What It's Like To Work On BuzzFeed's Tech Team During Record Traffic

It’s all about the company culture, folks. Here’s how it all went down (or didn’t) last night. 8:23 p.m.: Jay's sysops pager goes off. H...

Twitter Is Surveying Users About Abuse

It’s asking about harassment on Facebook and Instagram, too. screenshot via Twitter 2015 seems to be the year that Twitter actually gets s...

Why Activity Trackers Could Be Running Out Of Steps

A tiny chip in the iPhone automatically and accurately tracks your fitness — no wearable needed. That could mean trouble for Fitbit and Jawb...

Google Reverses Blogger's Adult-Content Ban

Due to feedback, Google decided to stop a measure that would force blogs with adult content to be private. Rejoice, all ye who dare post boo...

Boise City Council Members Are Disappointed Uber Is Suspending Operations

Uber announced it was suspending operations in the city earlier today, just two days after the city council agreed on a drafted version of a...

Venmo's Response To Questions About Security: Not Much

The payments service, soon to be spun off from eBay along with its parent company PayPal, has taken a distinctly ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ approach to a dam...

Twitter Just Made It Even Harder To Abuse People On Its Platform

The company released new guidelines surrounding doxxing and impersonation today. Less than three weeks after Twitter CEO Dick Costolo admitt...

FCC Votes In Favor Of Net Neutrality

What happened, and what it means. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler with FCC Commissioners Mignon Clyburn, left, and Jessica Rosenworcel. Pablo Mart...

Facebook Will Now Reach Out To Users Who Their Friends Think Are Suicidal

“Social connectedness helps people,” says Facebook, “and that’s what we do best.” Facebook will then give them the option to contact the fri...

Now The Internet Belongs To Us — And To Politics

Thursday’s net neutrality ruling was a victory for consumers. It also ushers in a new age for the mainstream politics of the internet. Net ...

Meet Silvercar, The Startup Trying To Shake Up Airport Car Rental

No paperwork, no queuing at fluorescent-lit counters at midnight, and no bizarre pricing tricks. The Austin-based company is taking a shot a...

China's Biggest Ride-Hail App Wants To Be An All-Around Transportation Platform

The newly merged companies Kuaidi Dache and Didi Dache are considering bus-hailing and carpooling, in addition to a way to hail nearby desig...

This Is How "Modern Family" Filmed An Episode Entirely With iPhones, iPads, And MacBooks

In a BuzzFeed News exclusive clip, see how executive producer and co-creator, Steve Levitan, put together the Feb. 25 episode using only eve...

Google Is Banning Adult Content On Blogger And I'm Pissed As Heck

A new policy on adult content from Google means tons of old blogs, including one of mine, will be effectively deleted. Here’s why is bad for...

12 Questions For Reddit On Its New Policy For Stolen Nudes And Revenge Porn

.The announcement is the easy part. Today Reddit co-founder and new executive chairman Alexis Ohanian announced a change to its privacy pol...

How A Fourth-Grade Class Twitter Account Rekindled My Faith In Humanity

Or, at least, my faith in Twitter. Alice Mongkongllite / BuzzFeed I found Ms. G's fourth-grade class in the roundabout way you stumble...

If You Text This Number They Claim They'll Deliver Anything Your Heart Desires (If It's Legal)

That apparently includes pizza, groceries, and even flight tickets. Someone also requested a tiger. In order to find users the best deal, op...

Magazine Apps Are About To Get Better, But Will Anyone Use Them?

Adobe and Fast Company have partnered to develop a new set of tools for digital storytelling. When the iPad first came out, many heralded i...

Waffle Houses To Serve As Way Stations For Peer-To-Peer Cargo Network

Waffle House locations in 25 states will now serve as pit stops or meeting locations for “Roadies” and people looking to use the network to ...

GamerGate's Archvillain Is Really A Trolling Sketch Comedian

Jace Connors is infamous on the internet for threatening a female game developer. Now the man who created the Connors character says he hims...

Here's The Racially Diverse Emoji Apple Is Reportedly Introducing

The update also includes emoji for many different types of families. Beta testers got a sneak peek at the new emoji on Monday and shared the...

How I Became A Minor Celebrity In China (After My Stolen Phone Ended Up There)

This really weird thing happened to my phone and an even weirder thing happened after. A continuation of: Who Is This Man And Why Are His Ph...

It's Already Over And Uber Has Won

Money isn't everything, but it's certainly a useful metric for keeping score, especially when you're measuring it in the billion...