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BeReal plans to launch a chat feature, initially testing in Ireland; users will be able to message one-on-one, send a private BeReal, and react with RealMoji (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch)
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: BeReal plans to launch a chat feature, initially testing in Ireland; users will be able to…
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Sources: NYC-based Runway, which uses AI to let users generate videos from text descriptions, raised ~$100M from Google and others at a ~$1.5B valuation (Kate Clark/The Information)
Kate Clark / The Information: Sources: NYC-based Runway, which uses AI to let users generate videos from text descriptions, raised…
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Binance plans to launch a local service for Japan residents in the summer and discontinue its global service for users in the country on November 30, 2023 (Susanne Barton/Bloomberg)
Susanne Barton / Bloomberg: Binance plans to launch a local service for Japan residents in the summer and discontinue its…
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Brazilian lawmakers file a complaint against Google for letting users download "Slavery Simulator" game on Google Play for about a month before taking it down (María Luisa Paúl/Washington Post)
María Luisa Paúl / Washington Post: Brazilian lawmakers file a complaint against Google for letting users download “Slavery Simulator” game…
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Bluesky rolls out a "custom feeds" feature that lets users subscribe to different algorithms and make their own for others to use; most are not chronological (Karissa Bell/Engadget)
Karissa Bell / Engadget: Bluesky rolls out a “custom feeds” feature that lets users subscribe to different algorithms and make…
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France's CNIL says Microsoft agreed to change the way it tracks Bing users; CNIL fined Microsoft €60M in December 2022, and threatened fines of €60K per day (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg: France’s CNIL says Microsoft agreed to change the way it tracks Bing users; CNIL fined Microsoft €60M in December…
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A beta version of WhatsApp suggests the company is working on adding usernames, which may allow users to chat without sharing their phone numbers (WABetaInfo)
WABetaInfo: A beta version of WhatsApp suggests the company is working on adding usernames, which may allow users to chat…
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Some users say Twitter is restoring tweets and retweets that they had deleted, in what appears to be a new bug (James Vincent/The Verge)
James Vincent / The Verge: Some users say Twitter is restoring tweets and retweets that they had deleted, in what…
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Mark Zuckerberg says WhatsApp users can now edit messages up to 15 minutes after sending them; messages get an "edited" tag and time stamp for the change (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Mark Zuckerberg says WhatsApp users can now edit messages up to 15 minutes after sending them;…
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Australian blockchain-based fitness app Stepn says iOS users can now buy and sell NFTs from its app, signaling perhaps Apple has softened its stance on crypto (RT Watson/The Block)
RT Watson / The Block: Australian blockchain-based fitness app Stepn says iOS users can now buy and sell NFTs from…
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