Instagram’s founders are shutting down Artifact, their year-old news app The app was known for AI-powered features and Reddit-like posting abilities. Karissa Bell Sat, Jan 13, 2024 Artifact Artifact, the buzzy news app from Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, is shutting down less than a year after its launch. In a note … Continue reading Instagram’s founders are shutting down Artifact, their year-old news app
Hyperloop One is shutting down The company once wanted to build a high-speed transportation system between Europe and China. Mariella Moon Updated Fri, Dec 22, 2023 David Becker via Getty Images Hyperloop One had once dreamed of building a high-speed freight link between Europe and China, one that could take cargo from one end … Continue reading Hyperloop One is shutting down
By Chris Morris November 09, 2023 Omegle, the anonymous video chat service founded in 2009, which saw a surge of popularity as people were isolated at home during the pandemic, has finally called it quits after 14 years. The closure comes following the settlement of a recent lawsuit that alleged Omegle gave sexual predators … Continue reading Omegle founder announces the site is shutting down in a wild goodbye note
By Grace Snelling November 09, 2023 It’s a sad day for long-time readers and editors of the feminist online publication Jezebel. G/O Media, Jezebel’s parent company, is shuttering the brand and laying off its staff after failing to find a buyer for the site. “As of this week, we are making the very, very … Continue reading RIP ‘Jezebel’: The website is shutting down, but the conversations it sparked will live on
Revel is shutting down its shared electric moped service It’s focusing on its EV ride-hailing service and charging stations going forward. Mariella Moon Sat, Nov 4, 2023 Drew Angerer via Getty Images Revel is leaving behind its roots and ending its (at times controversial) electric moped service New York City and San Francisco. Company … Continue reading Revel is shutting down its shared electric moped service
Stitcher redesign brings cleaner look and new features to the podcast app Kris Holt| @krisholt Stitcher has revealed a new look for its podcast app, which boasts several useful features and upgrades. The service says the revamped web, iOS and Android app has better user control and navigation along with its more streamlined design. … Continue reading Podcast app Stitcher is shutting down in August
Nick Summers @nisummers Back in the Dreamcast era, I fell in love with a game called Jet Set Radio. It was about a group of rollerbladers who leapt around a colorful, futuristic version of Tokyo spray-painting everything in sight. I consider it a classic and one of the best games Sega has ever published. … Continue reading Sony is shutting down PixelOpus, the studio behind ‘Concrete Genie’
My to-read list exploded thanks to free books through the Libby app Kris Naudus @krisnaudus Lockdown here in New York didn’t seem so bad, as I could encase myself in a cocoon of movies, TV shows and comics to keep myself entertained. As for books, however, there was one problem: The libraries in the … Continue reading E-book library app OverDrive is shutting down on May 1st
The US government is trying to force ByteDance to sell TikTok Karissa Bell @karissabe The Biden Administration is significantly increasing pressure on ByteDance just days before TikTok’s CEO is set to testify in front of Congress. The United States government is now “demanding” that ByteDance sell TikTok, according to a new report in The … Continue reading A TikTok ban is a lot more complicated than just shutting down the app
Amazon freezes construction of second headquarters in Virginia amid job cuts Will Shanklin Amazon is pausing construction on its second headquarters in Arlington, VA. The company tied the decision to “a reassessment of office needs to account for remote work,” although the move came months after the retailer laid off around 18,000 workers. The … Continue reading Amazon is shutting down eight cashierless Go stores
