Elon Musk is launching a new $7.99 feature on iOS
Elon Musk is launching a new $7.99 feature on iOS Twitter’s app on iOS has been updated to support Elon Musk’s $7.99 per month Twitter.....»»
Elon Musk is launching a new $7.99 feature on iOS
Elon Musk is launching a new $7.99 feature on iOS Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images General Motors has tempo.....»»
Twitter launches US e-commerce pilot that lets users shop from profiles
Twitter this morning will launch a pilot in the U.S. aimed at testing the potential for e-commerce on its platform. The company is introducing a new “Shop Module” that offers brands, businesses and other retailers the ability to showcase.....»»
Google unveils its proposed ‘safety section’ for apps on Google Play
In the user interface concept Google debuted today, developers are now able to see how this feature will look to the end user. In the wake of Apple’s advances into consumer privacy with initiatives like App Tracking Transparency and A.....»»
Spotify’s clone of Clubhouse tops 140K installs on iOS, 100K on Android
Spotify’s recently launched live audio app and Clubhouse rival, Spotify Greenroom, has a long road ahead of it if it wants to take on top social audio platforms like Clubhouse, Airtime, Spoon and others, not to mention those from top social net.....»»
PayPal’s new ‘super app,’ to include messaging, is ready to launch
CEO Dan Schulman revealed the superapp would include high-yield savings, early access to direct deposit funds and messaging functionality outside of peer-to-peer payments. PayPal’s plan to morph itself into a “super app” h.....»»
Revery gets $2M to improve mental health with mobile gaming techniques
In “Macbeth,” Shakespeare described sleep as the “chief nourisher in life’s feast.” But like his titular character, many adults aren’t sleeping well. Revery wants to help with an app that combines cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for in.....»»
Google update will allow digital COVID-19 vaccination cards and test results to be stored on Android devices
Google is making it possible to store digital versions of either COVID-19 test results or vaccination cards on users’ Android devices. The company on Wednesday announced it’s updating its Passes API, which will give developers at healthca.....»»
Verizon demos THOR, its new vehicle for frontline rapid humanitarian response
The increasingly intense heats bearing down feverishly across the globe are accelerating the number, scale, and complexity of disasters worldwide. Just in the past few weeks, we have seen record heat in the United States Pacific Northwest that has le.....»»
Samsung will announce new foldables on August 11
Samsung just sent out invites for its next Unpacked event. There are those companies that like to sneak hints into their invites — and then there’s Samsung. The note leads with the big, bold words “Get ready to unfold” and features a pair.....»»
Facebook and Instagram will now allow users to hide ‘Like’ counts on posts
Facebook this week will begin to publicly roll out the option to hide Likes on posts across both Facebook and Instagram, following earlier tests beginning in 2019. The project, which puts the decision about Likes in the hands of the company’s g.....»»
When the Earth is gone, at least the internet will still be working
The internet is now our nervous system. We are constantly streaming and buying and watching and liking, our brains locked into the global information matrix as one universal and coruscating emanation of thought and emotion. What happens when the mach.....»»
Facebook introduces a new miniplayer that streams Spotify from the Facebook app
Facebook introduces a new miniplayer that streams Spotify from the Facebook app.....»»
UK’s IoT ‘security by design’ law will cover smartphones too
Smartphones will be included in the scope of a planned “security by design” U.K. law aimed at beefing up the security of consumer devices, the government said today. It made the announcement in its response to a consultation on legislativ.....»»
Watch Apple’s Spring Loaded event light right here
Today, Apple is holding a (virtual) keynote at 10 AM PT (1 PM in New York, 6 PM in London, 7 PM in Paris). And you’ll be able to watch the event right here as the company is streaming it live. Rumor has it that Apple plans to unveil a brand new iPa.....»»
Facebook to test new business discovery features in US News Feed
Facebook announced this morning it will begin testing a new experience for discovering businesses in its News Feed in the U.S. When live, users tap on topics they’re interested in underneath posts and ads in their News Feed in order to explore.....»»
OnePlus recruits Hasselblad for 3-year smartphone imaging deal
OnePlus recruits Hasselblad for 3-year smartphone imaging deal.....»»
Square buys majority of Tidal, adds Jay-Z to its board in bid to shake up the artist economy
Square buys majority of Tidal, adds Jay-Z to its board in bid to shake up the artist economy.....»»
Emotive raises $50M to make text marketing more conversational
While more businesses are turning to text messages as a marketing channel, Emotive CEO Brian Zatulove argued that most of them are just treating it as another “newsletter blast.” “The reason the channel performs so well is it’.....»»
RecargaPay closes a $70 million Series C
RecargaPay, a Brazil-based fintech that allows users to top off their prepaid cell phones online, announced this morning that they’ve closed their $70 million Series C. The company, which operates solely in Brazil, was launched in 2010 by Miami-bas.....»»