Elon Musk just shut down potentially life-saving public safety Twitter accounts
Since acquiring Twitter, Elon Musk maintained that one of his major objectives was to eliminate the bots. Last night, Twitter did just that. One problem, though: The bots blocked are the good ones. Numerous public service Twitter accounts have lost their ability to automatically post breaking news and events. Twitter has been removing API access, […]
What is Lemon8, and is it safe?
As lawmakers across the country try their best to legislate TikTok out of the US, its parent company, China-based ByteDance, has been undeterred and has set its focus on a new app for Gen-Z named Lemon8. The app is surging in the US right now, and as of the time of this writing has over […]
Elon Musk said the Twitter Files were basically dead. Barely anyone noticed.
The Twitter Files are over. At least, that’s what Elon Musk expressed following his falling out with the project’s head writer Matt Taibbi. “At a certain point, I think we need to move on from the Twitter Files,” Musk said in a Twitter Space audio chat earlier this week. “I think there’s a few things […]
Conservative social media platform Parler acquired and then immediately shut down by new owner
Parler has been acquired. Parler has also just been shut down. On Friday, the digital media company Starboard announced that it had acquired Parler, the conservative social media platform. According to Starboard, the deal went through on Good Friday and it bought Parler for an undisclosed amount. Following Starboard’s announcement on Friday, the company immediately […]
Smart garments: Your next jacket might come with a futuristic tag
At this year’s London Fashion Week, the growing intersection between fashion and technology took an innovative form: digital clothing tags. Backstage at the Ahluwalia show in February, I saw these tags attached to pieces from the British brand’s latest collection, in a partnership with Microsoft and software platform EON. In place of the average, flimsy […]
TikTokGPT will have you questioning the meaning of virality
This is the story of one man’s mission to become TikTok famous using ChatGPT. Following in the footsteps of HustleGPT, where GPT-4 was given $100 and told to make as much money as possible, TikTokGPT is an exercise in social capitalism. On April 13, Greg Isenberg, CEO of a product design agency tweeted his social […]
Charge 6 devices at once with this large-capacity power bank
TL;DR: As of April 15, the Flash Pro Plus power bank is on sale for $229.99 (reg. $319) — that’s 27% in savings. Road trips may be fun, but getting lost with no navigation may not be the adventure you set out for. If you and your family want to keep your batteries high while […]
Score a lifetime subscription to this feature-rich password manager for $50
TL;DR: Save 83% on a lifetime subscription to Locker Password Manager as of April 15. Get it for only $49.99 (reg. $299). Keeping all your accounts online secure is a lot of work. If you’ve been using the internet for a while, you could have dozens of passwords to keep track of, and keeping all […]
A lifetime subscription to this plant ID app is on sale for under £20
TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to a NatureID Plant Identification Premium Plan is on sale for £16.17, saving you 66% on list price. April showers bring May flowers…but what about plants? Plants can survive all four seasons, it just depends on which ones you choose to grow (and how well you look after them, of course). […]
How to livestream the World Snooker Championship for free
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