Elon Musk‘s social media platform X is losing users in two of its most important markets: the U.S. and UK. According to a new report from the Financial Times, Musk’s X has lost nearly one-fifth of its daily active user base in the U.S. and a whopping one-third in the …
Read More »Windows 11 replicates Apple's 'handoff' feature
Microsoft is bringing Apple‘s “Handoff” functionality to Windows 11 with a new feature called…Hand Off. X user @techosarusrex first posted a screenshot of the “Hand Off” feature toggle in the Settings of the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4225 which was released late last week. What does “Hand Off” do? …
Read More »New macOS Sequoia update reportedly not playing nice with VPNs and cybersecurity tools like CrowdStrike
It’s a big week for Apple. The new iPhone 16 line hits store shelves today alongside the new AirPods 4. Just a few days earlier, Apple released the new iOS 18 and macOS 15, also known as macOS Sequoia, too. However, Mac users are reporting some issues as it pertains …
Read More »LinkedIn is using your data to train AI. Here's how to turn it off.
LinkedIn has been training generative AI with user data — a quiet change the public noticed on Wednesday. Users of the professional social networking platform owned by Microsoft were the first to notice a new option pop up in their data privacy settings called “Data for Generative AI Improvement.” SEE …
Read More »WhatsApp 'View Once' messages are far more permanent than you realize
If you’re sending a “View Once” message, photo, or video through WhatsApp, don’t be so sure that the receiver can’t view it again. Security researchers with crypto wallet ZenGo recently discovered a bug that allowed WhatsApp users to view “View Once” messages as many times as they liked. SEE ALSO: …
Read More »Hackers steal nearly 1.7 million credit card numbers in breach
It seems like there’s a major new data breach occurring every few weeks now. Personal emails, phone numbers, and addresses are among the most common data affected by these breaches.But it’s much more concerning when bank account numbers or credit card information getting into the wrong hands. And one such …
Read More »Amazon's AI chatbot will start serving ads to users
You can’t escape advertising on the internet…even AI chatbots are starting to send ads your way. In an update provided to its advertisers, ecommerce giant Amazon has shared that it will start serving ads via its AI-powered shopping assistant chatbot called Rufus. SEE ALSO: New evidence claims Google, Microsoft, Meta, …
Read More »Bluesky adds videos to the platform to take on Elon Musk's X
Bluesky has launched the one major feature that was missing from the platform, keeping it from being a total replacement for Elon Musk’s X for social media users. On Wednesday, Bluesky announced that it has finally added native video to the site. Bluesky users can now upload videos directly to …
Read More »Brazilian users flock to Bluesky after Elon Musk's X banned
Elon Musk’s X is still banned in Brazil. In addition, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has said that any user who attempts to access the former Twitter via VPN faces thousands of dollars per day in fines. So, Brazilian posters need a new place to, well, post. And …
Read More »Elon Musk's X / Twitter has a new TV app dedicated to watching videos
Elon Musk really wants X to compete with YouTube. Musk personally intervened to encourage MrBeast, YouTube’s biggest star, to start posting full videos on the platform formerly known as Twitter. Earlier this year, X CEO Linda Yaccarino claimed that X was becoming a “video first” platform. Now, X is taking …
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