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X, the company formerly known as Twitter, will no longer allow advertisers to promote their accounts within the platform’s timeline to attract new followers, according to an email to advertising clients obtained by Axios. According to Axios, promoted accounts - or “Follower Objective” ads - generate more than $100 million annually in global revenue for X, a source familiar with
YouTube will remove content that promotes “cancer treatments proven to be harmful or ineffective” or which “discourages viewers from seeking professional medical treatment,” the video platform announced today, The Verge reported. According to The Verge, the enforcement comes as YouTube is attempting to streamline its medical moderation guidelines based on what it’s learned while attempting to tackle misinformation around topics
Rumors suggest Apple may discontinue the Mac Pro as the new M3 chips offer performance comparable to the Mac Pro in more mainstream models like the Mac Studio. The Mac Pro's days could be numbered.
Apple’s next line of smartwatches is expected to be a minor upgrade. Behind the scenes, though, the company is working on a revamped “Watch X” update for the device’s 10th anniversary, Bloomberg reported. According to Bloomberg, we’re now able to map out Apple’s full line of future M3 chips based on app logs, and trademark listings confirm that the company
The long-hyped possibility of a cage match between tech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk appears to be no more, after Zuckerberg dismissed Musk for allegedly delaying their anticipated showdown in the ring, NBC News reported. “I think we can all agree Elon isn’t serious and it’s time to move on,” the Facebook co-founder wrote Sunday in a post on
A new Illinois law is now the first in the country designed to protect the earnings of children who are social media influencers or who appear in their parents’ social media content, Insider reported. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the bill into law on August 11. Beginning July 2024, children under 16 who are social media influencers or who appear
Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced wunderkind whose cryptocurrency exchange platform FTX imploded last November, will go from house arrest at his parents’ home to jail, a judge has ordered ahead of his trial on fraud charges, Rolling Stone reported. In a Friday hearing, Judge Lewis Kaplan of Federal District Court in Manhattan formally revoked Bankman-Fried’s bail, ending his residence with his
Rolling Stone reported that Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Capitol, and other record labels filed a copyright lawsuit on Friday against the Internet Archive, founder Brewster Kahle, and others over the organization’s “Great 78 Project,” accusing them of behaving as an “illegal record store.” According to Rolling Stone, the suit lists 2,749 pre-1972 musical works available via Internet Archive
Google announced enhancements to allow users to request the removal of personal contact info and other sensitive results from search queries. This includes phone numbers, home addresses, and emails. Users can access the tool through their Google account or by visiting a specific URL. This gives people more control over their privacy and search results.
Broadcast TV Declines While Streaming and Social Media Grow
The UK's Ofcom has delivered its latest Media Nations report and it is full of interesting detail on the watching and listening behaviours of the British public over the past decade. It's great reading for streaming services but the future's pretty grim for broadcast TV. As a bit of background for non-UK residents, Ofcom is the regulation and competition authority
GNC readers may remember that when the OnePlus Nord 3 launched in early July, the mid-range smartphone wasn't available in UK. No official explanation was given, but the good news is that the phone has now crossed the channel and is available for pre-order now at UK£499 for delivery on 18th August, if you pay for express delivery. To sweeten
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