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Meta is already working on Community Notes for Threads
Illustration: The Verge Meta announced last week that it would be ditching fact-checkers in favor of X-like Community Notes, and self-described “leaker” Alessandro Paluzzi shared screenshots on Monday showing what the feature might look like in Threads. Based on the screenshots, it appears you’ll be able to start the process of writing a Community Note from the three-dots menu on a post, which is where you can already...
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AGDQ 2025 earns $2.5 million for charity with its best event yet
Image: Games Done Quick Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 has concluded, raising just over $2.5 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Every Games Done Quick event is worth tuning in to either live or later via VODs, but this AGDQ was uniquely fantastic, filled with runs that’ll go down as some of the best GDQ has to offer. Here are some of our favorites: New Super Mario Bros. Wii The great thing about the speedrunning...
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:Can't Afford to Fly to Rome? Build the Trevi Fountain at Home
This new set should look fantastic next to your massive Lego Colosseum.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:Chinese social media app RedNote tops App Store chart ahead of TikTok ban
Photo Illustration by Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images RedNote, the Chinese social media app also known as Xiaohongshu, rose to the number one spot on the Apple App Store as a US ban closes in on TikTok. The app offers a mix of pictures, short-form videos, and text posts across “follow,” “explore,” and “nearby” feeds. A cursory scroll through RedNote’s Explore page shows English-language posts...
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Jan. 14, #1305
Here are some hints and the answer for Wordle No. 1305 for Tuesday, Jan. 14.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Jan. 14, #583
Here are some hints — and the answers — for Connections No. 583 for Tuesday, Jan. 14.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:Why the digital divide persists within Indigenous communities
Despite no shortage of federal dollars for broadband connectivity, many tribal areas remain disconnected. It's a political, and ethical, lesson in patience.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:Rocket Money Review 2025
There's a reason this budgeting app won a CNET Editors' Choice award.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:The CIA’s first CTO, Nand Mulchandani, prepares for the Trump administration
In April 2022, the CIA decided to swipe right on Nand Mulchandani, appointing him as its first-ever Chief Technology Officer. It was a good look for the CIA. Mulchandani, who previously served as the CTO and acting director of the Defense Department’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, is something of a rare breed in Washington. Before […] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:I'm a Budgeting Nerd. These Are My 7 Must-Know Tips
Your budget can help you live your best life.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:OpenAI presents its preferred version of AI regulation in a new ‘blueprint’
OpenAI on Monday published what it’s calling an “economic blueprint” for AI: a living document that lays out policies the company thinks it can build on with the U.S. government and its allies. The blueprint, which includes a forward from Chris Lehane, OpenAI’s VP of global affairs, asserts that the U.S. must act to attract […] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:How PlayStation Portal and Steam Deck Changed My Thoughts on the Switch 2
Commentary: Nintendo needs to change some things, but it's also OK if it looks the same.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:Nintendo Switch 2 Approaches: What We Know
The next Nintendo console could be announced this week, and the leaks seem to keep coming. Here's what we know.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:Best Android phones 2025: Expert tested (and how the OnePlus 13 stacks up)
We're testing the best Android phones in 2025, from the OnePlus 13 to the Samsung Galaxy S25 series, and here are your top picks right now.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:Nintendo’s Alarmo will be available for everyone starting in March
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Another day, another announcement from Nintendo that isn’t the next Switch. Today the company revealed that its alarm clock, Alarmo, will be available at select retailers starting this March. The announcement includes the US, UK, and Europe. The $99 alarm clock launched late last year, but is currently only available to those with a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. Today’s news...
