Are you looking to slide into President Obama’s DMs? Then there’s good news for you because the White House has a new chatbot that lets you send messages to the President.
- Some of the messages will actually reach the President. Really! He famously reads ten letters everyday, a routine that will now include Facebook messages when his staff deems them worth his attention. [The White House]
- In other news, new Macbooks won’t be arriving in September as many had speculated. According to Bloomberg, the aging line of laptops is indeed getting refreshed with a lot of interesting new features, including a thin touch screen strip on the keyboard that will replace the top row of function keys, but are unlikely to be revealed this fall. Next year, then. [Bloomberg]
- The FCC has lost a court battle in which they were fighting to allow cities build their own broadband networks to increase competition among internet providers. A federal appellate court ruled that the FCC was overstepping its authority and can’t bypass state laws related to the construction of municipal networks. [The Verge]
- Snapchat’s being criticized for a new face filter that looks like an offensive Asian stereotype. They say it was “anime-inspired” and have already removed it. It’s not even the first time the company has been criticized for their racial tone-deafness. [Gizmodo]
- Microsoft is reportedly testing a new line of Surface-branded all-in-one PCs (like an iMac). Windows Central says they’re experimenting with a few different 4k display sizes, though the tests don’t guarantee that any product will actually be released. [Windows Central via The Verge]
Source: LifeHacker
