Meta Layoffs Begin and Even the Game Developers Aren’t Safe
Meta has once again taken up the scythe and struck a wide swathe of staff from its field of developers. The first in what’s expected to be a total of…
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…
Adobe’s Finally Looking Out for Dads With Lightroom Updates That Can Automatically Darken Graying Beards
Gif: Adobe Portrait photographers can spend hours perfecting a single headshot in Adobe’s apps—everything from erasing skin imperfections to making the subject look much younger than they really are. Some…
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…
Montana Just Passed the First State TikTok Ban
Montana made history on Friday by becoming the first state legislature to approve a wholesale TikTok affecting nearly all devices in the state. The first-of-its-kind ban, which goes far beyond…
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…
What Is an Xvid File and How Do I Play or Convert One?
Xvid is rarely used these days, but that means it can be hard to know what to do with it if you come across it while digging through your old…
Spotify Axes Heardle—Its Music-based Wordle
Today’s Heardle was quite the doozy. Screenshot: Gizmodo The viral word game Wordle has spawned its fair share of clones, from Octordle to Absurdle to the movie-based Framed. Unfortunately, Heardle,…
Parler’s New Owner Is Putting the Platform on Hiatus
Parler is apparently getting another lease on life, but first it has to die. The “free speech alternative” social network, popular among conservatives and the likes of Alex Jones, officially…