Bluesky saw record usage after Elon Musk announced plans to charge all X users

[ad_1] Social network Bluesky once again benefited from Elon Musk’s missteps with X, the network formerly known as Twitter. According to a new analysis of Bluesky’s web traffic and mobile…

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Pixel Pals delivers a cute and clever update that takes advantage of new iOS features

[ad_1] Developer Christian Selig has launched an updated version of his playful Pixel Pals app that takes clever advantage of new iOS features like Live Activities, the Dynamic Island, and…

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X, formerly Twitter, caught running unlabeled ads in users’ Following feeds

[ad_1] X, the company formerly known as Twitter, has been caught running unlabeled ads in users’ Following feeds, TechCrunch has learned and was able to confirm firsthand. While scrolling the…

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Google Flights will now tell you when it’s the cheapest time to book

[ad_1] Google Flights today is releasing a new feature that will help travelers better determine the right time to book. Rolling out this week, the company is debuting new insights…

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In challenge to TikTok, YouTube Shorts gains new creation tools like Collab and Q&As

[ad_1] As competition with TikTok and Instagram Reels heats up, YouTube today announced an expanded suite of creation tools for its own short-form video platform, YouTube Shorts. Among the new…

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Twitter rival Mammoth adds a personalized For You feed to make its Mastodon client feel familiar

[ad_1] While Instagram Threads is making headlines for adding a chronological Following feed to its Twitter-like app, another popular Mastodon client is doing the opposite — it’s adding a new…

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Microsoft’s Bing Chat comes to Chrome and Safari in tests for ‘select users’

[ad_1] Microsoft’s AI chatbot, Bing Chat, is coming to non-Microsoft browsers, the company confirmed today following various reports of the AI chatbot being spotted in other browsers like Google Chrome…

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Threads in decline? Don’t count out Instagram’s new Twitter rival yet

[ad_1] A Wall Street Journal article on Friday warns that Instagram’s new Twitter competitor Threads is already losing steam. Citing third-party data from Sensor Tower, the paper reports the number…

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Amazon’s palm-scanning payment technology is coming to all 500+ Whole Foods

[ad_1] Amazon’s palm-scanning payment technology known as Amazon One is prepared to make a significant expansion across the U.S. The retailer announced this morning the payment tech will come to…

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Instagram Threads now has one-fifth the weekly active user base of Twitter

[ad_1] Instagram Threads’ launch has been an overnight success, topping 100 million users within days of its arrival. Now, new data indicates the app has already achieved one-fifth of the…

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