Similarweb: Bluesky app usage in the US and UK grew ~300% to 3.5M DAUs after Nov. 5; Threads now has 1.5x Bluesky's DAUs in the US, down from 5x before Nov. 5
Social media giant's Threads app makes changes as smaller competitor to X surges — Meta's Threads is losing ground …
After Elon Musk promises to give $1M to one swing state voter per day who signs his PAC's petition, PA's governor says “law enforcement could take a look”
Musk announced Saturday that every day until Election Day, he would give $1 million to a randomly selected voter who signs a petition circulated by his super PAC.
Elon Musk unveils a Tesla Cybercab prototype, claims “you will be able to buy one” for under $30K, and expects the robotaxi to be in production “before 2027”
1,028,294 viewsStreamed live 6 hours ago — Lady: “I want two drinks” … Gabe Lerman / Pivot to AI : Elon's double nothingburger: robotaxis any year now, bro. And robots, bro. Trus...
Experts question the feasibility of Tesla's robotaxi plan, getting scale without rideshare partners, and cite Musk's history of missed FSD dates; TSLA down 7%+
- Tesla's driverless taxi plan has been met with skepticism over its feasibility and competition with rivals.
X updates its Creator Revenue Sharing program to pay creators based on engagement with their content from Premium users, not how many see ads in their replies
Are Blue Checks Killing Connection? Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : X changes creator payouts to depend on engagement, not ads Karthik Mudaliar / Neowin : Creators on X will now get pai...
YouTube takes down Tenet Media and four other channels after the US DOJ alleged that Russia was paying US right-wing political influencers to produce content
The reverberations from indictments this week over Russian influence buying continue to spread. Will Shanklin / Engadget : YouTube terminates five right-wing channels linked to the...
YouTube takes down Tenet Media and four other channels after the DOJ alleged that Russia was paying right-wing influencers in the US to produce content
YouTube “terminated” Tenet Media and other channels run by Lauren Chen, a conservative influencer linked to allegations that Russia paid for right-wing content in the U.S.
Dating apps are struggling as users seek organic ways to meet; Match Group reported a decline in its total number of paying users for seven straight quarters
and getting addicted to — AI voices Punisheddonjuan / Don Juan in Hell : ‘Bumble fumble’: online dating apps struggle as people swear off swiping … Bluesky: @chickenpuppet.bsky.soc...
Dating apps are struggling as users seek organic ways to meet; Match Group reported a decline in the total number of paying users for seven straight quarters
Online dating industry in crisis as shares fall and nearly half of all users report negative experiences on the apps
A recap of Elon Musk's Donald Trump interview on X, which started 42 minutes late; X says it was at times heard by 1M+ people, while Musk had prepared for 8M
Tech billionaire praises ex-president in rambling conversation on X delayed by technical glitch
A source at X says the Donald Trump interview crash was not the result of a DDoS attack; another X employee said there was a “99 percent” chance Musk was lying
Elon Musk's “conversation” with former President Donald Trump got off to a rocky start.
An investigation shows how pedophiles groom children using Roblox, a problem exacerbated by Roblox not collecting any personal information beyond a user's age
Bloomberg :
Filings: X is still working on a Venmo-like payments feature, with a 2024 US launch target; X had $1.48B in revenue in first six months of 2023, down ~40% YoY
A Stack Overflow user says the site suspended his account for a week after he altered his posts in protest of its OpenAI partnership to use data for AI training
Stack Overflow is overflowing with salt. — Stack Overflow, a legendary internet forum for programmers and developers …
As CS students experiment with AI coding tools, professors say courses need to focus less on syntax and more on problem solving, design, testing, and debugging
As CS students experiment with AI coding tools, professors say courses need to focus less on syntax and more on problem solving, design, testing, and debugging
Professors are shifting away from syntax and emphasizing higher-level skills — Generative AI is transforming the software development industry.
Tesla teases a ridehailing function in its app and says its robotaxi will be “purpose-built”, suggesting it will be built from the ground up to be self-driving
The company's CEO, Elon Musk, has said that Tesla will unveil a long-gestating robotaxi in August.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs a bill requiring parental consent for kids under 16 to hold social media accounts and age verification for many websites
Donald Trump's Truth Social is going public via a SPAC merger after DWAC shareholders approved the move; TMTG will be listed on the Nasdaq as early as next week
Dan Primack / Axios :
X's audio and video calls, which are on by default, are peer-to-peer, revealing users' IP addresses to each other unless they toggle an enhanced privacy setting
The new X calling feature can hurt your privacy — In his quest to turn a simple and functioning Twitter app into X …