Threads Users Can Now Post Polls, GIFs
Image: AdriaVidal (Shutterstock) Threads’s chess match against X, formerly called Twitter, continues with the launch of its polls and GIF features on Thursday. The additions bring to Threads two staples…
One Year On: The 12 Worst Moments of Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover
Image: Joe Raedle (Getty Images) My oh my, what a year it’s been. After several months of back-and-forth between billionaire and tech tycoon Elon Musk and social media company Twitter,…
Elon’s X Rolls Out Voice and Video Calls
Elon Musk has been on a mission to transform X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) from what was once the world’s most successful microblogging platform into an “everything app”—a…
X now offers audio and video calls, but it’s easy to turn off
A couple of months after landing the CEO job at X (formerly Twitter) in May, Linda Yaccarino said: “X will be the platform that can deliver, well … everything.” Part…
Meta Gets That You Hate Seeing Threads on Facebook, Instagram. End of Communication
Meta first embedded Threads carousels onto Instagram in August. Image: Adrian Tusar (Shutterstock) After shoving a Threads carousel into Facebook and Instagram, Meta gets that users might not like it.…
The Biggest Moments of the SBF Trial So Far
Photo: Michael M. Santiago (Getty Images) Gary Wang, cofounder and chief technology officer for FTX, focused on a single piece of code during his testimony: “allow_negative.” SBF did not code…
Microsoft, Amazon Help India Law Enforcement Bust Call Center Fraudsters
Image: fongbeerredhot (Shutterstock) Calling up an IT department for help can be a frustrating experience—the only thing more frustrating is getting scammed out of money. Microsoft, Amazon, and Indian law…
Musk Yoinks NYTs Gold Checkmark While Threatening Us With Two Subscription Tiers
Image: Osugi (Shutterstock) In a continued effort to make a dying platform profitable, Elon Musk unveiled two subscription tiers for X, formerly known as Twitter. At the same time, Musk…
Instagram Apologizes for Putting ‘Terrorist’ In Palestinian Users’ Bios
Photo: Alexander Koerner (Getty Images) Instagram users reported last week that their bios including the word “Palestinian” and the Arabic phrase “Alhamdulillah”, which means “praise be to God”, were auto-translated…
Slack Status Updates on X/Twitter Are Now a Thing of the Past
Photo: monticello (Shutterstock) Slack says it is shutting down its SlackStatus account on X, which alerted users of incidents and outages on the platform, Thursday night. The office messaging platform…