The mass layoffs Twitter employees have been bracing for since Elon Musk began his takeover may be on the horizon. According to Bloomberg, the website’s new owner and “Chief Twit” is planning to cull 3,700 employees from the company’s workforce, which …
Google Hangouts 終於要壽終正寢了
一如之前所預告的，Google Hangouts 最後一個還能使用的網頁版，也在 11 月起開始將用戶導向 Google Chat，也就是說 Hangouts 終於來到尾聲了。
Tumblr 重向裸體、成人內容開放，但「對性行為的視覺描述」仍被禁止
Tumblr 重向裸體、成人內容開放，但「對性行為的視覺描述」仍被禁止，掃黃四年後，新政策能幫助他們恢復元氣嗎？
Twitter cancels Chirp developer conference two weeks before it was scheduled to begin
In another sign of the upheaval happening internally at Twitter, the company has called off its Chirp developer conference just two weeks before it was scheduled to take place on November 16th. The company alerted developers and other attendees in a br…
Meta will allow creators to sell NFTs directly on Instagram
Meta is expanding its support for NFTs in a major way. The company is now allowing some creators to make and sell digital collectibles directly on Instagram, Meta announced during its Creator Week event.The platform has been experimenting with NFTs on …
The NYPD is joining Ring’s neighborhood watch app amid privacy and racial profiling concerns
One of the most recognizable police forces is joining Ring’s Neighbors app. The New York Police Department has announced that it will participate in Ring’s neighborhood watch tool. Officers won’t look for posts “around the clock,” but they will respond…
Elizabeth Warren wants regulators to examine Big Tech’s expansion into autos
Elizabeth Warren is calling for more federal oversight of Big Tech. In a letter (PDF link) the Democratic senator sent on Tuesday, she asked the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice to look into Google, Apple and Amazon’s expansion into t…
Listen to an AI sing an uncannily human rendition of ‘Jolene’
AI-powered image generators have been getting most of the press recently. But musical machine learning models have quietly been making great strides in recent years. Holly Herndon has been at the forefront of that revolution. She co-developed (along wi…
A swarm of 500 drones will plague New York City with advertising tomorrow
New Yorkers are used to ads dotting the landscape, but now they can’t even look to the skies for refuge. As Gothamistreports, mobile developer King and show organizer Pixis are flying a swarm of at least 500 LED-equipped drones over New York City’s sky…
Comcast and Charter’s joint streaming venture is now called Xumo
Say hello to Xumo, the new branding for Comcast and Charter’s recently announced joint streaming venture. It’s an evolution of the previous Xumo, the ad-supported streaming service Comcast bought two years ago, that’s aiming to be “an entire entertainm…