The Fallout 76 Wastelanders private beta test was originally scheduled for this week, but Bethesda has announced it will delay that test for an unforeseen amount of time. Many players were excited to try the upcoming update. Wastelanders promises to fix one major issue that many have condemned since Fallout 76 originally released in November 2018. Though the game is filled with numerous NPCs that want to kill players, robots with whom vault dwellers can interact, a friendly super mutant and his bovine companion, and holotapes that offer at times entrancing storylines, vault dwellers have long complained that Fallout 76 lacks human NPCs....

Facebook continues to share more details about what exactly caused the six-hour outage that took down Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp on Monday. In a new blog post, Facebook dives into some of the technical details of what led to the outage, saying that it happened due to a mistake during one of its many “routine maintenance jobs.” Facebook published its first recap of the outage late on Monday evening, attributing it to a single mistake that had a “cascading effect” on data center communication, therefore “bringing our services to a halt....

Facebook announced today that it’s bringing its popular Reels function from Instagram to its main app for some US users. According to a report by the Verge, Facebook Reels will “show up for some users in the News Feed and within Groups, where people can watch them together.” Facebook says it’s already testing this in India, Mexico, and Canada. Facebook is trying to compete with the growing influence of TikTok, which is the only non-Facebook app to reach 3 billion downloads in app stores....

Facebook’s Oversight Board has officially given a verdict over the platform’s January decision to ban then-President Donald Trump. While the board ruled to keep the indeterminate ban in place, it also “insists” that Facebook review the matter within six months to make a permanent decision that is “consistent with the rules that are applied to other users of its platform.” Facebook banned Trump from the platform on January 7, 2021, a day after the riot on the Capitol....

That’s why we’re giving you an insider scoop into some of the biggest updates from your favorite social media apps (no research or guesswork required). Ready to stay ahead of the curve and discover the hot new updates straight out of Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and beyond? Let’s run you through all the big changes you need to be across this month. Facebook Reels launch across the globe This one is a huge announcement....

At Facebook’s developer conference F8 today, the company announced its new software platforms that mix augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality. The company is taking a leap into a new realm of interactions, and they’ve started by sharing a lot of them today. Some of the new software can already be seen inside of Facebook’s camera app starting today. New live 3D camera effects for Facebook Available today, the official Facebook app now supports adding live AR effects in the camera app....

Facebook Messenger has had 3D Touch support for Quick Actions from the app icon since December, and today the app has updated to expand 3D Touch features inside the app. Using the latest flagship iPhones (iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus currently), Facebook users can Peek and Pop inside Messenger to quickly preview and access information using the pressure-sensitive display feature. Messenger specifically highlights 3D Touch capabilities in these areas: contacts, conversations, photos, videos, stickers, links and locations....

Netflix released the first trailer for Falling Inn Love, a seemingly feel-good romantic comedy. Starring actress and singer Christina Milian and Australian actor Adam Demos, the original Netflix movie appears to check-off all the requirements necessary for a hit romcom, including a picturesque setting, two leads from opposing lifestyles, fun mishaps, and a punny title. Helmed by Roger Kumble (Just Friends, Cruel Intentions), Falling Inn Love follows Gabriela (Milian), a city-girl devastated by a recent break-up and life hurdles....

Facebook is launching today a new COVID-19 vaccine profile frame on iOS, Android, and the web, developed in collaboration with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The new frames will let you share support for COVID-19 vaccines and see that others are doing the same. Facebook says in the coming weeks it’ll show a summary in the users’ News Feed with friends, family members, and people followed who are using the COVID-19 vaccine profile frames....

Disney has confirmed The Falcon and the Winter Soldier will premiere on Disney+ this summer. As part of Phase 4, Marvel Studios will be releasing several MCU series as exclusives on Disney’s newly-launched streaming service. This year alone, Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan will reprise their roles as Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, paying off the final moments of Avengers: Endgame (in which Steve Rogers passed the Captain America mantle over to Sam)....

