A profile of Discord, which lies at the center of the gaming world with 100M+ MAUs, as it pushes to turn into a communication tool for everyone, not just gamers
Most longtime Discord users have a similar origin story. They liked playing video games, and liked playing with their friends … Tweets: @kevinctofel , @panzer , @postimusmaximus , @aweary , @drorpole...
By not providing Siri users with clear control over how their data is used, Apple is at odds with the privacy doctrine that it preaches on billboards
I pooh-poohed this story at first, mostly on the grounds that I thought we knew about this, and that the recordings were only saved from users who had consented to it. Tweets: @ia , @carnage4life , @f...
Apple suspends Siri response grading, where contractors reviewed Siri queries without explicit user consent, promises update where users can choose to take part
Apple retains the right to basically keep recordings forever, and today's rushed-out announcement is only about humans grading recordings — not *not saving recordings of you in the first place* https:...
Twitter says it fixed a bug that sent some users' direct messages from their interactions with business accounts to third-party developers, since May 2017
but probably not Ginny Marvin / Marketing Land : Twitter: A bug may have sent some direct messages to business account developers Timi Cantisano / Neowin : For over a year, a Twitter bug has been expo...
NYT journalist Farhad Manjoo spent nearly two months relying solely on print for his news and concluded that digital has broken how we process information
I first got news of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., via an alert on my watch. Even though I had turned off news notifications months ago … Tweets: @fmanjoo , @mattdpearce , @brianstelter , @be...
WikiLeaks releases mostly decade-old documents detailing CIA techniques for compromising Macs and iOS devices using EFI, UEFI, and firmware malware
Sci-fi fans who have watched Doctor … Sam Biddle / The Intercept : Apple Says It Fixed CIA Vulnerabilities Years Ago Alexandra Burlacu / Tech Times : Apple On Latest WikiLeaks CIA Documents: No Worrie...
A look at how Donald Trump's nascent policy platform on tech-related issues, such as immigration, trade, and cybersecurity will affect Silicon Valley
at itself Aaron Mamiit / Tech Times : Trump Presidency Places Net Neutrality In Danger Kate Vinton / Forbes : In Wake Of Trump's Win, Billion-Dollar Gains For Warren Buffett And Losses For Amazon's Je...
How Apple's assertive negotiating style alienated cable providers and networks, and hurt its efforts to revolutionize the TV industry
report John Gruber / Daring Fireball : The WSJ on Apple's ‘Hard-Charging’ Negotiations With TV Networks Terry Collins / CNET : Apple's arrogance likely squashed its streaming TV service Shawn Knight /...
Profile of ComplaintsBureau.com owner Scott Breitenstein, who decided to ban revenge porn on his site after interviews for this piece
At Home with a Revenge Porn Mogul — Scott Breitenstein has been called an “internet terrorist,” “the worst man on the internet,” and worse. Tweets: @ryanlcooper , @emmaroller , @thisisfusion , @case...
Twitter will increase DM character limit from 140 to 10,000 in July
Will.I.Am visiting Twitter headquarters in 2010 Jemima Kiss / Guardian : Dick Costolo: Twitter unfollows the leader as social milestones are missed Shashidhar KJ / MediaNama : Twitter CEO Dick Costolo...