Author: Zach_Wilson
31 Best Early Black Friday Deals (2023): iPads and Scooters
The season of gifting—and therefore shopping—begins. Get started with these discounted iPads, TVs, and bed sheets. Source
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TikTok is ‘aggressively removing’ videos promoting an Osama bin Laden manifesto
TikTok is taking action against content promoting the manifesto Osama bin Laden wrote discussing his supposed motivations for the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In a statement on X (formerly Twitter), TikTok says it’s “proactively and aggressively removing this content and investigating how it got onto our platform.” Dozens of videos about…
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Google’s revised Chrome extension standard loosens restrictions on ad blockers
A manifest tells the browser all sorts of information about an extension, from what its name and version number are, to what permissions it’ll use and what versions of a browser it’ll run on. New versions of the Manifest file format used by the browsers change what features extensions have…
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Twitter’s decentralized offshoot Bluesky now has 2 million users
Bluesky, a decentralized social media app alternative to X (formerly Twitter), has announced that it has now crossed 2 million users — doing so just two months after crossing 1 million users. The company is also finally about to add a public web interface, which might help make it a…
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Using your iPhone to start your car is about to get a lot easier
Digital keys could become more popular and more ubiquitous after automakers and the consumer tech industry came together to announce the formation of a new working group to develop industrywide standards for ultra wideband (UWB) connectivity. The working group is the result of two consortiums teaming up (don’t you love…
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Fortnite players can now submit audio clips as evidence when reporting in-game abuse
Epic has introduced a new tool for documenting toxic behavior in Fortnite. Players will now have access to voice reporting, which will continuously record voice chats in 5-minute segments for players to submit as evidence to moderators when reporting bullying and other forms of harassment. For anyone under the age…
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