Tag: Users

LinkedIn launches games in bid to keep users engaged

Job networking site LinkedIn jumped into the gaming sphere this week with three new logic and word puzzles. The games, Queens, Pinpoint and Crossclimb, opened for LinkedIn users Wednesday under the My Network tab. Each game can be played once a day, and users will have access to their stats like a high score and […]

Supreme Court lets Texas confirm age for users on porn websites

The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to block a lower court order siding with Texas over its law aimed at requiring age verification to view pornographic websites. Lawyers representing the Free Speech Coalition had asked the high court to halt the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal’s judgment that sided with Texas while an appeal was […]

Threads letting popular users make money

Meta’s Threads has launched a creator monetization program for users with big followings. The plan lets the popular users make money on the social media platform, nicknamed the Twitter Killer. The program is invite-only and has a few key caveats. The app’s owner, Meta, says invited creators must follow certain guidelines to remain in the program. […]

Threads letting popular users make money

Meta’s Threads has launched a creator monetization program for users with big followings. The plan lets the popular users make money on the social media platform, nicknamed the Twitter Killer. The program is invite-only and has a few key caveats. The app’s owner, Meta, says invited creators must follow certain guidelines to remain in the program. […]

Threads in the fast lane, passing X with daily U.S. users

Meta’s Threads is closing the gap on its main competitor and is now hosting more daily active users in the U.S. than Elon Musk’s X. According to new data from Apptopia, which researches social media platforms, Threads has blown by X in America’s daily active user lane. Threads has seen a stable rise in its users and now houses around […]

Apple exploring mobile robot that ‘follows users around their homes’

Apple Inc. is venturing into the realm of “personal robotics” to develop breakthrough innovations, according to a new report. The tech giant, known for revolutionizing personal electronics, is working on a suite of robotic projects promising to engrain deeper into users’ daily lives, sources told Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.  “Engineers at Apple have been exploring a […]

X restores blue checks to popular users

Some users on X woke up Thursday to find their verification blue check marks miraculously restored, thanks to a new policy that provides X Premium to popular users. The policy went into effect overnight, with several high-profile celebrities finding blue checks on their accounts. X sent messages to accounts that received the complimentary blue check. […]

PornHub Yanks Access for Texas-Based Users – HotAir

PornHub disabled access to its site in Texas on Thursday. The reason is that the pornography website objects to the implementation of House Bill 1181. Texas House Bill 1181 addresses age verification. The law went into effect on September 1. It requires commercial websites that publish sexually explicit or pornographic material to verify that users […]

Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile users hit by widespread U.S. outage

A substantial cellphone outage swept across the United States early Thursday, causing significant disruptions, including hindering some police departments’ ability to receive emergency 911 calls. The majority of these issues were reported by AT&T customers. DownDetector—a service that monitors outages by compiling status reports from various sources, including direct user feedback—logging nearly 32,000 problems around […]