brian 1 year ago

You Too Can Hire an ‘Etsy Witch’ to Curse Elon Musk | WIRED

WIRED

You Too Can Hire an ‘Etsy Witch’ to Curse Elon Musk

Riley Wenckus used TikTok to tell Elon Musk she paid “an Etsy witch” $7.99 to make his life “a living hell.” A new market has opened up for...

brian 1 year ago

Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media a social network that gives you fine-grained control over what you see and who you interact with

New Scientist

Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media

More than 20 million people have joined Bluesky, a social network that gives you fine-grained control over what you see and who you interact with. ...

brian 1 year ago

Perplexity's AI Search Engine Can Now Buy Products For You - Slashdot

Perplexity

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Perplexity is rolling out a new feature that will let Pro subscribers purchase a product withou...

brian 1 year ago

Bluesky hits 20 million users

Engadget

Bluesky hits 20 million users

Bluesky has reached a new milestone as the decentralized service gains momentum.

brian 1 year ago

Microsoft is adding a live, AI-powered interpreter to Teams | Mashable

Mashable

Microsoft is adding a live, AI-powered interpreter to Teams

Microsoft's 'Interpreter' will translate speech in real time.

brian 1 year ago

Sitting too much linked to heart disease –– even if you work out, according to new study The study found that people who sit for more than 10.6 hours per day are at greater risk of conditions like stroke, heart attack, and heart failure. https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/18/health/sitting-heart-disease-wellness/index.html

brian 1 year ago

DOJ Will Push Google to Sell Chrome to Break Search Monopoly - Bloomberg

Bloomberg.com

Google’s Chrome Worth Up to $20 Billion If Judge Orders Sale

Alphabet Inc.’s Chrome browser could go for as much as $20 billion if a judge agrees to a Justice Department proposal to sell the business, in wh...

brian 1 year ago

Reaching a peak near $12 billion in early 2021. The following collapse has been intense: On Wednesday, Chegg was valued at around $159 million.

SFGATE

Bay Area tech company, down from $12B to $159M in value, lays off hundreds

The company’s CEO said ChatGPT and Google’s AI Overviews are damaging business.

brian 1 year ago

The test is pretty simple. Go from standing to sitting cross-legged, and then go back to standing without using any parts of your body besides your legs and core to help you get up and down

Upworthy

Doctor explains how to do a simple physical test that can predict your longevity

People who fail are more likely to die in six years.

brian 1 year ago

People spent over $100 billion on in-game purchases last year

Indie Hackers

People spent over $100 billion on in-game purchases last year

Why do people spend so much time on in-game items?

brian 1 year ago

DC has more tech jobs than you think

Technical.ly

DC houses many industries — and a ton of tech jobs

The region topped lists for total tech job postings in 2024. Federal government proximity and higher education play major roles.

brian 1 year ago

One million users in 24 hours. Here’s why people are moving from X to Bluesky. - Indie Hackers

Indie Hackers

One million users in 24 hours. Here’s why people are moving from X to Bluesky.

Bluesky reached one million users in just 24 hours, signaling the rapid rise of the new social media platform.

brian 1 year ago

X May Use Your Data for AI Training, Even If You Opt Out | Lifehacker

Lifehacker

X May Use Your Data for AI Training, Even If You Opt Out

X got an update to its terms of service on November 15 that grants the site permission to train AI with user data. It's unclear how this inter...

brian 1 year ago

X Rival Bluesky Gained Over 1 Million Users in a Week: Report | Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur

Over a Million People Have Recently Joined Bluesky, the Ad-Free X Alternative and Threads Competitor

Bluesky has been seeing noticeable growth since the election, though its user numbers are nowhere close to Meta's X competitor, Threads.

brian 1 year ago

Bluesky: Why this app is perfect if you’re sick of X and Elon Musk.

Slate Magazine

Bluesky Might End Up Defeating Twitter Once and for All

The app has the edge where X once dominated: news and live events.

brian 1 year ago

Wow well said.

TikTok - Make Your Day

brian 1 year ago

Coinbase (COIN ) Third Quarter Revenue Missed Estimates, Shares Fall: Analysts

Coinbase's Earnings Miss Makes U.S. Election Even Bigger Catalyst: Analysts

The U.S. presidential election is an important short-term catalyst for Coinbase and the wider industry, and could lead to more regulatory clarity, ...

brian 1 year ago

🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻 https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1767WA8ZHj/?mibextid=UalRPS

brian 1 year ago

Coinbase launches Based Agent! Build AI agents with crypto wallets in 3 minutes. Autonomous transactions, trading, swapping & staking on blockchain! AI-driven crypto future ahead! #Coinbase #BasedAgent #AI #Crypto

brian 1 year ago

Stripe acquires stablecoin platform Bridge for $1.1 BILLION! Stripe's largest acquisition expands its crypto services, enabling more stablecoin payments. #cryptocurrency #fintech #blockchain