One Fallout: New Vegas player has pulled no punches as they complete the game’s notoriously difficult Hardcore mode without killing anyone and using only a pair of boxing gloves to defend themselves. From speedrunning Mario 64 without grabbing a single star to tackling an old classic blindfolded, there is a subsect of elite gamers who are gluttons for punishment. This latest quest against Obsidian’s Fallout: New Vegas is no exception....

Mashable is reporting that Facebook’s long-awaited iPad app will be announced at Apple’s upcoming event, which will most likely occur on October 4th. In addition to the iPad app, Facebook will reportedly be launching a revamped iPhone app and new HTML 5 version of the mobile site. You may remember that the iPad app was leaked earlier this year, but was subsequently removed from within the iPhone app. According to a post from former Facebook engineer Jeff Verkoeyen the app is ready, and Facebook is waiting to release it....

Facebook today updated its Messenger for iOS app finally adding a full iPad version. The iPad version works like the version found on the iPhone and iPod touch but takes advantage of the much larger display by showing more content like message threads while in other messages. The iPad version also features the same calling features found on the iPhone and iPod touch versions. Facebook’s various supported sticker packs are also featured on the messaging app for iPad....

Clubhouse is getting a lot of attention recently as the new audio chat social network is getting more users every day. In response to this, Facebook is rumored to be working on a competitor to Clubhouse, while Twitter Spaces is expanding its beta program in an attempt to slow Clubhouse’s growth. For those unfamiliar with the subject, Clubhouse is a new social network that is entirely based on audio chats. Users can create and join rooms in which several people talk in real-time, which can be compared in some ways to a live podcast....

Sometimes people will edit their posts if they said something embarrassing or untrue. Previously you would know if a post was edited by looking for the ‘Edited’ label next to the post’s date. However, since Facebook is constantly redesigning its interface, the ‘Edited’ tag has been hidden. Here’s how to find it and see the edit history of the post. Was that Facebook Post Edited? First, click or tap the drop-down menu located at the upper-left corner and select View edit history....

Hot on the heels of Apple blocking Facebook from being able to use its internal iOS apps, Google has also been accused of a similar act, sidestepping the App Store to have users download a certificate to collect user data. According to a report from TechCrunch, Google has been running an app called Screenwise Meter which is essentially Facebook’s Research app rebranded. Users ages 18 and up (13 if part of a family group) are invited to download the app, which requires a special code to download....

Facebook has announced a new feature for News Feed that it says will give users more control over the content they see. In a blog post, the company detailed a new capability called Snooze. Essentially, this feature lets you temporarily unfollow a person, page, or group… Snooze will allow you to temporarily unfollow someone for 30 days, ridding your News Feed of the content you might find annoying or repetitive. The user or page you’re snoozing won’t receive any sort of notification or acknowledgement that you’ve essentially put them on mute, but you can live on without their annoying content....

When it first premiered back in the late ‘90s, many critics dismissed Family Guy as a cheap knockoff of The Simpsons. But one of the main things that set Family Guy apart from The Simpsons – the fact that the pet dog could talk – was also one of its focal points, at least in the early seasons. Peter and Brian used to be the show’s main characters. In the years since, Brian and Stewie have gone on adventures across the spacetime continuum and across the Earth’s surface, so they’ve sort of taken over....

Facebook has begun rolling out its Instant Games on Messenger to worldwide audiences today. Today’s rollout also means that Messenger will be seeing many of the new features announced at Facebook’s F8 conference. The Messenger features will allow developers to create deeper gameplay experiences utilizing the newest APIs within the platform. Today’s feature release allows users of Messenger to play turn-based games with one another and games can feature leaderboards and tournaments....

As we covered here this week, Facebook criticized Apple with a full-page ad in US newspapers due to the new App Store guidelines, which will force apps to offer an option for users not to be tracked across the web. After Apple responded to Facebook, the company started warning iOS users in its official apps about the upcoming changes in advertisements. When accessing apps like Facebook Business Suite and Facebook Ads in iOS, users will see a highlighted message at the top of the screen about an “Upcoming impact to your marketing efforts....