Giving every dishwasher, thermostat, and SUV an internet connection is one way for companies to keep making money after someone buys their product whether through regular subscriptions, data collection, or some combination of the two.

Social media platforms continue to help amplify false posts and misinformation, and the onus has largely shifted, unfairly or not, onto users to sort out whats real and whats not.

A new dating feature is Facebook's way of ratcheting up the gravitational pull of its ever-expanding digital universe a play to keep its existing users engaged in lieu of rapid new user growth.