Tag: author_name|Karissa Bell
Google XR glasses hands-on: Lightweight but with a limited field of view
One of the biggest reveals of Google I/O was that the company is officially back in the mixed reality game with its own prototype XR smart glasses. It’s been years since we’ve seen anything substantial from the search giant on the AR/VR/XR front, but with a swath of hardware partners…
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Threads is finally embracing links
If you're active on Threads, you've probably noticed that posts with links don't do very well with the app's recommendation algorithm. This is especially noticeable if you're a publisher, creator or, yes, a journalist who depends on social media to share your work. Threads' ambivalence to links isn't an accident.…
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LinkedIn wants you to tell its AI about your dream job
LinkedIn is still on a mission to persuade job hunters to apply for fewer roles. But the company is rolling out a new set of AI-powered upgrades to its job-searching features it hopes will make that prospect more appealing. The company is introducing a revamped search tool that aims to…
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Threads is moving to threads.com and adding a bunch of new web features
Back when Meta first introduced its Twitter competitor Threads, many noted that the company had failed to secure the threads.com domain and instead launched the website at threads.net. At the time, the Threads dot com domain belonged to a messaging app startup that said it was reluctant to rebrand its…
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Bluesky is getting blue checkmarks and an official verification system
Bluesky is adopting an official verification system after all. In an update, the company said it plans to grant blue checkmarks to “authentic and notable” accounts. It will also allow some “trusted organizations” to verify users as well. The change is a notable shift for the upstart platform, which previously…
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The 560-pound Twitter logo has sold for $34,000
Twitter may be dead, but the 12-foot tall bird logo from its San Francisco headquarters will live on. The sign — one of two birds that formerly adorned Twitter’s office — has been sold at auction for $34,375. That's a bit less than $40,000 auctioneers RR House estimated it would…
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