June 26, 2025

Threads now lets you manage Hidden Words separately from Instagram, set time limits

Threads, Meta’s competitor to X, now has its own Hidden Words settings that operates separately from Instagram.

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FTC bans X-Mode from selling phone location data, and orders firm to delete collected data

January 9, 2024

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has banned the data broker X-Mode Social from sharing or selling users’ sensitive location data, the federal regulator said Tuesday. The first of its kind settlement prohibits X-Mode, now known as Outlogic, from sharing and selling users’ sensitive information to others. The settlement will also require the data broker to […]

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Apple Music Classical to launch in China, Japan, Taiwan and more on Jan 24

January 9, 2024

Starting on January 24, Apple Music Classical will be available in China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. Apple made the announcement in an X post today. Japan, China, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan: pre-order Apple Music Classical now on the @AppStore. https://t.co/lwnF4Dx4ua pic.twitter.com/6PVPl02ZHs — Apple Music Classical (@AppleClassical) January 9, 2024 Apple’s […]

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Google Maps will now give EV drivers real-time battery range info, starting with Ford

January 9, 2024

Google announced Tuesday at CES 2024 a new feature for EV drivers that will track and display real-time battery information in Google Maps. The feature is available in EVs with Android Auto, a secondary interface that runs on the user’s phone and wirelessly communicates and projects features like navigation, media and messaging from their Android-based […]

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Leap AI wants to help businesses build and integrate AI workflows

January 9, 2024

With the availability of different types of Generative AI models increasing, more businesses are including features such as summarization, prompt-based image generation and even music-making in their solutions. Leap AI is building a solution for these companies to easily integrate AI-powered workflows or even build their own using an easy process. The company is aiming […]

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Amazon adds Matter casting to its smart displays and TVs

January 9, 2024

Amazon might never formally endorse AirPlay or Google’s media-casting tech. But the company will be the first to support Matter Casting, the video- and audio-beaming feature of the Matter smart home standard, on its smart displays and smart TVs, Amazon announced this morning at CES 2024. Once Matter casting comes to Amazon’s Prime Video app for Android […]

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Duolingo cut 10% of its contractor workforce as the company embraces AI

January 9, 2024

Duolingo is the latest company to cite AI as a reason for job cuts. The company confirmed it cut around 10% of its contractor workforce at the end of 2023, as it turns to AI models like OpenAI’s GPT-4 to streamline content production and translations. The broad application of ChatGPT and other large language models […]

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