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Xbox gamers will soon be able to share gameplay clips via public links | Engadget Steve Dent Xbox video game clips are about to become much more easily shareable via unique public URLs on the Xbox mobile app, according to a tweet from Microsoft’s Larry Hryb (@majornelson). Those links will also be collected into a…
Twitter stops opening links in AMP on iOS and Android Jon Porter Twitter has quietly rolled back its support for Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) on mobile, according to a support page spotted by SEO consultant Christian Oliveira. The support page originally detailed how Twitter would automatically send users of its mobile apps to the AMP…
Essential Links in the Immunity Web Andrea Gawrylewski Beginning in about January of this year, when the first COVID-19 vaccines started becoming available to essential workers and then, within the next few months, to most all adults, friends of mine with young children started asking me: “When will my kids be able to get it?”…
Twitter finally shows previews for Instagram links | Engadget Jon Fingas You no longer have to tap an Instagram link in Twitter to see what you’ll get. Twitter has started rolling out preview cards for Instagram links in its official apps and the web. If someone shares an Insta post, you’ll see a thumbnail of…
Report links most climate change denial on Facebook to 10 publications | Engadget Igor Bonifacic Most climate change misinformation comes from only a handful of sources. That’s according to a new report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH). The organization found that ten publishers are responsible for 69 percent of all interactions with…
Firefox offers its own take on suggested web links | Engadget Jon Fingas You no longer need to use the likes of Chrome or Safari if you want the occasional suggestions for web searches. Mozilla is rolling out a Firefox Suggest feature that, as the name implies, offers relevant links when you’re typing in a…
Instagram tests letting more people share links in their Stories | Engadget Igor Bonifacic For the longest time, including links in Stories is something Instagram has only let a select few of its users do. Your account needs to have either been verified by the company or have passed the 10,000 follower milestone. Only then…
Google Drive security update could leave some file links broken | Engadget A lot of old Google Drive links may become inaccessible by mid-September: The tech giant has announced that it’s rolling out an update that would make sharing Drive files more secure. After the update goes out on September 13th, Drive will add a…
Google’s ‘security’ changes will break old Drive, YouTube links across the internet Richard Lawler Soon, public links to an untold number of items stored on Google Drive and YouTube will stop working. In the name of enhanced security, Google is changing the way it handles link sharing on both services, and while active users may…
The third Android 12 developer preview improves haptics and in-app links | Engadget It’s been just over a month since Google released the second developer preview for Android 12 and today, the company is now pushing out the third version. This preview adds haptic feedback options for developers, new app launch animations and improved link…