Twitter’s Rival Threads Is Already Unraveling
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X website reverts water pistol emoji to realistic gun
Users on Twitter/X have found that after six years, choosing the pistol emoji now shows an image of a gun instead of a water pistol.Choosing the "Pistol" emoji on Twitter/X now again gets you a gun instead of a water pistolThe existence of any partic.....»»
AMD’s new Ryzen 9000 CPU gets beaten by an unexpected rival
AMD's 12-core Ryzen 9 9900X has been tested, and a last-gen CPU puts it to shame when it comes to games......»»
AMD may finally have an answer to Nvidia’s dominance
Although AMD can rival most of Nvidia's graphics cards in pure performance, it always lagged behind in ray tracing. Are things about to improve?.....»»
Elon Musk’s X tests letting users request Community Notes on bad posts
X to fight spiking disinformation by letting users request Community Notes. Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images / Contributor | LightRocket) Continuing to evolve the fact-checking service that launched as Twitter's Birdwatch, X.....»»
Project to sequence genomes of 40,000 plant, animal and fungi species in Catalan-speaking territories
Biodiversity loss is one of the most alarming threads the planet faces. Degraded habitats, overexploited resources, climate crisis and invasive species are some of the factors that threaten the richness and variety of living species......»»
Unraveling the DNA mystique of Saposhnikovia divaricata: New horizons in herbal medicine
Scientists have decoded the genetic blueprint of Saposhnikovia divaricata, a traditional medicinal herb. Their research provides a detailed genome sequence, shedding light on the plant's evolutionary adaptations and the genetic foundations of its the.....»»
Samsung’s premium 5K monitor is $700 off in rival Prime sale
The Samsung ViewFinity is a premium 27-inch monitor with a big sale in the Samsung Prime Day rival event......»»
Social media polls deliberately skew political realities of 2016, 2020 US presidential elections, finds researchers
Informal political polls conducted on X/Twitter during both the 2016 and 2020 U.S. presidential elections were significantly skewed by questionable votes, many of which may have been purchased from troll farms......»»
Elon Musk’s X faces big EU fines as paid checkmarks are ruled deceptive
Paid "verification" deceives X users and violates Digital Services Act, EU says. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto) Elon Musk's overhaul of the Twitter verification system deceives users and violates the Digital S.....»»
Apple Vision Pro launches in UK, Australia, and more
The overseas rollout of Apple Vision Pro has continued with it now being available in Apple Stores in five more countries.An early buyer of the Apple Vision Pro in London. (Source: BBC's Zoe Kleinman on Twitter)Two weeks after it had its first releas.....»»
EU Apple Pay antitrust action is complete, after NFC opened to competitors
The European Union has formally accepted Apple's response to its antitrust concerns over Apple Pay, and iPhones will now allow rival firms to use the technology.Apple is opening up its NFC APIs to rivals in the EUThe EU had threatened Apple with fine.....»»
How AI-powered software spreads Russian disinformation on X
The US Justice Department (DoJ) has seized two US-based domains used by Russian threat actors to create fake profiles on X (formerly Twitter) that would spread disinformation in the United States and abroad. This bot farm was created and operated via.....»»
Samsung"s Galaxy Ring is out, but it won"t be a problem for the Apple Ring
Samsung has finally launched its Galaxy Ring, but the rival wearable is unlikely to cause problems for the long-rumored Apple Ring.Samsung's Galaxy RingThe Galaxy Unpacked event on July 10 had Samsung unveil a number of products. Its big launch is an.....»»
Elon Musk beats one lawsuit seeking severance for laid-off Twitter employees
Losing plaintiffs may be able to join one of the other lawsuits against X Corp. Enlarge / An X sign at company headquarters in San Francisco. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) A federal judge yesterday granted Elon Musk.....»»
Grab an electric scooter for $198 in the Walmart Deals sale
The Gotrax Rival Electric Scooter is a solid electric scooter with a 15.5 mph max speed and a 12 mile range, and this deal will let you snag it for just $198......»»
Elon Musk denies tweets misled Twitter investors ahead of purchase
Elon Musk says lawsuit over late disclosure of Twitter stake “makes no sense.” Enlarge (credit: Marc Piasecki / Contributor | Getty Images Entertainment) Just before the Fourth of July holiday, Elon Musk moved to di.....»»
Threads reaches 175 million active users; celebrates first anniversary with custom icons
It’s been almost a year since Threads, Meta’s microblogging platform, became available to the public. Over the last 12 months, Threads has achieved some major milestones, such as hitting 100 million registered users in its first five days. A year.....»»
Grab an electric scooter for under $200 in Walmart’s 4th of July sale
The Gotrax Rival Electric Scooter is a solid electric scooter with a 15.5 mph max speed and a 12 mile range, and this deal will let you snag it for just $198......»»
Study examines online intimidation targeting state election administrators
In the lead-up to the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, Arizona's chief election officer Katie Hobbs received far more harassing messages on Twitter than any of her counterparts in other states. More than 30% of all tweets directed at her, along with comm.....»»
There’s no Threads app for iPad, but this simple trick will unlock an app-like experience today
Instagram as a company seems to have never heard of this little niche product called the iPad. There may never be an Instagram iPad app, which doesn’t bode well for Threads’ own chances of native iPad support either. But did you know that you.....»»