Author: Zach_Wilson
The Instagram Threads launch countdown jumped forward and is now targeting 7PM ET
Instagram’s Twitter competitor, Threads, may launch a few hours earlier than we expected now that the countdown on threads.net has suddenly skipped forward and indicates it will end today at 7PM ET / 4PM PT. We were expecting Meta’s new text-based social media platform to launch tomorrow at 10AM ET,…
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Samsung Unpacked 2023: foldable phones and everything we expect to see
Samsung‘s second Galaxy Unpacked event is coming soon, and the competition has never been hotter for Samsung’s foldable lineup. Samsung traditionally launches its foldable phones in the latter half of the year, and we’re also expecting a slew of other new products. We might see anything from new tablets to…
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ChatGPT pulls plug on Bing integration after people used it to bypass paywalls
Party’s over for ChatGPT Plus subscribers as OpenAI announced it has temporarily disabled the Browse with Bing beta tool from its service. The reason? Apparently, people used the feature to completely bypass paywalls and consume content for free. Browsing with Bing gave ChatGPT the ability to pull information from recently…
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Twitter tries to fix its latest mistake as Meta readies its Threads launch
Twitter’s most recent guffaws include setting daily rate limits on tweets and forcing users to be logged in if they want to even view tweets at all. But it seems that with the launch of Meta’s supposed Twitter-killer Threads, Twitter is trying to roll back at least one of those…
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Instagram’s Threads: all the updates on the new Twitter competitor
We finally have an idea of what Instagram’s rumored text-based Twitter competitor might look and feel like, as reported by Lia Haberman, who shared in her ICYMI Substack newsletter what appears to be a leaked marketing slide and details about the app. The slide doesn’t give the app a separate…
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PSA: today is the last day to save on Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass is arguably one of the best “deals” in gaming right now, but starting tomorrow, July 6th, the subscription service will be slightly pricier. Announced last month alongside a price increase on Xbox consoles outside the US, Game Pass is getting a $1 to $2 price hike.…
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