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, […]

The Download: labeling AI, and Twitter’s transformation

July 31, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Cryptography may offer a solution to the massive AI-labeling problem  The White House wants big AI companies to disclose when content has been created using artificial intelligence, and very soon the EU will…

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 […]