Rest of the Day: Facebook Security Checker Can Now Help Those Who Need It
Facebook has a new tool for seeking help in emergencies. As part of a security review request, the new Community Help feature connects people who offer help to those who need it. About this and much more in today’s news.
- With Community Help, people in the immediate vicinity of the emergency site can offer help, supplies and shelter. For now, they are focused on disasters and accidents in several countries, including the US and Canada, and more countries to be added at a later date, as well as additional types of emergencies. [Facebook Newsroom]
- The New York Times has partnered with Spotify to offer free Spotify Premium access to subscribers who purchase a one-year All Access NYT subscription. An All Access subscription costs $ 5 per week, but overall, you will save $ 120 on the annual cost of Spotify Premium. [Bloomberg]
- Windows 10 will receive picture-in-picture support this spring with the Creators Update. They bring up the Compact Overlay window, and it can continue to play media in a floating window while you do your work. (You can also use a third-party application like VLC, which has an always-on-top feature.) [Microsoft]
- About Gizmodo Media Group’s Special Projects Service : The Special Projects Service is the digital investigations arm of Gizmodo Media Group, which includes Deadspin , Fusion , Gizmodo , Jalopnik , Jezebel , Kotaku , Lifehacker, and The Root . Founded in 2017, Special Projects, known internally as the Flashlight Team, provides in-depth coverage of politics, media, entertainment and technology, with a particular focus on Donald Trump’s presidential administration.