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Apple changes App Store rules to allow retro game emulators globally

April 6, 2024

Apple updated its App Store rules Friday to allow emulators for retro console games globally with an option for downloading titles. However, the company warned that the developers are responsible for making sure that they follow copyright rules. Android users can already access a ton of emulators to play old classics on their devices. Apple’s update […]

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X makes Grok chatbot available to premium subscribers

April 6, 2024

Social network X is rolling out access to xAI’s Grok chatbot to Premium tier subscribers after Elon Musk announced the expansion to more paid users last month. The company said on its support page that only Premium and Premium+ users can interact with the chatbot in select regions. Last year, after Musk’s xAI announced Grok, […]

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IVP’s Eric Liaw on the firm’s giant new fund, that Klarna kerfuffle, and why looks can be deceiving when it comes to firm succession

April 6, 2024

When IVP recently announced the closing of its 18th fund, I called Eric Liaw, a longtime general partner with the growth-stage firm, to ask a few questions. For starters, wringing $1.6 billion in capital commitments from its investors right now would seem a lot more challenging than garnering commitments during the frothier days of 2021, […]

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Snapchat turns off controversial ‘Solar System’ feature by default after bad press

April 5, 2024

Less than a week after The Wall St. Journal reported on how a Snapchat feature dubbed “solar system” was adding to teens’ anxiety, the company has responded by adjusting how the feature works. The ranking system for paid subscribers today shows you how close you are to your Snapchat friends by displaying your position in […]

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Unraveling ‘London Bridge is Falling Down’

April 5, 2024
The song “London Bridge is Falling Down” is a traditional nursery rhyme that has been sung by children for centuries. Its origins are shrouded in mystery, with some theories suggesting…