Today

Tesla could have avoided that $242.5M Autopilot verdict, plus more tech news

Months before a jury awarded a $242.5 million verdict against Tesla over its culpability in a 2019 fatal crash, the automaker had a chance to settle for $60 million. Instead, Tesla rejected that offer, according to new legal filings that were first reported by Reuters. Also, Goog ... Show More

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Yesterday

Bounce launched a service for moving accounts between Bluesky and Mastodon, Elon Musk xAI is suing Apple and OpenAI, and Silicon Valley is pouring millions into pro-AI PACs to sway midterms

Today, Mastodon users unhappy with the service can opt to move their account to a different Mastodon server, while Bluesky is developing technology that allows users to migrate their account to a new PDS (Bluesky’s term for “personal data server”) on its network. However, Mastodo ... Show More

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Yesterday

The Trump administration’s big Intel investment comes from already awarded grants ... and more Tech news

Intel officially announced an agreement with President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday afternoon, following Trump’s statement that the government would be taking a 10% stake in the struggling chipmaker. While Intel says the government is making an “$8.9 billion investment ... Show More

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May 2024

Bluesky now lets you personalize its main Discover feed using new controls

The social network has announced an updated version of its app that lets you offer feedback about its algorithmic feed so you can better customize it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Feb 2024

X becomes No. 1 app on U.S. App Store

X becomes No. 1 app on U.S. App Store; Bluesky gets nearly 800K new users; Threads tests the ability to save posts as it continues to compete with X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Aug 2023

Google is pushing its AI-powered search on India and Japan

The feature remains opt-in, for now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Nov 2023

Nintendo Switch Will Soon be Losing the Twitch App

Twitch says the app will be delisted starting November. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Apr 2024

Facebook takes on TikTok with a vertical-first video player

Facebook takes on TikTok with a new, vertical-first video player; WhatsApp goes down in Meta’s second big outage this year; OnePlus went ahead and built its own version of Google Magic Eraser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6m 43s

Oct 2023

Amazon shutters its live radio app Amp

Amazon has shut down its Clubhouse competitor’s live radio app Amp almost 18 months after its launch. The app allowed users to play DJ and provide commentary alongside playing tracks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Jan 2024

Reddit plans to launch IPO

Microsoft makes its AI-powered reading tutor free; Instagram’s new ‘nighttime nudges’ aim to reduce teens’ time on the app; Reddit plans to launch IPO in March Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Mar 2024

Minecraft Now Has a Subscription Service

Marketplace Pass. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Jan 2024

What happened to Artifact?

Last week, Artifact, a buzzy news app from Instagram’s co-founders, announced it was shutting down after failing to gain critical mass. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Bluesky is now open for anyone to join