Mastodon, the open source, decentralized alternative to Twitter/X is adding a feature to its app that will help make the transition smoother for newcomers: Lists. The company today announced the Mastodon app for Android is adding the much-in-demand feature, which allows users to create custom […]
Day: October 30, 2023
Meta to offer ad-free subscription in Europe in bid to keep tracking other users
Meta is to offer an ad-free subscription version of Facebook and Instagram in the European Union, EEA (European Economic Area) and Switzerland, confirming the core of a report in the WSJ earlier this month. The new ad-free subscription will be available from next month, per […]
Microsoft bans ‘unauthorized’ third-party Xbox controllers and accessories
Microsoft is putting its foot down when it comes to unauthorized controller use. The company has begun banning any third-party Xbox controllers and accessories that aren’t part of the “designed for Xbox” hardware partner program. A gamer posted the news to Restera after plugging in […]
ChatGPT app revenue shows no signs of slowing, but some other AI apps top it
ChatGPT, the AI-powered chatbot from OpenAI, far outpaces all other AI chatbot apps on mobile devices in terms of downloads and is a market leader by revenue, as well. However, it’s surprisingly not the top AI app by revenue — several photo AI apps and […]
Amazon’s Echo Show smart displays fall back to all-time lows
A few of the Echo Show devices are touting major sales right now, dropping to their all-time-low prices. The 2023 third-generation Echo Show 5 has fallen to $40 from $90 — a 56 percent discount. The Echo Show 8 is marked down nearly as much, […]
Mastodon takes on Twitter/X by bringing ‘lists’ to mobile
Mastodon, the open source, decentralized alternative to Twitter/X is adding a feature to its app that will help make the transition smoother for newcomers: Lists. The company today announced the Mastodon app for Android is adding the much-in-demand feature, which allows users to create custom […]
Meta’s Oversight Board: Dangerous diet videos can remain, but please demonetize them
Meta’s Oversight Board announced today it has upheld the company’s decision to leave up two posts detailing a Thai woman’s fruit juice-only diet. However, the board recommended the company restrict the monetization of similar “extreme and harmful diet-related content” on Facebook as researchers continue to […]
World of Horror is a skin-crawling dread machine that does its inspirations proud
I am fully encased in a bundle of spider’s silk, only my eyeballs still visible as I wait for my turn to be devoured. I’ve failed to save the city from the insatiable arachnidian Old God, and now myself and all the inhabitants of Shiokawa, […]
Sony’s $200 Pulse Explore earbuds will be available on December 6
Sony has revealed when you’ll be able to snap up the only two wireless audio devices that will work with its PlayStation Portal handheld any time soon. The $200 Pulse Explore earbuds will hit markets including the US, UK, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, […]
Governments are getting their AI-regulating boots on
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