Facebook's suicide prevention tools will now be available to all users and other top stories.

• Facebook's suicide prevention tools will now be available to all users

  

  Facebook has updated its suicide prevention tools and is now making them available worldwide. The tools, which let people flag posts from friends who may be at risk for self-harm or suicide, were previously available only for some English-language users. Other users could report posts through a form, but the new tools make the process quicker and less complicated. In an announcement, Facebook said its suicide prevention resources will be available in all languages supported by the platform. Th..

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• 'Net neutrality' rules for fair internet access win in court

  

  WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the government’s “net neutrality” rules, preserving regulations that force internet providers such as Comcast and AT&T to treat all online traffic — everything from Netflix and cat videos to games and downloads — equally. The 2-1 ruling is a sweeping victory for the Obama administration and the consumer groups and internet companies that have pushed net neutrality for years. The Federal Communications Commission’s rules block internet servi..

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• Phil Schiller and Craig Federighi Talk iMessage, Siri API and Mac App Store on 'The Talk Show'

  

  A day after Apple's WWDC keynote address, Apple SVP of Marketing Phil Schiller and SVP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi joined Daring Fireball's John Gruber on a special edition of his podcast, The Talk Show. The duo addressed many topics, including the emphasis on iMessage in iOS 10, opening up Siri and other parts of iOS up to developers and the Mac App Store. The bulk of Apple's presentation on iOS 10 was focused on the extensive improvements to iMessage. When Gruber asked Federig..

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• Twitter Boosts Blocking Feature

  

  Twitter Boosts Blocking Feature "We're making Block easier to help you control your Twitter experience," Twitter said. Twitter users have long been able to block people, but the microblogging service this week closed a loophole that makes sure those you don't want to hear from never wind up on your timeline. Until this week, someone you had blocked could still make an appearance on your feed if another follower re-tweeted them. Similarly, they ..

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• Cats use simple physics to zero in on hiding prey

  

  TOKYO, June 14 (UPI) -- Experiments by researchers at Kyoto University in Japan suggest cats have rudimentary understanding of physics and the principle of cause and effect. Previous studies have shown cats use their hearing to anticipate the presence of hidden objects. Most recently, researchers tested whether cats could anticipate an object's presence in a box based on the sound made when shaking the box. The researchers also tested whether cats expected an object to fall from a box when it w..

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• Phone Comparisons: Nexus 6P vs LG G5 vs Galaxy S7 Edge vs HTC 10 vs OnePlus 3

  

  Do we have a good one for you today – We will be looking at five devices – the Nexus 6P, LG G5, Galaxy S7 Edge, HTC 10, and the new OnePlus 3 announced today! We will look how each of these devices stack up to one another – although we will pay ...

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• Nintendo offers really stupid reasons why you can't play as a woman in The Legend of Zelda

  

  Nintendo is without question one of the greatest — if not the greatest — creative forces in gaming. This has been true for decades and continues to be true today, when it wowed E3 with a first look at the new Legend of Zelda. But while doing some interviews to promote the announcement, longtime Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma made some comments that show just how limited Nintendo's thinking can be. Both GameSpot and Kotaku asked Aonuma about the possibility of a Zelda game led by a female Lin..

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• Pokemon Sun and Moon's tropical Alola region heats up

  

  Aloha is the real-world way of saying hello in Hawaii, and Alola is the name of the tropical region where the next Pokemon games will take place.Pokemon Sun and Moon editions, coming to the Nintendo 3DS this fall, were shown off Tuesday as part of Nintendo's E3 2016 Treehouse live stream.Popplio is one of three Pokemon that may start off your journey in the Sun and Moon games. Screenshot by Mike Sorrentino / Nintendo Treehouse from E3 2016 ..

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