Popular Tech and Social Media news from around the Web
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After major privacy enforcement finally hit Meta’s tracking ads business in Europe earlier this year, the tech giant has confirmed it will be changing the legal basis it claims for microtargeting users in the region. It’s still not going to ask…
A number of Twitter developers are expressing their disappointment with Twitter’s new API structure after recently announced changes that some say will still not meet their needs. On Wednesday evening, Twitter revealed its new API pricing plans, weeks after initially…
Many sites get at least half their traffic from search engines. Fuller results generated by new chatbots could mean far fewer visitors.
ByteDance, the Chinese company behind TikTok, is trying to woo popular social media creators to Lemon8 before it is officially introduced this year.
Netflix is working on a new feature that could bring its mobile games to the TV. Based on code hidden within Netflix’s iOS app, the company may allow iPhones to be used as video game controllers. The code was discovered…
Green Labs, a Seoul-based agritech startup, has secured $38.4 million (50 billion won) in debt financing from existing investors BRV Capital Management and Skylake Incuvest. The new funding comes just a month after the startup laid off around 70% of its workforce, or…
The rising prices for gas continue to be a headache and stress for a lot of people around the world, but it underscores something more besides the cost of living becoming increasingly untenable: Cars are a central part of modern…
Online businesses are at risk of bad bot activity, certainly more now than they used to be. According to a survey from Imperva, 42.3% of internet traffic in 2021 wasn’t human, but instead bots that ran automated routines with ill…
Startups are buying properties and wooing first-time real estate investors to buy shares. The model could have real repercussions for renters.
Apple’s widely anticipated mixed-reality headset may not be ready in time for the company’s WWDC event, top Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote on Twitter.
The Center for AI and Digital Policy accuses OpenAI of violating a part of the FTC Act that prohibits unfair and deceptive business practices.
Tesla’s Solar Roof systems are getting far less traction than the company was expecting four years ago.
Alibaba’s major reorganization is viewed as a sign that the Chinese government could be relaxing its intense scrutiny of the domestic technology sector.
Google is reorganizing its Assistant team to include more focus on Bard as the company shifts more resources to artificial intelligence.
Polytrade, a web3 protocol focused on global trade, has raised $3.8 million in a seed round led by Alpha Wave, Matrix Partners, Polygon Ventures and CoinSwitch Ventures, the startup exclusively told TechCrunch. Other investors include Singularity Ventures and GTM Ventures.…