Snapchat’s New Connected Lenses Let You Build LEGO With a Friend in AR

Snapchat is teaming up with everyone’s favorite brand of colorful building sets to bring a new virtual experience to mobile. Snapchat Unveils Its New Shared “Connected Lenses” Snapchat is introducing Connected Lenses, a new type of augmented reality (AR) lens that allows you and your friends to experience the same AR experience at the same
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A Deep Dive Into Replika: My AI Friend

Replika: My AI Friend is an app unlike any other. While most apps out there with chatbots use them as virtual assistants, Replika markets its chatbot as—you guessed it—a friend. With its promised ability to “perceive” and evaluate abstract quantities such as emotion, Replika’s chatbot might just do justice to its aspirationally human description. From
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Facebook Friend Requests: Unwritten Rules and Hidden Settings

Facebook friend requests are delicate. Inappropriate attempts to expand your network could get you blocked from adding more Facebook friends. Maybe it already happened to you and you can’t friend someone on Facebook. On Facebook, innocent mistakes can lead to drastic consequences. But with our tips on how to manage Facebook friend requests, you can
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Facebook’s Disturbing Friend Suggestions May Violate Your Privacy

There are lots of ways to find friends on Facebook, but the People You May Know tool is one of the most common. Whether you’re on your computer or your phone, People You May Know is never far away. By analyzing your social network as well as a few pieces of additional information, the feature always
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Read This Before You Share Your Passwords With a Friend

Do you share accounts with your friends? Do you let them use Netflix, Hulu Plus, or Spotify? Turns out, this can be a huge threat to your security. Seriously, check out the infographic below and you might just think twice you let a friend login with your credentials again! Via LastPass Click To Enlarge Read
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