The NYT adds a personalized ‘news feed’ to its iOS app

The New York Times announced on Friday how it’s adding its own take on Facebook-style News Feed to its mobile app. Yes, literally a news feed. The publication says it will now allow its iOS app users to customize their reading experience through a new feature called “Your Feed,” which consists only of those channels […]

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How the hell are you supposed to sit on these futuristic new couches?

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Sitting on a couch should be easy, right?

Not so with these sleek red contraptions, which are proving to be a real obstacle for people at the New York Times. Erin McCann documented the new couches in her office, saying that no amount of education can help her figure out how to sit on them.

I am a smart human with a masters degree and everything and I have absolutely no idea how to sit on thesepic.twitter.com/qqOWhX5vnB

— erin mccann | inspector general of your tweets (@mccanner) February 7, 2018

Her coworkers are having similar issues.

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The NYT debuts its first augmented reality-enhanced story on iOS

 Apple’s investment in AR technologies has been ushering in a new wave of apps, from those that let you perform more practical tasks – like visualizing furniture placement in rooms – to those with mass consumer appeal – like AR gaming, including Niantic’s upcoming Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. But AR can also be used to create unique experiences within more… Read More

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