Meta could become even more dominant in social media with Threads
In the first 24 hours after Threads launched, Meta's Twitter rival has surpassed 50 million sign-ups, upended the social media landscape and appears to have rattled Twitter enough that it is now threatening legal action against Meta.
2023-07-07 23:51
Winklevoss’s Gemini Crypto Exchange Sues DCG, CEO Barry Silbert
Gemini Trust Co., the digital-asset exchange founded by the billionaire Winklevoss brothers, filed a lawsuit against Digital Currency
2023-07-07 23:51
China fines Jack Ma's Ant Group nearly $1 billion
China's top financial regulators have fined Ant Group — the fintech firm founded by billionaire Jack Ma — about 7.1 billion yuan ($994 million) for breaking rules related to consumer protection and corporate governance.
2023-07-07 23:51
No, "Mr Blue Sky" singer Jeff Lynne does not have an account on Bluesky
With Elon Musk’s Twitter suffering yet another catastrophic outage (which has seen the Tesla and SpaceX founder implement temporary limits on how many tweets we can view in a day), users are once again looking for a rival platform to evacuate to. Previously it was the likes of Post and Mastodon - the latter of which Musk hated so much he restricted users from linking to their new accounts on Twitter - but now it’s the turn of Bluesky to get all the hype. Backed by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, the platform claims to offer “an open and decentralised standard for social media” – “decentralised” meaning users don’t have an account under one ‘centralised’ company owned by one particular company, but can instead sign up to individual servers and communities owned and managed by other people. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter It's already proven popular, with surreal social media poster Dril and New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez already signed up. In fact, after Twitter’s latest blunder, invite codes to Bluesky became so lucrative and sign-ups became so intense that they had to temporarily pause new registrations (they’ve reopened them now, though, if you fancy a try). And while others are considering whether to jump ship to the rival site, or desperately hunting for the code which will let them in, some Twitter users were reminded of a legendary rock band thanks to the platform’s choice of name: Yep, for a handful of individuals, the hit track from Jeff Lynne and his Electric Light Orchestra (or ELO) came to mind – and it’s perhaps made all the more amusing considering one of “Mr Blue Sky’s” lyrics is the rhetorical question, “where did we go wrong”. If Musk were to ask that question, we’d probably say firing almost half of Twitter’s workforce and therefore making it almost impossible to deal with the demand is part of the problem. And if you were wondering, a few searches on Bluesky appear to suggest that neither Lynne or ELO are on the platform. Indy100 has approached Lynne’s representatives for a statement, but they said the musician was unavailable for comment. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-07 23:47
How to Aim Better in Warzone
The fastest way to aim better in Warzone is to turn on Black Ops Aim Assist, find what sensitivity works for you, and then practice in high-action games on Vondel.
2023-07-07 23:24
Microsoft-backed AI4Bharat set to raise $12 million funding from Peak XV, Lightspeed - sources
By Yuvraj Malik AI4Bharat, a start-up backed by Microsoft, is raising $12 million from venture capital firms Peak
2023-07-07 22:56
Robots say they won't steal jobs, rebel against humans
By Emma Farge GENEVA Robots presented at an AI forum said on Friday they expected to increase in
2023-07-07 22:52
Innovation in EVs seen denting copper demand growth potential
By Mai Nguyen HANOI New electric vehicles from Tesla and rivals are being engineered for efficiency in a
2023-07-07 22:50
Ant Group fined $985 million by Chinese regulators
Chinese regulatory authorities are fining Ant Group 7.123 billion yuan ($985 million), claiming the financial technology provider violated laws related to corporate governance and consumer rights
2023-07-07 22:47
For $3,000 You Too Might Snag a Full-Time Work-From-Home Job
In the last few weeks, Darren Cronian has noticed a trend: A listing for a fully remote role
2023-07-07 22:27
See You on the Court: NBA® 2K24 Celebrates the Legendary Kobe Bryant as This Year’s Cover Athlete
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 7, 2023--
2023-07-07 22:17
Robots take questions at Geneva press conference, say they could be better leaders than humans
Humanoid robots say they could lead more efficiently than humans, but wouldn’t take anyone’s job away and had no intention of rebelling against their creators
2023-07-07 21:59