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Is it just me, or was that an earthquake?

April 5, 2024

For just a brief moment, this was the internet at its best. I stared at a vase of dried out Trader Joe’s flowers, rumbling on my table for maybe thirty seconds, but I was too shocked to even process what was happening. Then, I saw the tweets (which, in this moment of shock, I refuse […]

X warns that you might lose followers as it does another bot sweep

April 4, 2024

X is warning users they may see a reduction in their follower counts as the company attempts to clear the network of some spammers and bots in a large sweep. Via an announcement published by X’s Safety account, the company on Thursday will begin a “significant, proactive initiative” to eliminate accounts that violate X’s rules […]

X is giving blue checks to influential users (which is what blue checks were supposed to be all along)

April 4, 2024

X is giving free blue checks to users who have more than 2500 “verified” followers (or, people that subscribe to X Premium). So, basically this means that if you are a popular poster, you will get a blue check. This also means that these lucky people are frantically posting to make it clear that they […]

X confirms plans for NSFW Communities

March 29, 2024

The changes appear to confirm the earlier tests of NSFW communities spotted by various researchers and reverse engineers.

X is testing NSFW adult communities, according to screenshots

March 29, 2024

Even though X seems to be working on this NSFW Communities feature, that doesn’t mean it’ll come to fruition.

LinkedIn targets users caught between TikTok and what used to be Twitter

March 28, 2024

Two weeks ago, TechCrunch broke the news that LinkedIn was getting into games, helping users “deepen relationships” through puzzle-based interactions. And on Wednesday, TechCrunch reported that the Microsoft-owned social network was experimenting with short-form videos. It’s as if LinkedIn is targeting a whole new “type” of user — one caught in limbo somewhere between two […]

Elon Musk says all Premium subscribers on X will gain access to AI chatbot Grok this week

March 27, 2024

Following Elon Musk’s xAI’s move to open source its Grok large language model earlier in March, the X owner on Tuesday said that the company formerly known as Twitter will soon offer the Grok chatbot to more paying subscribers. In a post on X, Musk announced Grok will become available to Premium subscribers this week, […]

Threads is adding live scores for sports games, starting with the NBA

March 23, 2024

Threads, the Twitter-like app from Instagram, is adding live scores for sports games. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Friday that Threads has started testing live scores for NBA games, and that the platform plans to add support for additional leagues in the future. The launch of the feature comes as Threads continues to take […]

X launches top up packs for its developer API

March 21, 2024

Social network X (formerly Twitter) launched new top-up packs for its developer API program on Tuesday. These paid upgrades will allow developers to fetch roughly 10,000 posts for $100 if they hit their existing tier’s limit midway through the month. Last year, Elon Musk curtailed free API access and released new paid tiers with the […]

Threads is rolling out trending topics to all users in the US

March 20, 2024

Threads, the Twitter-like app from Instagram, is rolling out its “trending now” feature widely to all users in the U.S. The official rollout comes a month after the app started testing the feature with a select number of users in the country. Trending topics are available on the search page and in the app’s For […]