ArcticDB is an open-source tool.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-20
ArcticDB
A look at UK hedge fund Man Group's ArcticDB, an open-source tool developed internally and used by clients like Bloomberg to analyze stock trading data and more
Wall Street Journal · 2025-01-20 · #27
X launched a TV app in 2024.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-20
X TV app
X rolls out a dedicated video tab in the US in the app's bottom bar, letting users vertically scroll through short videos, after launching a TV app in 2024
TechCrunch · 2025-01-20 · #11
X is attempting to capitalize on the removal of ByteDance apps like TikTok and Lemon8 from U.S. app stores by launching a dedicated vertical video feed.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-20
X TikTok Lemon8
X rolls out a dedicated video tab in the US in the app's bottom bar, letting users vertically scroll through short videos, after launching a TV app in 2024
TechCrunch · 2025-01-20 · #11
Coinbase plans to list the TRUMP token.
rumored 1 article 2025-01-19
Coinbase TRUMP token
Coinbase and Binance plan to list the TRUMP token, with Binance opening trading on Jan. 19; CoinGecko: $TRUMP is trading on Bitget, Kraken, and other exchanges
CoinDesk · 2025-01-19 · #10
Binance will open trading for the TRUMP token on Jan. 19.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-19
Binance TRUMP token Jan. 19
Coinbase and Binance plan to list the TRUMP token, with Binance opening trading on Jan. 19; CoinGecko: $TRUMP is trading on Bitget, Kraken, and other exchanges
CoinDesk · 2025-01-19 · #10
Instagram Reels largely replaced TikTok in India following TikTok's 2020 ban.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-19
Instagram Reels TikTok
TikTok bans in countries around the world have played out quite differently; Instagram Reels largely replaced TikTok in India, following TikTok's ban in 2020
Washington Post · 2025-01-19 · #14
Chinese apps Xiaohongshu (RedNote) and Lemon8 have exploded in popularity amid developments around TikTok.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-19
Xiaohongshu Lemon8
Congressional leaders seem flummoxed by the growing popularity of Chinese-owned apps Xiaohongshu and Lemon8, an unintended consequence of the TikTok ban
Politico · 2025-01-19 · #8
Donald Trump promoted the TRUMP memecoin from his social media accounts, linking to gettrumpmemes.com.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-19
Donald Trump TRUMP (memecoin) gettrumpmemes.com
TRUMP is a memecoin launched on the Solana blockchain.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-19
TRUMP (memecoin) Solana
Sources say OpenAI may soon announce a breakthrough in AI super-agents capable of handling complex human tasks.
rumored 1 article 2025-01-19
OpenAI AI super-agents
Sources: a breakthrough in AI super-agents for complex human tasks may be announced soon; Sam Altman set up a closed-door briefing for US officials on Jan. 30
Axios · 2025-01-19 · #13
Discussion of Apple's approach to 'Private Cloud Compute' in the context of privacy and AI.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-19
Apple
A close look at some privacy implications of AI interfacing with messaging apps and other E2EE systems, Apple's approach to “Private Cloud Compute”, and more
A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering · 2025-01-19 · #19
NYU and Cornell researchers publish a paper titled 'How to think about end-to-end encryption and AI' examining the interaction between E2EE and AI.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-19
NYU Cornell How to think about end-to-end encryption and AI
A close look at some privacy implications of AI interfacing with messaging apps and other E2EE systems, Apple's approach to “Private Cloud Compute”, and more
A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering · 2025-01-19 · #19
Instagram now allows users to upload Reels up to 3 minutes long, doubling the previous 90-second limit.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-19
Instagram Reels 3-minute limit
TikTok is reported to be set to go dark (service outage/shutdown) on Sunday.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-19
TikTok service
Amazon's drone program is suffering setbacks 11 years after its unveiling.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-18
Amazon drone program
Amazon suspends drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona to fix the drones' software after two of its latest models crashed in rainy weather at a testing facility
Bloomberg · 2025-01-18 · #18
Adam Mosseri announces Instagram will change profile grids to display content as rectangles instead of squares, rolling out over the weekend.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-18
Adam Mosseri Instagram profile grids rectangular content display
Adam Mosseri says Instagram profile grids will display content as rectangles instead of squares as part of a change rolling out “over the weekend”
The Verge · 2025-01-18 · #17
Character.AI is testing games on its desktop and mobile web apps to boost engagement; the games are available to paid subscribers and a limited set of free-plan users.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-18
