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Reddit is back up after a 30-minute outage
Reddit is currently having some problems. The site appears to be down across the board, apart from a blank homepage that doesn’t contain or point to any content. “We encountered an error,” the website reads. “We were unable to load the content for this page.”
Will Shanklin08.28.2024
Reddit CEO teases AI search features and paid subreddits
Reddit just wrapped up its second earnings call as a public company and CEO Steve Huffman hinted at some significant changes that could be coming to the platform. 3
Karissa Bell08.06.2024
Reddit CEO wants Microsoft to pay for its content
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman says Microsoft won't even negotiate a deal with them to use their data for its AI searches.
Danny Gallagher07.31.2024
AI search engines that don’t pay up can’t index Reddit content
When Reddit said last month that it would block unauthorized data scraping from its site, everyone’s (rightful) first reaction was “AI.” However, now that the change has taken effect, search engines that don’t have deals with the website now appear to be locked out.
Will Shanklin07.24.2024Reddit puts AI scrapers on notice
Reddit has a warning for AI companies and other scrapers: play by our rules or get blocked.
Karissa Bell06.25.2024
OpenAI strikes deal to put Reddit posts in ChatGPT
The partnership will “enable OpenAI’s tools to better understand and showcase Reddit content, especially on recent topics,” both companies said in a joint statement.
Pranav Dixit05.16.2024
Reddit is back online after a major outage forced everyone to touch grass
Reddit is currently down. The company is working on a fix.
Lawrence Bonk04.25.2024
Reddit is now a publicly traded company
Reddit is now a publicly traded company, 19 years after it first went live. It aimed to raise around $631 million in its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange.
Kris Holt03.21.2024
The FTC is probing Reddit’s AI licensing deals
The Federal Trade Commission is looking into Reddit’s AI licensing deals, the company disclosed in paperwork filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Karissa Bell03.15.2024
Reddit files for IPO and will let some longtime users buy shares
Reddit has officially filed paperwork for an Initial Public Offering on the New York Stock Exchange. It will trade under RDDT.
Karissa Bell02.22.2024
Reddit is licensing its content to Google to help train its AI models
Google has struck a deal with Reddit that will allow the search engine maker to train its AI models on Reddit’s vast catalog of user-generated content.
Karissa Bell02.22.2024
Reddit reportedly signed a multi-million content licensing deal with an AI company
Reddit signed a deal with an AI company that's "worth about $60 million on an annualized basis" earlier this year, according to Bloomberg. The unnamed company will use Reddit posts and comments to train its AI models.
Mariella Moon02.17.2024
YouTube TV gets a 1080p Enhanced option that offers better video quality
The company calls it the "highest video quality" it offers.
Sarah Fielding02.07.2024
Tech’s biggest losers in 2023
The Engadget team's pick of the worst things that happened in tech in 2023.
Reddit 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 Shanklin10.11.2023
Reddit is revamping search and improving support for screen readers
Reddit is revamping search and making a key feature of its app more accessible.
Karissa Bell10.04.2023
Redditors will now be forced to see personalized ads
Reddit’s Head of Privacy, Jutta Williams, shared in a post on Wednesday that the platform is removing the ability for users to opt out of personalized ads based on their upvotes and other activity.
Cheyenne MacDonald09.28.2023
Reddit turns top contributors' Reddit Gold into real-world money
Reddit rolled out a new program today that allows the platform’s biggest contributors to earn real-world money for their virtual rewards.
Will Shanklin09.25.2023
Spotify's priciest lossless audio plan could sort playlists by "danceability"
The long-awaited option is likely to cost $20 per month.
Sarah Fielding09.22.2023
The Google Nest Hub Max is losing some of its Zoom and Meet conferencing functionality
Say goodbye to cooking while on Google Meet or Zoom.
Sarah Fielding09.18.2023