Social app IRL, valued at $1 billion, shuts down because it doesn't have any users IRL
IRL, a social app meant to connect young people and discover events, seemed to have everything going for it. The company was able to overcome the challenges of running an event discovery app during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic when everyone was stuck inside. With a killer domain name in IRL.com and a […]
Refurbished Amazon devices just dropped to extremely low prices ahead of Prime Day
Amazon just dropped refurbished device deals ahead of Prime Day. Here are the best ones: BEST REFURB KINDLE DEAL Certified Refurbished Kindle Paperwhite (8 GB) (opens in a new tab) $79.99 at Amazon (save 36%) Get Deal (opens in a new tab) BEST REFURB EERO DEAL Certified Refurbished Amazon eero 6 dual-band mesh WiFi 6 […]
TikTok updates Family Pairing with new content filtering options
Caregivers can push back against the unpredictable TikTok algorithm even more with expanded content filtering tools, launched today by the social media giant. Individuals who oversee accounts of users under the age of 18 are now able to limit the kinds of videos that appear on a user’s feed using selected keywords via TikTok’s Family […]
TikTok Now, the BeReal clone you never used, is being discontinued
TikTok is saying bye-bye to its BeReal substitute, TikTok Now. According to Twitter screenshots, an in-app notification sent to some users reads, “We’re updating the TikTok experience and are discontinuing TikTok Now” (when I checked my TikTok account this morning, I had yet to be notified). Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new […]
Sigh, Twitter Blue users can now post even longer tweets
Only a few months after changing one of the most fundamental and sacred aspects of Twitter — a tweet’s maximum character length — Elon Musk has done it again. SEE ALSO: Twitter API changes crush @PossumEveryHour and other good bots As of now, Twitter Blue subscribers can post tweets of up to 25,000 characters in […]
Parents can now see more of what their kids are up to on Messenger and Instagram
Meta has released a host of new features to increase parental supervision and elevate safety on its apps, namely Instagram and Facebook Messenger. On Messenger, parents can now see how their teen uses on the app. This means parents are allowed to view contact lists, who messages their teen, how much time is being spent […]
Telegram to launch its own version of Stories
Telegram is launching its own version of Stories, the ephemeral mixed media format made popular by Snapchat and copied by every social media app under the sun. The chat app’s founder and CEO Pavel Durov shared the news in his Telegram channel on Monday. “For years, our users have been asking us to implement Stories […]
Meta launches VR subscription service called Quest+
With Apple’s Vision Pro threatening to take a chunk out of the virtual reality market, Meta is doing its best to entice users to stay in its own VR ecosystem. On Monday, the company announced the Meta Quest+, a VR subscription service that costs $7.99 per month. You can also get it for $59.99 per […]
Take home a refurbished MacBook Air for only $370
TL;DR: As of June 27, get this refurbished 2017 MacBook Air for just $369.99 — you’ll save 69%. Apple’s recent WWDC introduced some swanky new devices, including the new 15-inch MacBook Air that’s supposedly the thinnest 15-inch laptop there is. What’s not pretty is the $1,199 price tag attached to it, but there’s good news […]
Boost your job hunt with this AI-powered CV builder, now $39
TL;DR: As of June 27, get a lifetime subscription to the AI Resume Builder for only $39 — that’s a 91% discount. With the job market being as fierce as ever, you may have to step up your game and make sure that your résumé will stand out from the pack. Résumé Builder is an […]