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Twitter’s Community Notes feature starts rolling out globally
With Twitter's crowd-sourced Community Notes feature rolling out globally, another key piece in Elon Musk's "Twitter 2.0" vision has fallen in place.
Twitter Blue will relaunch on Monday with an $11 per month price tag on iOS
Following an unsuccessful first attempt at paid account verification, Twitter will start rolling out its revamped Blue subscription on December 12th.
Vivaldi integrates Mastodon into its desktop browser
Vivaldi's latest feature allows users to view Mastodon instances directly from a sidebar within the browser.
EU's 'right to be forgotten' now extends to inaccurate claims about people
An EU court has ordered companies like Google to pull search results about people when they're proven to be 'inaccurate,'
Most Twitter users can no longer create new "Moments"
Twitter Moments allowed users to create curated collections of tweets. Now the company is effectively sunsetting the feature.
North Korean hackers used an IE vulnerability to target South Koreans after Halloween tragedy
According to Google, North Korea’s APT37 state-sponsored hacking group took advantage of a previously unknown Internet Explorer vulnerability to target South Koreans following the Itaewon Halloween tragedy.
Congress axes media revenue sharing bill after pushback from Google and Meta
Congress has cut a bill that would have let media outlets ask for link revenue sharing from Google, Meta and othe tech giants.
Facebook Dating finally adds age verification
In the US, Meta will ask users to submit a copy of their ID or a video selfie if it suspects they're under the age of 18 and trying to use Facebook Dating.
Google is shutting down Duplex on the Web
After three years, Google is shutting down Duplex on the Web, its technology for making Assistant better at parsing websites.
Elon Musk says Apple has ‘fully resumed’ advertising on Twitter
During a Twitter Spaces conversation on Saturday, Elon Musk told listeners Apple had "fully resumed" advertising on Twitter.
Twitter reinstates account of Daily Stormer’s infamous neo-Nazi creator
Andrew Anglin spent his first day back on Twitter defending Ye's recent antisemitic rant.
LinkedIn's Focused Inbox sifts through spammy DMs so you don't have to
LinkedIn's Focused Inbox promises to filter important messages for you, making it easier to spot new opportunities.
YouTube is repeatedly crashing for some iOS users but a fix is on the way
Google says it's working to fix an issue that is causing the YouTube mobile app to repeatedly crash for some iOS users.
Twitter new user signups at an ‘all-time high,’ says Elon Musk
As of November 16th, Twitter was adding more than 2 million new users per day, according to Elon Musk.
Senator Markey calls for an end to ‘failed Big Tech self-regulation’ following Musk letter snub
Democratic Senator Ed Markey says Congress must "pass laws that put user safety over the whims of billionaires."
Charles Darwin's full correspondence is now available online
Every surviving Charles Darwin letter is now available to read online.
Elon Musk is reportedly considering cutting more of Twitter’s workforce
Twitter may cut more of its shrinking workforce as early as Monday.
Wickr’s consumer messaging app will shut down next year
Wickr Me will shut down on December 31st, 2023.
Google’s Live View AR search feature starts rolling out next week
Starting next week, Maps users in London, LA, New York, San Francisco and Tokyo can try out Google's new Search with Live View feature.
Opera's desktop browser now includes fast access to TikTok
Opera's desktop web browser now gives you quick access to TikTok.