Mark Zuckerberg tweeted for the first time in 11 years the same day Meta launched its Twitter rival, Threads — and it playfully threw shade at Elon Musk. On Wednesday night, Zuckerberg tweeted out a photo of an infamous meme where Spider-Man is pointing at another Spider-Man. It was the 39-year-old Meta boss’s first tweet since January 2012, when he …
Read More »Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta launches ‘Twitter Killer’ Threads app
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg delivered a blow to Elon Musk on Wednesday night, as the tech billionaires’ rivalry went live with the launch of Instagram’s much-anticipated Threads platform, a clone of Twitter. Analysts said investors were salivating over the possibility that Threads’ ties to Instagram might give it a built-in user base and advertising apparatus, which could siphon ad dollars from Twitter as its new CEO tries to …
Read More »Sergey Brin’s ex Nicole Shanahan talks alleged Elon Musk affair
The former wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin has spoken publicly for the first time following reports that she had a sexual affair with Elon Musk — claiming in a new interview that it never happened and that she and the billionaire Tesla boss are just friends. Nicole Shanahan faced an onslaught of media scrutiny last year after a bombshell …
Read More »Canada to stop Facebook, Instagram advertising
The Canadian government will stop spending some $7.5 million per year on Facebook and Instagram ads amid a dispute over a new law on paying online news publishers that the Meta-owned platforms have opposed, Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said Wednesday. The government still sees a path forward in resolving the quarrel that has led to Meta and Alphabet’s Google to say they would end news …
Read More »ChatGPT website traffic drops for first time in June
ChatGPT, the wildly popular AI chatbot launched in November, saw monthly traffic to its website and unique visitors decline for the first time ever in June, according to analytics firm Similarweb. Worldwide desktop and mobile traffic to the ChatGPT website decreased by 9.7% in June from May, while unique visitors to ChatGPT’s website dropped 5.7%. The amount of time visitors spent on the website …
Read More »Bryan Johnson eats dinner at 11 a.m. to achieve 18-year-old body
A 45-year-old tech tycoon who spends upwards of $2 million per year to bio-hack his body into aging backwards said he eats dinner at 11 a.m. to achieve an 18-year-old physique. Bryan Johnson — who also has said he uses a machine to count his nighttime erections and has taken steps to make his rectum perform like a teenager’s — …
Read More »Insidious: The Red Door Movie Review
Insidious: The Red Door (2023) – A Chilling Journey into the Unknown Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Download Now Insidious: The Red Door takes audiences on another spine-tingling and terrifying journey into the paranormal. As a fan of the previous installments, I was eagerly anticipating this latest …
Read More »Meta won’t launch Twitter-like Threads app in European Union due to regulatory concerns
Meta has apparently skipped launching its highly anticipated Twitter-like app “Threads” in European Union countries as Mark Zuckerberg’s social media behemoth faces mounting regulatory pressure in the region, according to a report. The “Threads” app did not appear in searches of app stores in Germany, Spain, Italy, and France as of Wednesday. Listings in Apple’s App Store in the US …
Read More »Tony Blair urges expanded role for private sector as NHS turns 75
As an AI language model, I don’t have access to up-to-date news or specific statements made after my knowledge cutoff in September 2021. Therefore, I cannot provide information on Tony Blair’s recent statements or any developments that may have occurred after that time. However, I can provide some general information on the topic. Tony Blair is a former British Prime …
Read More »Apple loses London appeal in 4G patent dispute with Optis
Apple infringed two telecommunications patents used in devices including iPhones and iPads, London’s Court of Appeal ruled on Tuesday, dismissing the tech giant’s appeal in a long-running dispute with a U.S. patent holder. Texas-based Optis Cellular Technology LLC sued Apple in 2019 over its use of patents which Optis says are essential to certain technological standards, such as 4G. London’s …
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