Flipboard deepens its ties to the open source social web (aka the fediverse)
[ad_1] Flipboard, a Web 2.0-era social magazine app that is reinventing itself to capitalize on the renewed push towards an...
Twitter aka X rolls out Community Notes ‘fact checks’ for videos
[ad_1] Creators of AI videos, deceptive edits, and manipulated clips – beware. Community Notes has now been rolled out on...
X (aka Twitter) pays users now. Expect engagement bait to rise.
[ad_1] Prepare for your Twitter — sorry, X — feed to clog up with engagement bait.In July, owner Elon Musk...
Twitter aka X changes ad labels, makes promoted tweets less obvious
[ad_1] The big changes at X, formerly known as Twitter, just keep coming this week.Users are already trying to adjust...
Astell & Kern’s new hi-res music player wants to outdo the very best (aka: itself)
[ad_1] What can we say about Astell & Kern's admirable catalog of portable hi-res music players? Luxury meets innovation? True,...
Instagram has suspended Ye, aka Kanye West, for 24 hours
[ad_1] Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, has been suspended from Instagram for 24 hours. Several of his...
‘Scream’ (aka ‘Scream 5’) can’t live up to ‘Scream’
[ad_1] There's no topping the original Scream. And that's because there's no beating the sublime surprise of its ending. Sure,...
Why Meta (aka Facebook) is in such hot water right now — How Did We Get Here
[ad_1] Facebook's name change to Meta signals for many that the Facebook name has officially become too toxic to keep...
Meta (aka Facebook) seems to be working on a smartwatch with a camera
[ad_1] Facebook's parent company Meta (for the record, I'm not happy about having to use this phrase instead of just...
First Asian giant hornet (aka murder hornet) sighting of 2021 confirmed in Washington state
[ad_1] The Washington State Department of Agriculture has confirmed the first sighting of a live Asian giant hornet (nickname: murder...
What the hell is DeFi, aka decentralized finance?
[ad_1] Fervent proponents of cryptocurrencies and the blockchains they run on have promised a lot.To them, these technologies represent salvation...
‘Mendel’s Quest,’ aka ‘Angry Jew,’ Helped Me Embrace My Heritage
[ad_1] In 2014, three Israeli friends released Angry Jew, a game about a furious—but cute—Jew who zips back through time...
Washington caught an Asian giant hornet (aka ‘murder hornet’)
[ad_1] Don't call it a "murder hornet." The stinging. honeybee-hunting insect that first made the news in May is back...
