Threads finally lets you set the following feed as default
Threads finally lets you set the following feed as default Meta is finally allowing Threads users to set the following feed or any custom feeds as the default. The change is part of a number of new Threads features, including the ability to now limit post replies to followers only, a better video player, and […]
Facebook, Instagram, and Threads start testing Community Notes next week
Facebook, Instagram, and Threads start testing Community Notes next week Meta will begin testing its X-style Community Notes starting March 18th. The feature will roll out on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads in the US – but Meta won’t publicly publish the notes to start as it tests the Community Notes writing and rating system. Meta […]
China has some big ideas about smartphones
China has some big ideas about smartphones The US smartphone market is pretty boring. There are iPhones, there are Galaxies, Google will happily give you a Pixel if you remember it exists, and thatâs about it. But as soon as you get out and see the world a little, you realize: there are a lot […]
JD Vance is posting through it
JD Vance is posting through it Vice President JD Vance is a busy man. Over the past three weeks, heâs traveled to France and Germany, addressed the crowd at a massive conservative conference, berated the Ukrainian president, and visited the US-Mexico border. Despite his busy schedule, Vance seemingly always finds time to engage in one […]
Apple’s chip bumps, big and small
Apple's chip bumps, big and small Apple’s chip bumps, big and small Apple updated a couple of its most-loved products this week, both in relatively minor ways. The iPad and iPad Air both got new processors and not much else, the MacBook Air got a new processor and a new color, and the Mac Studio […]
Digg is coming back, thanks to its founder — and Reddit’s
Digg is coming back, thanks to its founder — and Reddit's Digg is coming back, thanks to its founder — and Reddit’s The new Digg looks a lot more like 2025 than 2005. | Image: Digg Sometime last fall, Kevin Rose started thinking seriously about Digg again. A smidge over two decades ago, he’d launched […]
We can’t quit electric cars — or robotaxis
We can't quit electric cars — or robotaxis We can’t quit electric cars — or robotaxis There was a time, not so long ago, when people wouldnât shut up about a revolution in automobiles. No matter where you looked, youâd find someone telling you about how self-driving, all-electric vehicles would change the way we think […]
Discord now lets you quietly block people
Discord now lets you quietly block people Discord is offering users a new way to block people without the confrontational nature of an actual block. The new feature, called Ignore, is essentially a mute function that can hide annoying or abusive users without attracting unwanted attention — thus avoiding unnecessary anxiety or flare-up drama. You […]
Mark Zuckerberg to employees in leaked all-hands meeting: ‘buckle up’
Mark Zuckerberg to employees in leaked all-hands meeting: 'buckle up' Mark Zuckerberg to employees in leaked all-hands meeting: ‘buckle up’ Mark Zuckerberg. Tensions were high inside Meta ahead of Mark Zuckerbergâs first all-hands meeting of the year. Employee-submitted questions for the CEO touched on a couple of big themes: concerns about his announcement that âlow-performersâ […]
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta isn’t worried about DeepSeek
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta isn't worried about DeepSeek Mark Zuckerberg says Meta isn’t worried about DeepSeek Nearly everyone seems to be suddenly freaking out about the rise of DeepSeek. Meta isn’t worried, though. That was CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s message to investors during his company’s fourth-quarter earnings call on Wednesday. During the Q&A portion of the […]