Spotify Live Dies
Spotify is officially shuttering its Clubhouse copycat called Spotify Live. The feature was a bit like a live radio station that listeners could access on the Spotify mobile app. How…
Musk’s Twitter Downranks Any Post Regarding the ‘Ukraine Crisis’
“Free speech absolutist” Elon Musk’s Twitter algorithm has been heavily suppressing any topic regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine, downranking it with the same vehemence as toxic, violent, or hate…
Jack Dorsey’s Block Rebuffs Cash App Fraud Allegations With Data Disclosure
Block, the Jack Dorsey-owned parent company of Cash App, is contesting accusations of fraud and rampant fake accounts with a new data disclosure. In a Thursday memo to investors, the…
Twitter Details How Much Money API Access Will Cost Now
Twitter previously announced that free access to its API would close on February 9. Image: Primakov (Shutterstock) In a poorly thought out plan to make Twitter as profitable as possible,…
Google Play Store Wriggles Way Out of Housing Third-Party App Stores in Android’s Biggest Market
Google will not have to host third-party Android app stores in the Indian version of its Play Store, following antitrust rulings from January. The company is still facing a $161…
Apple Announces WWDC 2023 Will Take Place June 5
Apple has officially announced it will host its annual developer’s conference at Apple Park in Cupertino beginning June 5. The conference will offer an “in-person experience” but will take place…
Elon Musk Says ‘For You’ Section Will Soon Be Entirely Users Who Paid for Twitter [Updated]
Update 3/28/2023, 4:00 p.m. ET: Elon Musk has amended his original announcement. Now, he says the plan was always that the “For You” section would continue to include “accounts you follow…
Should Anyone Believe Elon Is Killing Legacy Blue Checks on April Fools’ Day?
If you got your blue Twitter verification checkmark the old-fashioned way—you know, by not paying for it—then I have bad news for you. The Tesla CEO turned Twitter CEO reiterated…
iPhones Will Soon Have Voice Isolation in Calls
iPhone users who still use their phone as an actual—you know—phone will soon have the ability to filter out background noise to make those calls clearer, with the coming advent…
Hipstamatic Is Back in the Hopes You Hate Instagram
Iphone users have access to what’s being pegged by some an “anti-Instagram app.” Hipstamatic relaunched its social network for iPhone users on Wednesday, offering a place to simply share photos…