Instagram adds MySpace-like ‘song on profile’ feature
Instagram is introducing a new feature that’s reminiscent of MySpace in the early 2000s. Users who want to reminisce nostalgically about the early days of social media can now add songs to their profiles and set the mood using the “Songs to Profile” feature. Any music that a user chooses to add to their profile […]
Swiping through online videos makes you more bored: study
You’d better leave it clicked. “Digital switching,” the process of watching a short snippet of online video, then moving on to another and then another, can actually increase boredom rather than alleviate it. According to the research results It was published on Monday. People often turn to videos to stave off boredom, but new research […]
X investors who helped Elon Musk buy company include VC firms, Saudi prince
Investors who helped Elon Musk acquire X for $44 billion two years ago included some of Silicon Valley’s top venture capitalists, members of Saudi Arabia’s royal family and a fund with ties to disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, according to court documents. A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday ordered Co. X to […]
California, Google’s paltry $250M million deal to fund newsroom blasted as ‘disastrous’ by critics
A controversial deal between Google and California lawmakers over funding for local news organizations has been heavily panned by critics, with one major journalists union slamming the deal as a “blackmail” that would be “devastating” for the industry. The deal, billed as a “first-of-the-nation partnership” to help cash-strapped publishers and protect jobs, would allow Google […]
Apple will let iPhone users in Europe choose own browser, delete apps
Apple is changing how users in the European Union select their browser options, adding a dedicated section for changing default apps and making more apps removable, the company announced on Thursday. The iPhone maker faced pressure from regulators to make the change after a sweeping EU digital markets law came into force on March 7, […]
National Public Data admits hackers stole Social Security numbers
The company, which was named in a class action lawsuit filed by internet users who claim that the Social Security numbers of every American were stolen from the company’s servers, acknowledged that it was hacked by cybercriminals who gained access to sensitive data. Jericho Pictures, a Coral Springs, Florida-based company doing business as National Public […]
GM slashing over 1K salaried jobs at software, service units
General Motors said Monday it was laying off more than 1,000 full-time employees across its software and services divisions around the world. GM confirmed the job cuts, first reported by CNBC, in a statement saying, “As we build GM’s future, we need to simplify for speed and excellence, make bold choices and prioritize investments that […]
Amazon’s delivery drones make too much noise, residents say
Residents of a Texas suburb where Amazon is testing delivery drones say the drones are too loud. The mayor of College Station, about 100 miles northwest of Houston, sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration last month to protest the drones, which some residents have likened to “giant beehives.” Known as the home of […]
Google under fire for pressing influencers to ‘prefer’ Pixel smartphone
Google has come under fire for pressuring tech influencers to only promote its new Pixel phone or risk being excluded from a program offering early access to the device. The tech giant is inviting content creators to join its “Team Pixel” program, giving them early access to devices. Earlier this month, Google unveiled a new […]
Pelosi rips California bill to regulate AI models: ‘ill-informed’
Representative Nancy Pelosi has voiced opposition to a high-profile California bill that would regulate Big Tech companies’ burgeoning artificial intelligence technology, calling the measure “well-intentioned but ill-informed.” California’s SB 1047, which would establish safety standards for AI models that cost more than $100 million to train and mandate pre-release safety testing of so-called “frontier” AI […]