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Google lets third-party developers into Home through new APIs
Google is letting developers tap into hundreds of millions of Home-compatible devices through new APIs. It suggests, for instance, that food delivery apps can switch on your outdoor lights as the courier shows up with dinner.
Kris Holt05.15.2024Nintendo is done paying Elon Musk for X integration
Nintendo has had enough of X’s (Twitter’s) API fees. The Mario maker said on Wednesday that starting on June 10, direct integration from the Switch’s album to Elon Musk’s Nazi-curious platform will no longer work.
Will Shanklin05.09.2024Meta’s Content Library provides researchers with digital ‘clean room’ for data access
The Meta Content Library and Content Library API tools will share real-time information about user-generated content.
Malak Saleh11.21.2023Reddit client Narwhal tries $4 monthly pricing to navigate API changes
The developer of third-party Reddit client Narwhal announced a new $4 monthly subscription to survive Reddit’s controversial API changes.
Will Shanklin10.11.2023TikTok now lets you post directly from third-party apps
TikTok announced a new API today that lets creators post to the platform directly from select third-party apps. Direct Post will launch with products from Adobe, Twitch and more.
Will Shanklin10.10.2023Apple cracking down on 'fingerprinting' with new App Store API rules
Apple will soon start cracking down on Apps that collect data on users devices in order to track them (aka "fingerprinting").
Steve Dent07.28.2023Reddit hackers demand $4.5 million and API changes in threat to leak 80GB of data
Ransomware gang BlackCat is likely behind a February attack on the company.
Sarah Fielding06.19.2023Reddit's CEO reportedly told staff that the community's API protest will blow over
Reddit's CEO reportedly told staff to ignore the noise from a protest against the company's decision to charge for API access. Steve Huffman said a collective action by thousands of subreddits 'will pass.'
Kris Holt06.13.2023Third-party Reddit app Apollo will shut down on June 30th
Reddit's controversial decision to charge for API access has led the creator of Apollo to shut down the third-party app. 'Apollo will close down on June 30th,' Christian Selig wrote. 'Reddit’s recent decisions and actions have unfortunately made it impossible for Apollo to continue.'
Kris Holt06.08.2023Reddit communities are 'going dark' to protest changes that would hurt third-party apps
Some of the biggest Reddit communities are going private to protest API pricing that could threaten third-party apps.
Jon Fingas06.05.2023Twitter says startups can 'experiment' with its data for $5,000 a month
Twitter’s API roller coaster under Elon Musk continues. The company announced a new “Pro” tier for developers today. At $5,000 per month, it falls between the $100 / month Basic and custom-priced Enterprise plans.
Will Shanklin05.25.2023NYC's transport authority returns to Twitter as free API access is restored
NYC’s Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA) has returned to Twitter after leaving the platform last month. Real-time status updates are once again available across the organization’s multiple accounts after twitter reversed course on charging certain institutions for API access.
Lawrence Bonk05.05.2023Twitter restores free API access for emergency, weather and transportation alerts
Twitter is restoring free API access for government and public bodies, but no one else.
Jon Fingas05.02.2023ChatGPT's new plugins will deliver real-time stats
OpenAI announced that it has begun introducing plugins for ChatGPT. These will enable the chatbot to interact with 3rd-party APIs, pull real-time stats and facts for the first time.
Andrew Tarantola03.23.2023Twitter was broken due to an API issue (updated)
An API issue has broken URLs on the web, TweetDeck and mobile apps.
Kris Holt03.06.2023TikTok opens data to US researchers in its bid to be more transparent
TikTok has launched its research API and has started giving more people access to its data.
Mariella Moon02.21.2023Elon Musk says Twitter will offer a free API tier for 'good' bots
After announcing last week that all developers would have to pay to access Twitter's API, CEO Elon Musk has walked that back a step.
Steve Dent02.06.2023Twitter will charge developers to access its API starting February 9th
The website has announced through its Twitter Dev account that it will no longer support free access to its API, both versions 1.1 and 2, starting on February 9th.
Mariella Moon02.02.2023Data leak exposed 38 million records, including COVID-19 vaccination statuses
A Microsoft misconfiguration reportedly left data from more than 1,000 web apps in the open.
Kris Holt08.23.2021Oculus makes it easier to create mixed reality apps
Oculus has unveiled a toolkit that makes it easier to create mixed reality apps — expect many more of them in the future.
Jon Fingas07.24.2021