and political commentators who bill themselves as President Donald Trump’s “most loyal supporters.” According to sources, Fox News and streaming service Fox Nation “no longer have a relationship” with the duo. Earlier this month, Twitter locked their a…

Ava DuVernay’s Array is presenting its fourth filmmaker tweet-a-thon, Array Film Fellowship. The annual daylong social media event is set to kick off on April 30 at 9 am PT and will run for a staggering 10 hours and feature the voices of over 50 directors. From Academy Award winners to veterans to legends to new…

It’s been one year since Anthony Russo and Joe Russo bookended the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Infinity Saga with Avengers: Endgame?and to celebrate this milestone the pair will be doing a rewatch and giving us insight into the epic superhero pic via Twitter on April 27 at 4pm PT/7pm ET — and there may be some special…

MSNBC cable news anchor Chris Matthews has admitted that his remarks about women and others justified his abrupt retirement last month. Speaking to Vanity Fair in his first interview since that exit, the former Hardball host admitted that an account by a female journalist in GQ Magazine alleging Matthews made…

It was a light morning for President Donald Trump. There were church services at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City (viewed remotely, of course) and a birthday shout-out to First Lady Melania Trump. It is unclear if there will be a White House pandemic task force briefing today. So far, none is on the agenda…

Zoom stock was rattled Friday, falling 6%, after Facebook introduced Messenger Rooms, a product that will let users invite as many as 50 people to a video call with no time limit. Messenger Rooms is rolling out in some countries this week and will expand to the rest of the world in coming weeks, Facebook said. As…

Snapchat parent Snap said Friday it will selling $850 million in senior notes – up from a $750 million debt offering it announced yesterday – on strong investor demand for the securities. Snap granted the initial purchasers of the notes an option to purchase up to an additional $150 million principal amount of notes…

Trevor Noah doesn’t like much of what Donald Trump is doing to protect the country during the pandemic. His Daily Social Distancing Show makes that clear. Tonight, he likened the President of the United States to the detached narrator dealing with a deranged fan in Eminem’s Stan, all because Trump said he disagreed…

It’s all over for the second time for Will & Grace,?as hugs, tearful goodbyes and an empty apartment ushered out the second era for the sitcom. The cast and creators have taken to social media to bid fans a real-life goodbye after the televised version. We’ll add more as they roll in, but leads Debra Messing and Eric…