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Jan 17, 2023 • 5min
Twitter’s third-party client issue is seemingly a deliberate suspension
Last Friday, a ton of popular Twitter clients including Tweetbot, Twitterrific, and Echofon were down. Users couldn’t log into their accounts or look at their timelines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 16, 2023 • 5min
Paris to hold vote on shared scooters
This weekend, Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo told Le Parisien that Parisians will get to vote whether they want to ban free-floating electric scooters or not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 16, 2023 • 3min
Crypto.com cuts 20% jobs amid ‘unforeseeable’ industry events
Crypto exchange Crypto.com is cutting its global workforce by 20%, it said on Friday, as it navigates ongoing economic headwinds and “unforeseeable” industry events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 13, 2023 • 3min
Third-party Twitter apps are facing issues, users say
People using third-party Twitter clients are facing a number of issues including unable to log in and access Twitter feeds. Tweetbot, Echofon, and Twitterrific, three popular third-party Twitter apps, confirmed the issues and noted that they are not sure what has triggered the glitch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 13, 2023 • 4min
Our obsession with pets means startups aimed at Vets are booming, as Digitail shows
With our mysterious, unsustainable, and psychological attachment to pets, combined with a boom in pet ownership since those lonely pandemic times, means veterinary practices have come under increasing pressure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 12, 2023 • 3min
Google is finally rolling out emoji reactions for Meet video calls
Google is finally rolling out emoji reactions to people using Google Meet for video calls starting today. The company said that this feature will be first available on iOS and the web with Android support coming soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 12, 2023 • 4min
Inflow, a platform for managing ADHD through cognitive behavioral therapy, raises $11M
Inflow, a company developing a platform to manage ADHD using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques, has raised $11 million in a Series A round of funding. ADHD, or “attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,” is a condition impacting as much as 10% of the global population. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 11, 2023 • 3min
Twitter makes algorithmic timeline default on iOS
Twitter is making the algorithmic timeline named “For You” the default feed on iOS. If you are getting a sense of déjà vu, you are not dreaming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 11, 2023 • 6min
How companies at CES are taking on climate change (or pretending to)
I can’t get it out of my head: A honkingly big Caterpillar sign that read, “JOIN US AS WE BUILD A BETTER WORLD.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 10, 2023 • 4min
FCC moves to form Space Bureau as its role in regulating orbit intensifies
The Federal Communications Commission regulate lots of industries and practices relating to telecommunications and the internet, but it is now cementing its role as a space regulator by voting to create a brand new bureau specializing in the topic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
