Category Archives: Tech News

Ex-Meta crypto chief David Marcus says there was no legal or regulatory angle for the government to kill its Libra project and "it was 100% a political kill" (David Marcus/@davidmarcus)

David Marcus / @davidmarcus: Ex-Meta crypto chief David Marcus says there was no legal or [...]

30
Nov
Bluesky replies now default to appear by “hotness”, which weights more recent liked replies more heavily; some say this rewards clout farming like X (Shannon Connellan/Mashable)

Getting things done (GTD): Streamlining productivity  —  Getting Things Done (GTD) is more than just [...]

29
Nov
India's competition watchdog launches a probe into Google's restrictive policies for real-money games on Android, following a complaint by gaming app WinZO (Munsif Vengattil/Reuters)

Munsif Vengattil / Reuters: India’s competition watchdog launches a probe into Google’s restrictive policies for [...]

28
Nov
Foxconn Chair Young Liu says the company expects any impact of Trump's new tariffs to hit it less than its rivals, citing its global manufacturing footprint (Wen-Yee Lee/Reuters)

Wen-Yee Lee / Reuters: Foxconn Chair Young Liu says the company expects any impact of [...]

27
Nov
Meta says Threads has seen 35M new users sign up for the platform since November 1 and is now going on three months of more than one million signups per day (Sara Fischer/Axios)

Sara Fischer / Axios: Meta says Threads has seen 35M new users sign up for [...]

26
Nov
Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W review: the new $7 microcontroller is low cost, faster, and adds more RAM and Wi-Fi connectivity, but still uses micro USB (Les Pounder/Tom's Hardware)

Les Pounder / Tom’s Hardware: Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W review: the new $7 microcontroller [...]

25
Nov
How Tim Cook developed a personal relationship with Donald Trump, in part by zeroing in on areas of mutual interest between Apple and Trump's agenda (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: How Tim Cook developed a personal relationship with Donald Trump, in part [...]

24
Nov
Sources: TikTok CEO Shou Chew, who has known Elon Musk for several years, has sought Musk's counsel in recent weeks on the incoming Trump administration (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Sources: TikTok CEO Shou Chew, who has known Elon Musk for several [...]

23
Nov
Threads is testing AI-powered summaries of what users are discussing in the app's Trending Now section in the US, and improvements to Search and Trending Now (Mia Sato/The Verge)

Mia Sato / The Verge: Threads is testing AI-powered summaries of what users are discussing [...]

22
Nov
Sources: two congressional Republicans prepare an age verification bill that puts the onus for age verification on app store operators, boosting Meta's campaign (Washington Post)

Washington Post: Sources: two congressional Republicans prepare an age verification bill that puts the onus [...]

21
Nov