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As you may have heard, Elon Musk has bought Twitter. Of course, that won’t happen instantaneously, and probably will have to be looked at by regulators. If the deal goes through, Twitter will become a privately held company. Not long after that was announced, some people noticed that their follower count had dropped - or that it increased. TechCrunch reported
Bloomberg reported that Twitch (which is owned by Amazon) is reportedly weighing changes to how it pays top talent, according to people familiar with the planning. It appears Twitch is doing this to boost its profits - while at the same time, alienating some of its biggest stars. The updates under consideration would offer incentives for streamers to run more
Apple announced that Self Service Repair is now available, providing repair manuals and genuine Apple parts and tools through the Apple Self Service Repair Store. Self Service Repair is available in the US and will expand to additional countries - beginning in Europe - later this year. The new online store offers more than 200 individual parts and tools, enabling
Google has launched a Data Safety feature for apps that are on the Google Play store. This was announced on Google’s The Keyword blog in a post titled: “Get more information about your apps in Google Play”. It was written by Vice President, Product, Android Security and Privacy Suzanne Frey.
If you have spent any time on Twitter today, you may have noticed that Elon Musk has bought the platform. This news was posted in a press release titled: “Elon Musk to Acquire Twitter”. From the press release: Twitter Inc., today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Elon
Twitter is prohibiting ads that provide misleading information about climate change. This was posted in Twitter's blog titled: “Accelerating our climate commitments on Earth Day”, which was written by Director of Sustainability, Seán Boyle, and Global Sustainability Manager, Casey Junod. This month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a new and alarming report, underscoring the urgency of the climate
CNN+, the streaming service you probably never heard of, is going to shut down at the end of April 2022. I'm not certain what content it provided, but that doesn't matter anymore. CNN reported that CNN+, the streaming service that was hyped one of the most significant developments in the history of CNN, will shut down on April 30, just