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Paramount Plus Slashes Prices To $0.99 Per Month For Premium Plan: Get Showtime, NFL Games, Offline Access For Less Than $2
Friday, July 4, 2025 - 5:23am | 552Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) (NASDAQ:PARAA) has launched a limited-time summer promotion offering its Premium streaming plan — which includes Showtime, live sports and offline access — for just $0.99 per month for two months. What Happened: In celebration of the July 4th weekend and ahead of the...
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Apple's iOS 26 Will Silence Spam Texts Automatically With New Messages Update That Filters Unknown Senders Into Hidden Folders
Friday, July 4, 2025 - 4:14am | 576Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is rolling out a new feature with iOS 26 that aims to curb spam by automatically filtering and silencing unwanted texts in its Messages app. What Happened: As part of the iOS 26 update, Apple is getting an enhanced spam screening tool within its Messages app, reported...
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Elon Musk's X To Deploy AI Note Writers That Can Flag Misinformation, But Final Judgment Still Rests With Humans
Wednesday, July 2, 2025 - 4:51am | 655Elon Musk's social media platform, X, is introducing AI-powered bots capable of writing Community Notes to help identify and clarify misinformation — but only if humans deem their contributions helpful. What Happened: According to a post from X's official Community Notes account, these "AI Note...
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Nikita Bier, The Founder Of Gas And TBH, Who Once Asked Elon Musk To Hire Him As VP Of Product At Twitter, Has Joined X: 'Never Give Up'
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 - 5:04am | 732Nikita Bier's persistence has paid off — the entrepreneur behind Gas and tbh is now the new head of product at X, the social network formerly known as Twitter. What Happened: On Monday, Bier announced on X that he's officially taking the reins as head of product. "Ladies and gentlemen, I’ve...
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Meta, TikTok Can Be Held Liable For Subway Surfing Death Of 15-Year-Old Boy Addicted To Viral Challenges, Says New York Judge
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 - 1:30am | 634A New York state judge says the mother of a Manhattan teen who died subway surfing can try to hold Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) and TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, legally responsible for fueling her son's fatal stunt addiction. What Happened Justice Paul Goetz ruled Friday that Norma...
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Netflix's Squid Game Finale Takes Over Seoul With Massive Parade, Star-Studded Fan Event
Monday, June 30, 2025 - 5:34am | 713On Sunday, Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) celebrated the finale of "Squid Game" with a parade and star-studded fan event in Seoul, South Korea. What Happened: A massive Squid Game parade took to the streets of Seoul, featuring towering character installations and figurines from the show, reported The...
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Reddit Turns 20, CTO Explains Why The Platform Is No Google Or OpenAI But Is Also Unlike X, Instagram And TikTok
Monday, June 30, 2025 - 1:22am | 916As Reddit Inc. (NYSE:RDDT) celebrates its 20th anniversary, CTO Chris Slowe discussed how the platform's unique blend of AI-powered search and human-driven content distinguishes it from both traditional search engines like Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google and AI companies like...
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WhatsApp Can Now Create AI-Powered Summaries For Your Messages: Here is How To Turn On The Latest Feature On The Meta Platform
Thursday, June 26, 2025 - 2:32am | 715Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has launched a new AI-powered feature for WhatsApp that summarizes unread messages. What Happened: On Wednesday, Meta announced the new feature that leverages Meta AI to generate summaries of unread messages, which are visible only to the user, not anyone in the...
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WhatsApp Blocked On US House Devices Over Transparency, Encryption Concerns — Meta App Deemed 'High Risk' While iMessage, FaceTime And Teams Get Green Light
Monday, June 23, 2025 - 10:55pm | 699The U.S. House of Representatives has officially banned Meta Platforms Inc.’s (NASDAQ:META) WhatsApp from staff devices, citing serious cybersecurity concerns and recommending rival apps as safer alternatives. What Happened: In a memo circulated Monday, the Office of the Chief Administrative...
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Apple Liquid Glass Gets Tweaks In iOS 26 Beta 2 After Early Testers Slam Readability Issues: Here's What Else Has Changed
Monday, June 23, 2025 - 10:44pm | 762On Monday, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) rolled out iOS 26 Beta 2 with key changes to its new Liquid Glass user interface, following widespread criticism from early testers over poor readability. What Happened: With the release of Beta 2, Apple has addressed concerns by adjusting the background blur in...
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Reddit Eyes Sam Altman's Iris-Scanning Orb To Verify Real Users Without Compromising Anonymity: Report
Saturday, June 21, 2025 - 6:45am | 533Reddit Inc. (NYSE:RDDT) is reportedly exploring a partnership with Tools for Humanity, the company behind Sam Altman's World ID and iris-scanning Orb, to offer anonymous but verified user identities. What Happened: Reddit has been in talks with Tools for Humanity to integrate World ID, a biometric...
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Elon Musk's X Faces Scrutiny By European Watchdogs After $33 Billion Acquisition By xAI — Platform Could Face Fine, Ban In The EU
Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 11:37pm | 488European regulators are examining structural changes at Elon Musk's social media platform X following its acquisition by xAI. What Happened: On Thursday, the EU announced that it was closely monitoring changes in the corporate structure of X, formerly Twitter, following a $33 billion acquisition by...
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Iran Says WhatsApp A Tool For Israeli Surveillance — Meta Hits Back, Calling It 'False Reports'
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - 12:53am | 853Meta Platforms, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:META) instant messaging service, WhatsApp, is pushing back against allegations by the Iranian government that it is being used by Israel to identify and target individuals. What Happened: On Tuesday, Iran's state-run news agency IRIB reported that authorities warned...
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Apple Opens iOS 26 Lock Screen Animation To Spotify And Other Third-Party Music Apps: Report
Monday, June 16, 2025 - 12:45am | 477Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is reportedly extending one of iOS 26's new features—animated album art on the lock screen—to third-party music and audio apps, breaking its exclusive tie to Apple Music. What Happened: With the release of iOS 26, currently in developer beta, Apple is introducing a new lock...
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Apple Executives Say Reliability Took Priority Over Deadline Amid Siri Delay: 'It Would've Been More Disappointing To Ship Something That Didn't Hit Our Quality Standard'
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - 2:06am | 1018Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) executives Craig Federighi, Senior Vice President of Software Engineering and Greg Joswiak, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, have addressed the delay of the promised Siri upgrade, explaining that the company chose reliability over meeting an initial deadline....