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:This Throbbing High-Tech Sound Bath Cleansed Me of Stress After CES 2025
I tried out The Hum, a zero-gravity, multisensory installation that could soon help you relax at the airport. It was the reset I needed.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:Google’s new Agent will power Mercedes’ next in-car AI assistant
Google and Mercedes are teaming up to integrate the former's Gemini AI with the latter's in-car navigation system and assistant.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:Mastodon’s founder cedes control, refuses to become next Musk or Zuckerberg
Mastodon shifts to nonprofit ownership, calls for $5M in donations to expand.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:This small 4K projector is worthy of replacing your TV - and gets plenty bright for its size
Despite its shortcomings, the Xgimi Horizon S Max is one of the brightest and most capable projectors I've tested.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:Top cannabis brand Stiiizy says hackers got access to its systems
Stiiizy sheds more light on November 2024 ransomware attack.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:Best Surge Protector of 2025: APC Is Our Top Choice
Power surges can damage your electronics and even cause fires. CNET ranks the best surge protectors to help protect you and your devices.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:eBay’s new acquisition could make it easy to buy a car from anywhere
The Verge eBay has “signed a definitive agreement” to buy online automotive transaction platform provider Caramel to help make buying and selling vehicles on the auction site “more simple than ever.” Caramel has a site and app that helps private parties and independent dealers sell cars by handling the paperwork, ownership transfer, financing, shipping, insurance, and more. The company has several marketplace and...
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:2002’s Neverwinter Nights gets a patch in 2025 from “unpaid software engineers”
Bioware's beloved Dungeons & Dragons CRPG remains a rich space for storytelling.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:How GM’s Super Cruise went from limo driving to lane changes and towing
A self-learning algorithm runs on each car to understand the driving conditions.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:Meta admits it deleted links to decentralized Instagram competitor Pixelfed
Meta appeared to be blocking links to Pixelfed, a decentralized photo-sharing platform, on Facebook, according to both users on Bluesky and 404 Media. A small group of posts that linked to "pixelfed.social" was deleted, with Facebook's "Community Standards on spam" used as a justification. When asked to comment, a Meta spokesperson said removing the posts was a mistake and that they'd be reinstated. Pixelfed runs on...
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:Sonos CEO steps down after app update debacle
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/sonos-ceo-patrick-spence-steps-down-after-app-update-debacle-2025-01-13/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42687932 Points: 182 # Comments: 186
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:We tried Sonys new XYN headset: a game-changer for 3D content creators
Mashable got a preview of Sony's new XYN line of Spatial content creation tools at this year's CES.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are slamming Meta over its fact-checking policy
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have joined the ranks of those displeased with Meta’s changes to fact-checking and have released a statement saying that the changes “directly underminds free speech.” “Meta’s changes to its ‘Hateful Content Policies’ do not protect free expression but instead foster an environment where abuse and hate speech silence and threaten […] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use...
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:The latest iMessage phishing scam is easy to fall for. Here’s how to avoid it
Have you received a mail delivery alert on your iPhone asking you to respond with a Y to activate a link? It's a phishing scam. Here's you can handle it easily.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:This gaming PC with an RTX 4060 is on sale for $1,000 today
The iBuyPower Trace 7 is a good quality mid-range gaming PC which will appeal to anyone keen to game better for less. Here's what it has to offer while on sale.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:Zuckerberg asks Trump to stop US companies from having to pay EU fines
Meta CEO says American companies shouldn't have to pay for violating EU regulations.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:New York starts enforcing $15 broadband law that ISPs tried to kill
Fresh off court victory, NY says low-income plans must be available Wednesday.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:White House Forgives Student Loans for Over 150,000 More Borrowers
This could be the Biden administration's last round of student debt relief before the White House transition.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:Skull long thought to be Cleopatra’s sister’s was actually a young boy
Skull found in ruins of Ephesos in 1929 thought to be Arsinoë IV is actually skull of 11-14-year-old boy.
Published on: January 13, 2025 | Source:Top New York VC Ben Lerer says more mid-sized VC firms are heading for failure
Ben Lerer, managing partner of one of New York’s most prestigious seed-stage venture firms, Lerer Hippeau, shared some predictions with Fortune’s Leo Schwartz. He believes venture firms will continue to see a bifurcation as money pours mostly into top funds like Thrive and a16z, as well as into smaller more bespoke funds. “Where you go […] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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