Spotify Is Bringing a Musical Element to BeReal
Image: Spotify BeReal is jumping on the Spotify bandwagon by integrating the music streaming service as a feature on its platform. The app was released in 2020 and marketed itself…
Musk’s Twitter Decides Misgendering and Deadnaming Are OK, Actually
The move is on brand for this new Twitter, which Musk has been hellbent on making a crucible of free speech despite having no clue what free speech is.Image: Rokas…
Instagram Finally Lets You Post Multiple In-Bio Links
Instagram has caved to years of creator demands. The social platform will now let users include links to multiple external sites directly in their in-app profiles, as reported by multiple…
NSO Group Targeted Apple’s FindMy and Homekit Features With New Zero-Click Exploits
Israeli digital surveillance for hire giant NSO Group reportedly deployed at least three new attacks last year targeting human rights workers and other members of civil society spread out around…
Elon Musk’s Twitter Tweaks Nuked These 13 Useful Emergency Service Bots
Powerful, disruptive tsunamis can occur with little advanced warning which makes real-time social media alerts noting their appearance all the more critical. That critical safety measure was put at risk…
Spotify Drops Paywall for Gimlet Shows as It Struggles With Podcasts and Audiobooks
Gimlet Media is a podcast network behind fan favorite shows including Reply All and Science Vs that are hosted solely on Spotify.Image: Rokas Tenys (Shutterstock) After spending years and hundreds…
Google Stock Drops as Samsung Considers Switching Its Devices to Bing
Image: David Paul Morris (Getty Images) Bing could be taking over as the default search engine on Samsung devices thanks to its integration of ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence features. The shift would…
Why Banning TikTok Would Be a Cybersecurity Disaster
Photo: Koshiro K (Shutterstock) Nobody’s Really Watching Reels Off English TikTok is not be the first app to be scrutinized over the potential exposure of U.S. user data, but it…
Substack’s CEO Would Rather Not Think About the Racist Stuff. Okay?
Substack, best known as a subscription newsletter platform, just launched a copycat Twitter competitor called Substack Notes. Elon Musk wasn’t pleased and apparently took a number of steps to block…
Here Are 14 Characters Who Would Absolutely Pay for Twitter Blue
L-R: Kendall Roy from Succession, George Costanza from Seinfeld, and Tom Haverford from Parks & RecImage: HBO/Netflix/NBC According to Elon Musk, legacy Twitter Verified checkmarks will disappear on 4/20. Nice…