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How Bluesky rose out of Twitter’s ashes to challenge X and Threads

Bluesky could be on the verge of a turning point if it continues rapidly attracting users and finds a way to monetize without scaring them off.

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LinkedIn: We’re too boring for kids for social media ban

It is one of a number of tech firms pushing back against Australia’s plan to ban social media for under-16s.

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Cardless swipes up $30M to build a new generation of co-branded credit cards

More than a quarter of all U.S. residents use co-branded credit cards today to get discounts and other extras from brands they use regularly, but not all is rosy in the world of loyalty commerce. Major brands like Uber, Starbucks … Continue reading

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Orange partners with OpenAI, Meta to develop custom African-language AI models

Orange is working with OpenAI and Meta to build custom AI models that can understand West African languages not understood by most conversational systems.

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Crypto market sheds $180 billion in a day as bitcoin slides further from $100,000 milestone

Bitcoin’s price retreated further from the psychologically important $100,000 milestone as investors booked profits from the token’s post-U.S. election gains.

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MrBeast says game show allegations ‘blown out of proportion’

Beast Games is set to stream next month amid allegations contestants were mistreated on set.

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Apple ordered to open up in-app purchases in Brazil

Brazil’s antitrust regulator Cade has ruled that Apple must lift restrictions on in-app purchases within 20 days, Reuters reports. Otherwise, if the iPhone maker doesn’t comply, it faces fines of $43,000 per day. This decision is the result of a … Continue reading

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Say goodbye to ‘dockless’ e-bike parking in London following new rules to reduce bike mess on streets

London is putting the brakes on the mess of electric bikes that litter the streets of the city. Today, the local transportation authority, Transport for London, announced a new enforcement policy that will restrict parking for the tens of thousands … Continue reading

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Is This New AI Better Than ChatGPT?

With preset prompts, a built-in Chrome extension, and unlimited usage, it might be the best new AI tool.

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Google to test plain ‘blue link’ results for hotel searches in EU markets in latest DMA twist

Google has announced it’s making more changes to how it displays search results in the European Union in response to continued complaints that it’s failing to comply with the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). This will include what it bills … Continue reading

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