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How to change back to the old Twitter app icon on iOS

July 31, 2023
As our Twitter apps are updating to now be called “X,” you might long for the old blue bird logo. It harkens back to a similar time, when Twitter certainly had its issues, but at least it was not owned by Elon Musk. Thanks to the shortcuts app on iOS, we can kid ourselves into […]

Apple confirms a Screen Time bug is causing settings not to stick

July 31, 2023
Apple confirmed a Screen Time bug is impacting its devices, allowing children to go over the previously set time limits imposed by parents to continue to use their apps and games. The company acknowledged the bug in a comment published by The Wall Street Journal over the weekend, but didn’t offer a timeline for a […]

Threat intelligence startup Cyble lands $24M investment

July 31, 2023
Cyble, a cybersecurity startup that styles itself as a “threat intelligence provider,” today announced that it raised $24 million in a Series B funding round co-led by Blackbird Ventures and King River Capital with participation from Spider Capital, January Capital, Summit Peak Ventures and others.  The new cash will be put toward Cyble’s general R&D, […]

Savings Strategies for Retiring Early

July 31, 2023
Many of us have the fantasy of retiring young, of having the financial freedom to choose when and for whom we work. To make this dream a reality, though, you’ll…

Social commerce DealShare’s CEO steps down

July 31, 2023
Vineet Rao, co-founder and chief executive of Indian social commerce DealShare, has stepped down from the top role, the Tiger Global and Alpha Wave Global-backed startup said Monday. Rao will work with the startup’s board to identify the next chief executive, the Monday statement added. The startup, which did not say why Rao was stepping […]

Apple greenlights Twitter app’s rebrand to X

July 31, 2023
After weeks of changes to its social handles, branding on its interface, a redirect on the web, and lots of chatter from its owner, Twitter the app has finally changed its name on the App Store to X. The single-letter name may have an exception: Apple typically doesn’t allow developers name their apps as a […]

Italy accepts data portability offer from Google to settle antitrust complaint

July 31, 2023
Italy’s competition authority has settled a probe of Google focused on data portability after accepting commitments from the tech giant that look set to make it easier for users to take their data elsewhere, the AGCM said today. The watchdog opened the investigation last summer, acting on a complaint by a local company which operates […]