Amazon is officially killing the Comixology app, forcing users over to Kindle The slow death of Comixology will be finalized on December 4, when the app will cease functioning. Cheyenne MacDonald Thu, Nov 16, 2023 Comixology/Amazon Amazon has begun notifying Comixology users that they’ll no longer be able to read comics on the … Continue reading Amazon is officially killing the Comixology app, forcing users over to Kindle
By Clint Rainey November 15, 2023 Video-streaming platform Rumble is famously the site that Russell Brand fled to after being demonetized by YouTube in the wake of accusations of sexual harassment. It’s meanwhile been profiled by the New York Times as “the right’s go-to video site.” And last year, when Pew Research released a … Continue reading What if Rumble users actually lean Democrat? That’s what its CEO claims
LinkedIn hits 1 billion users launches AI chatbot coach Deanna Ritchie / Nov 2, 2023 On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, LinkedIn revealed that it has reached over 1 billion members and has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to serve as a “job seeker coach.” Along with the chatbot, the Microsoft-owned company also launched … Continue reading LinkedIn hits 1 billion users launches AI chatbot coach
TikTok users have big plans for after the holidays. Here’s what the video platform found out about its audience’s interest in post-holiday promotions. Chris Wood on October 31, 2023 Shoppers intend to keep the holidays going after the season, at least those on TikTok. A full 79% of TikTok users say they’re likely to continue … Continue reading TikTok users have post-holiday shopping plans
Mark Zuckerberg: Threads has ‘just under’ 100 million monthly active users He said there’s “a good chance” it could be Meta’s next billion-person app. Karissa Bell Thu, Oct 26, 2023 NurPhoto via Getty Images Meta’s increasingly aggressive push to promote Threads seems to be paying off. Mark Zuckerberg said the app currently has “just … Continue reading Mark Zuckerberg: Threads has ‘just under’ 100 million monthly active users
23andMe hacker leaks more data, claims to have wealthy users’ records Maxwell William / Oct 19, 2023 DNA testing company 23andMe is once again in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. A hacker has leaked millions of 23andMe user records on a cybercrime forum. TechCrunch reporting indicates it is the same hacker, aka Golem, … Continue reading 23andMe hacker leaks more data, claims to have wealthy users’ records
By Scott Nover October 19, 2023 There’s a truism in tech that goes something like “If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product.” It’s a tired phrase, but until advertising ceases to be the economic engine of the internet, we’re stuck with it. Digital ads have made technology companies like Alphabet, … Continue reading Meta’s plan to charge users for Facebook access is a big “FU” to the E.U.
Telegram Stories arrive for paid Premium users Steve Dent @stevetdent Telegram’s new Stories feature is here as promised, but it’s only available to Premium users for now, the company said in a Tweet. Last month, CEO Pavel Durov revealed the upcoming feature that offers more granular control than Stories on other apps, letting … Continue reading Telegram Stories are no longer limited to paid users
By Ian Anderson, Gizem Ceylan, and Wendy Wood—The Conversation August 01, 2023 Is social media designed to reward people for acting badly? The answer is clearly yes, given that the reward structure on social media platforms relies on popularity, as indicated by the number of responses—likes and comments—a post receives from other users. Black-box algorithms then further … Continue reading How to reward social media users for sharing accurate information
Twitter is trying to fix the verified DM spam problem it created Karissa Bell @karissabe Twitter has gotten worse in a number of ways since Elon Musk introduced paid verification. But one of the most consistently annoying has been the sharp uptick in DM spam. Now, Twitter says it’s making a change … Continue reading Twitter is limiting the number of DMs unverified users can send
