Tag: Apps
X to test using Community Notes to find the posts everyone likes | TechCrunch
Elon Musk’s X will begin experimenting with a new way to use Community Notes, its crowdsourcing fact-checking system, to highlight well-liked posts from users...
Spotify takes a swing at gaming with a mini golf game ahead of ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ release | TechCrunch
Netflix and Spotify have teamed up to launch a golf-inspired game as a way to promote “Happy Gilmore 2,” the sequel to Adam Sandler’s...
Americans Are Obsessed With Watching Short Video Dramas From China
I’ve been told by multiple people that the set of a short drama doesn’t necessarily look that different from an indie movie or commercial...
Open source X rival Mastodon begins raising funds with new in-app donation feature | TechCrunch
Open source X and Threads competitor Mastodon will begin experimenting with a new way to raise funds: in-app donations. The organization on Wednesday announced...
Grok’s AI companions drove downloads, but its latest model is the one making money | TechCrunch
Grok’s raunchy, unfiltered AI companions may be making headlines for their unhinged and often NSFW responses, but it’s Grok 4, xAI’s latest model, that’s...
It only took two years for Vimeo to realize deleting all of its TV apps was dumb
Vimeo, the business-focused video sharing and hosting platform, is bringing back its Apple TV app after ending support for all of its TV apps...
The Best Music Streaming Apps to Get Your Groove On
Apple Music was our audiophile pick until Tidal knocked it off the pedestal, but it’s still a very solid choice for lossless quality at...
Jack Dorsey pumps $10 million into a nonprofit focused on open-source social media | TechCrunch
Twitter co-founder and Block CEO Jack Dorsey isn’t just vibe-coding new social apps, like Bitchat and Sun Day, he has invested $10 million in...
Following YouTube, Meta announces crackdown on ‘unoriginal’ Facebook content | TechCrunch
Meta announced on Monday that it will take additional measures to crack down on accounts sharing “unoriginal” content to Facebook, meaning those that repeatedly...
As X loses its CEO, daily usage is down and competition is growing | TechCrunch
With the departure of X CEO Linda Yaccarino, which was announced Wednesday, the company that defined text-first social networking faces renewed competition.
Year-over-year, the...