TechGoogleTechGoogleLong Story Short: YouTube Stories Are Shutting DownYouTube Stories will officially end on June 26 as the company shifts its gaze to YouTube ShortsByKevin HurlerPublishedMay 25, 2023Comments (4)
TechNewsTechNewsAn AI Chatbot Is Coming to TikTok for Some ReasonTako is a ghost-themed chatbot that is a weird amalgamation of TikTok's search function and the For You page.ByKevin HurlerPublishedMay 25, 2023
io9MoviesStar Warsio9MoviesStar WarsNatalie Portman Took an Unusual Souvenir From the Star Wars SetThanks to a bonkers new interview with the Oscar winner, the world can now know that Padmé Amidala made off with…ByLinda CodegaPublishedMay 23, 2023Comments (17)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyTikTok Sues Montana to Reverse App BanTikTok says Montana's law banning downloads of the app in the state is illegal and would crush local users' freedom…ByMack DeGeurinUpdatedMonday 6:11PMComments (4)
TechInternetTechInternetTikTok Users Can Apply to Make $1,000 to Watch Trending ContentA marketing agency is offering $100 an hour to three applicants bored enough to scroll through TikTok for 10 hours.ByNikki MainPublishedMay 22, 2023Comments (2)
TechNewsTechNewsHow Montana's TikTokers Are Fighting Back Against the State's BanMontana TikTokers are joining lawsuits seeking to overturn a state-wide ban on the app. They say the prohibition…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedMay 20, 2023Comments (68)
TechFacebookTechFacebookLook Out Bluesky, Instagram’s Twitter Clone Could Launch in JuneMeta is staying true to its pattern of creating app clones with a new text app that could rival Elon Musk's failing…ByNikki MainPublishedMay 19, 2023Comments (5)
TechNewsTechNewsMontana Bans TikTokMontana's governor signed the nation's first state ban into law as the federal government considers prohibiting the…ByBlake Montgomery and Mack DeGeurinPublishedMay 17, 2023Comments (44)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyInstagram and Facebook Are Using Fears of a TikTok Ban to Poach InfluencersMeta is fanning the flames of a possible TikTok ban and boosting its own short-form video tools in an effort to lure…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedMay 13, 2023
TechNewsTechNewsTikTok Is Testing Exclusive Deals With Musicians—but It's Definitely Not a Record LabelTikTok is reportedly uninterested in creating its own record label, and exclusive deals are likely as close as the…ByKevin HurlerPublishedMay 12, 2023Comments (2)
TechNewsTechNewsLinkedIn's App Leaves China for GoodLinkedIn is laying off its last sales and product teams in China and discontinuing its app as it finalizes its exit.…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedMay 9, 2023Comments (1)
TechArtificial IntelligenceTechArtificial IntelligenceWendy's Is Bringing a Google-Powered AI Chatbot to Its Drive-ThruThe AI will have to understand various dialects and accents while cutting through background noise like music or…ByKevin HurlerPublishedMay 9, 2023Comments (7)
TechPoliticsTechPoliticsTexas Mall Shooter Posted Lots of Neo-Nazi Rants, Cops SayThe shooter made hundreds of posts with racist rhetoric, according to the FBI.ByMack DeGeurinUpdatedMay 8, 2023Comments (31)
TechInternetTechInternetGerard Piqué Wants to Transform Women’s Soccer With His Queens League on TwitchThe former FC Barcelona soccer player debuts his Queens League today, which features the same whacky, video…ByJody SerranoPublishedMay 6, 2023Comments (4)
io9Televisionio9TelevisionThe CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery Says 'Love of Working' Will End the Writers' StrikeDavid Zaslev, head of one of the biggest streaming services, has a curious point of view regarding the ongoing WGA…ByLinda CodegaPublishedMay 5, 2023Comments (97)
TechNewsTechNewsTikTok Tracked a Cat's Account to Spy on a JournalistBytedance employees monitored the account of one fluffy Buffy to track a Financial Times reporter in a botched…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedMay 5, 2023Comments (7)
TechGoogleTechGoogleGmail Gets Its Own Blue Checks for Verified EmailsGoogle says its officially verified blue check ‘Brand Indicators’ will help differentiate between fake and real…ByKyle BarrPublishedMay 3, 2023Comments (1)
TechNews AnalysisTechNews AnalysisSocial Media Scatters Your Brain, and Then You Buy Stuff You Don’t NeedUsing social media puts you in a state of cognitive overload, frazzled and excited, so you'll hit the "buy" without…ByMatthew PittmanPublishedApril 30, 2023Comments (4)
TechNow playing TechWill Banning TikTok Solve Privacy Issues? | Future TechMontana has passed legislation banning the app as of January 2024.PublishedApril 29, 2023Comments (2)
TechInternetTechInternetHow to Access Your TikTok Watch HistoryA simple, sneaky search term will let you review everything you've watched on TikTok.ByKevin HurlerPublishedApril 27, 2023