Tag: social media
OpenAI is launching the Sora app, its own TikTok competitor, alongside the Sora 2 model | TechCrunch
On Tuesday, OpenAI announced the release of Sora 2, an audio and video generator to succeed last year’s Sora. Along with the model, the...
The U.S. will now actually control TikTok’s algorithm, JD Vance says | Fortune
President Donald Trump on Thursday afternoon signed an executive order clearing the way for a deal to put TikTok in U.S. hands, with some...
Trump suggests Murdochs will have role in new TikTok deal | Fortune
President Donald Trump suggested that Fox Corp. Chairman Lachlan Murdoch and his father Rupert Murdoch are involved in the US takeover of the video...
Mastodon has a new plan to make money: Hosting and support services for the open social web | TechCrunch
Mastodon, the non-profit organization that maintains the software powering the decentralized alternative to social networks like Threads and X, has a new plan to...
A 30-year-old Walmart worker falsely accused of celebrating Charlie Kirk’s death was suspended from his job. Now he fears for his family’s safety | Fortune
When his phone buzzed with an unknown caller late Friday afternoon, 30-year-old Ali Nasrati didn’t think much of it. Spam calls were common. But...
Utah governor blasts ‘conflict entrepreneurs’ and tech giants that ‘hack our brains’ after Charlie Kirk assassination | Fortune
It’s too early to pinpoint an exact motive behind the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, according to Utah Governor Spencer Cox, but the lawmaker didn’t mince...
Cancel Culture Comes for Artists Who Posted About Charlie Kirk’s Death
Media pundits, journalists, and academics, including MSNBC commentator Matthew Dowd, have also been fired or targeted over their comments about Kirk. Executives from Comcast,...
Mastodon rolls out quote posts with protections to prevent ‘dunking’ | TechCrunch
Mastodon, an open source, decentralized alternative to X, is rolling out a somewhat controversial feature by adding quote posts, which will launch next week....
TikTok now lets users send voice notes and images in DMs | TechCrunch
TikTok is giving users new ways to interact with others via direct messages (DMs), the company told TechCrunch on Friday. Users will now be...
Mastodon says it doesn’t ‘have the means’ to comply with age verification laws | TechCrunch
Decentralized social network Mastodon says it can’t comply with Mississippi’s age verification law — the same law that saw rival Bluesky pull out of...