Character.AI games desktop web app mobile web app paid subscribers free plan (limited users)
Character.AI is testing games on its desktop and mobile web apps to boost engagement, available to paid subscribers and a limited set of users on its free plan
TechCrunch · 2025-01-18 · #14
Adam Mosseri announces the new Reels tab intended to help users connect over content and start conversations about reels their friends liked or annotated.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-18
Adam Mosseri Instagram Reels friends activity tab
Instagram adds a new tab in the Reels feed that will show videos that a user's friends have liked or added commentary to
The Verge · 2025-01-18 · #10
Instagram adds a dedicated tab in the Reels feed showing reels that a user's friends have liked or added notes to.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-18
Instagram Reels friends activity tab
Instagram adds a new tab in the Reels feed that will show videos that a user's friends have liked or added commentary to
The Verge · 2025-01-18 · #10
Instagram increases the maximum length of Reels to 3 minutes, doubling the previous 90-second limit.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-18
Instagram Reels (max length 3 minutes)
Instagram now lets users upload Reels that are up to 3 minutes long, doubling the 90-second limit, as TikTok is set to go dark on Sunday
The Verge · 2025-01-18 · #9
Industry observers predict competitors such as Meta (Instagram Reels) and YouTube could capture displaced users and ad spend if TikTok is removed from the U.S. market.
rumored 1 article 2025-01-18
Meta YouTube Instagram Other competitors TikTok
SCOTUS upholds the TikTok divest-or-ban law, saying free speech rights must yield to concerns that Chinese control of the app creates a national-security risk
Bloomberg · 2025-01-18 · #6
Ross Douthat / The New York Times published a Q&A interview with Marc Andreessen about his political evolution and expectations from the administration.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-18
Ross Douthat The New York Times Marc Andreessen
Q&A with Marc Andreessen on his political evolution from a “normie Democrat” to a Donald Trump supporter, and what he and others expect from the administration
New York Times · 2025-01-18 · #34
Meta's civil rights team helped develop technology to address racial and other disparities in how Meta distributed ads on its apps.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-18
Meta civil rights team ad distribution fairness technology
Source: Meta plans to break up its civil rights team, which helped develop tech to address racial and other disparities in how Meta distributed ads on its apps
The Information · 2025-01-18 · #27
TikTok is reported to be set to go dark on Sunday.
rumored 1 article 2025-01-18
TikTok
Instagram now lets users upload Reels that are up to 3 minutes long, doubling the 90-second limit, as TikTok is set to go dark on Sunday
The Verge · 2025-01-18 · #9
Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced that Reels can now be up to three minutes long.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-18
Adam Mosseri Instagram Reels length change
Instagram now lets users upload Reels that are up to 3 minutes long, doubling the 90-second limit, as TikTok is set to go dark on Sunday
The Verge · 2025-01-18 · #9
The TRUMP memecoin is issued on the Solana blockchain.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-18
TRUMP (Solana memecoin) Solana
Donald Trump is promoting a Solana memecoin called TRUMP from his social media accounts, with 200M $TRUMP available now and growing to 1B “over three years”
Decrypt · 2025-01-18 · #1
Donald Trump is promoting a Solana memecoin called TRUMP from his social media accounts.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-18
Donald Trump TRUMP (Solana memecoin)
Donald Trump is promoting a Solana memecoin called TRUMP from his social media accounts, with 200M $TRUMP available now and growing to 1B “over three years”
Decrypt · 2025-01-18 · #1
Read.cv will allow users to export their profiles, posts, and other content until May 16.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-18
Read.cv profiles posts other content
Perplexity acquires Read.cv, a social media platform for professionals; Read.cv will shut down and let users export their profiles, posts, and more until May 16
TechCrunch · 2025-01-18 · #28
Nintendo confirms the Switch 2 will be backward compatible with both physical and digital Switch games.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-17
Nintendo physical Switch games digital Switch games
Nintendo teases the Switch 2, featuring a new kickstand design and backward compatibility for physical and digital games, with more details on April 2, 2025
The Verge · 2025-01-17 · #39
Nintendo says it will provide more details about the Switch 2 on April 2, 2025.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-17
Nintendo April 2, 2025
Nintendo teases the Switch 2, featuring a new kickstand design and backward compatibility for physical and digital games, with more details on April 2, 2025
The Verge · 2025-01-17 · #39