Yep, X was down again
People reported that photos weren’t loading, its banking service XMoney wasn’t working, and search wasn’t returning any results, among other things.
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Automattic says it will start contributing to WordPress again after pause
WordPress.com parent company Automattic is changing direction… again. In a blog post titled “Returning to Core” published Thursday evening, Automattic announced it will unpause its contributions to the WordPress project. This is despi…
Gemini will now automatically summarize your long emails unless you opt out
Google’s AI assistant, Gemini, is gaining a more prominent place in your inbox with the launch of email summary cards, which will appear at the top of your emails. The company announced Thursday that users…
Tinder tests letting users set a ‘height preference’
Tinder Gold and Premium subscribers in the test group will have access to the feature, but not free users.
Apple’s US App Store topped $400B in developer billings and sales in 2024
Just ahead of its Worldwide Developers Conference next month, Apple on Thursday announced new figures related to the U.S. App Store’s financial success. The company says its U.S. App Store ecosystem has generated $406 billion…
Spotify amps up podcast discovery with new features
Spotify will begin recommending podcasts on its Home page and provide a Following feed for staying up-to-date with the latest episodes.
Family safety app Life360 adds Tile’s lost-item trackers, years after its acquisition
Over three and a half years after family locator app Life360 acquired lost item tracker Tile for $205 million, the two services are finally fully integrated. On Wednesday, Life360 announced that the item-finding capabilities of…
Ahead of WWDC, Apple says App Store blocked $2B in fraud transactions last year, $9B in past 5 years
Apple said it has prevented more than $9 billion in fraudulent transactions over the past five years, $2 billion of which it blocked in 2024.
Digg founder Kevin Rose offers to buy Pocket from Mozilla
The deal could be interesting if it went through, as Digg could leverage Pocket’s existing user base to fuel interest in its relaunch.
Bluesky will begin verifying ‘notable’ users
Bluesky on Thursday quietly opened the doors to those who want to become verified on its social networking service. In a post published by the Bluesky Safety account, the company announced that “notable and authentic”…