Elon Permits Advertisers to Un-F*ck Themselves
Elon Musk’s social media business X, formerly Twitter, took a turn for the worse in November 2023 when he told advertisers to “go f**k yourselves” on stage with the New…
Everything Apple Tried to Kill at WWDC 2024
This year’s WWDC was loaded with announcements. We learned more about Apple’s new AI, Apple Intelligence, and big updates to MacOS, iOS, WatchOS, Apple TV+, and Vision Pro. If there’s…
Google Maps Is Officially the Greatest App of All Time
Graphic: Gizmodo After 31 days in the trenches of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge, Google Maps has emerged victorious! If you’re just tuning in, you can read all about our…
The Greatest App of All Time Day 27: Duolingo vs. Flashlight
Welcome back to Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! With more than 81 percent of the vote in yesterday’s tournament, YouTube is headed…
The Greatest App of All Time Day 21: SwiftKey vs. Duolingo
Welcome back to Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! Yesterday’s tournament brought us our biggest upset to date with Venmo crushing Twitter’s dreams.…
The Greatest App of All Time Day 20: Venmo vs. Twitter
It’s Day 20 of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time and the competition is getting fierce! We lost a legend yesterday, as YouTube…
The Greatest App of All Time Day 8: Twitter vs. Read It Later
It’s day 8 of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time and one of the most controversial apps of our time has entered the…
U.S. Regulators Want to Treat Apple, PayPal Like Banks
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed to hold big tech accountable to the same regulations that banks are, in a filing Tuesday. If Apple and PayPal offer financial services…
Twitter’s CEO Makes New Excuses for Musk’s Dumb ‘X’ Rebranding
Linda Yaccarino, right, said Elon Musk, left, and her half clearly established rolls at the company. Photo: Mark Thompson / D Dipasupil (Getty Images) Twitter—the site that owner Elon Musk…
PayPal Dives Into Crypto Madness With Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin
PayPal is diving into the messy world of crypto with a new stablecoin pegged to the US dollar, aptly and uninventively named PayPal USD. The company’s entrance into the industry…