Threads is deepening its ties to the fediverse, also known as the open social web, which powers services like X alternative Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube, Flipboard and other apps. On Wednesday, Meta announced that users on Threads will be able to see fediverse replies on other posts besides their own. In addition, posts that originated through […]
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Niantic wants to build a richer 3D map of the world, and it’ll use its 2021 acquisition of Scaniverse to do that. After a major update to the app, Scaniverse 4 will allow iOS users to scan landmarks by walking around them and recording video for about one to three minutes. Niantic has had functionality
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Apple is conducting layoffs affecting around 100 employees working for the company’s digital services group, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The main group affected by the cuts is the team working for the Apple Books app and its related store. Originally introduced in 2010 by then-CEO Steve Jobs in conjunction with the iPad’s debut, Apple
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Calm is rolling out a suite of new features to make it easier for people to fit mindfulness into their lives. Most notably, the app is launching “Taptivities,” which are interactive text-based stories that take a minute or two to complete. The app is also adding Playlists and personalized search. While users tend to spend
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Web browser and search startup Brave has laid off 27 employees across the different departments, TechCrunch has learned. The company confirmed the layoffs but didn’t give more details about the total headcount left and the reason for the layoffs. It represents a significant portion of the company’s staff — PitchBook estimates that Brave has around
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In an effort to improve its security measures, Lyft announced Tuesday a new rider verification pilot program to help drivers verify riders’ identities and ensure that they are indeed who they say they are. Starting today, Lyft’s new program is rolling out to nine markets, including Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Jacksonville, Miami, Phoenix, and Seattle. The
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Snapchat is officially rolling out native support for iPad, the company announced in the app’s latest release notes. Since Snapchat’s launch in 2011, the social networking app has only been available on iPads as an iPhone app with large black borders around it, not as a native app for the iPad’s bigger screen. With this
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Elon Musk’s X has already declared it aims to compete with LinkedIn for job listings and PayPal for payments. Now, it wants to take on the likes of Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams with a video conferencing tool. One of X’s employees, Chris Park, posted last week that the company had its first internal
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Apple has struck a deal with Airtel to provide the Indian telecom giant’s subscribers with exclusive offers for its music streaming service. The partnership, announced on Tuesday, will also see Airtel bundle Apple TV+ for its premium customers in India, while simultaneously shuttering its own Wynk Music app. Airtel customers who have subscribed to Airtel’s
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When Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, was arrested on August 24, French authorities did not respond to requests for comment. The secrecy of pre-trial investigations and inquiries is an important principle in the French judicial system. French television network TF1 reported that the main issues are Telegram’s (lack of) moderation processes
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