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Relive the Myspace days by adding a favorite song to your Instagram profile | TechCrunch
A nod to the Myspace era, Instagram just launched a new feature that allows you to add music to your…
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Threads spotted exploring ads, but says 'no immediate timeline' toward monetization | TechCrunch
Instagram says it’s not testing ads in Threads and has no immediate plans to monetize after multiple developers and reverse…
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The banks that loaned Musk $13B to buy Twitter might be having regrets | TechCrunch
X, formerly known as Twitter, looks like a pretty bad investment right about now. As readers might recall, Elon Musk…
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41 Science Professionals Decry Harms and Mistrust Caused By COVID Lab Leak Claim – Slashdot
Posted by EditorDavid on Sunday August 18, 2024 @03:34AM from the origin-stories dept. In 1999 Los Angeles Times reporter Michael…
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Google takes on OpenAI with Gemini Live | TechCrunch
Made by Google was this week, featuring a full range of reveals from Google’s biggest hardware event. Google unveiled its…
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Preparing to Monetize, Threads Launches New Tools for Users – Slashdot
Posted by EditorDavid on Saturday August 17, 2024 @12:34PM from the loose-Threads dept. “We’re testing a few new ways to…
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Government & Policy
X says it’s closing operations in Brazil | TechCrunch
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, said today that it’s ending operations in Brazil, although the service…
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Biden administration
Biden tells creators they have something traditional media does not: 'You’re trusted' | TechCrunch
At the first ever White House Creator Economy Conference, the most popular man to drop by was not a TikTok…
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Turkey restores access to Instagram | TechCrunch
Turkey appears to have restored access to Meta-owned Instagram, after blocking the app on August 2. Abdulkadir Uraloglu, the country’s…
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OpenAI faces more leadership shake-ups | TechCrunch
OpenAI co-founder John Schulman has left the company for rival AI startup Anthropic. In addition, OpenAI co-founder and president Greg…
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