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Managing your social presence can be difficult these days. It's even harder for those experimenting with the new wave of Twitter-like services, such as Mastodon, Nostr, and Bluesky. Because staying active requires a lot of duplicate posting on different networks. Thankfully, developers are starting to address our need for cross-posting tools. In addition to scheduling services like Fedica and Postpone, there's a new app, Nootti, that lets you post to Mastodon, Nostr, and Bluesky from one interface. While we're still waiting for the release of a multi-service social networking and news tracker like Tapestry, Nootti's iOS app lets you share…
The global video game industry makes more money each year than movies and music combined. But that doesn't mean the sector has been immune to the macroeconomic impacts of the past few years. Gaming companies are implementing large-scale layoffs, and venture funding in the sector will reach a five-year low in 2023. But venture capitalists are optimistic that things will improve this year. Gaming startups raised $2 billion last year, according to a report from video game-focused VC Convoy Ventures. The total amount for 2023 was significantly lower than $9.9 billion in 2021 and $6.7 billion in 2022. Many venture…
Threads, Meta's Twitter-like service and competitor to X, may be distancing itself from politics, but that means it's not trying to tackle the misinformation spreading on social media, especially in the run-up to national elections. isn't it. Following user reports of fact checks being discovered on the network, the company confirmed that it is working with fact-checking organizations to combat false information circulating on Threads, but at this time We haven't fully deployed direct fact-checking of Threads content. Meta announced in December that fact-checking partners will be able to directly review and rate false content on threads in early 2024.…
In a little while Mobile World Congress 2024 will bring around 85,000 participants to Fira de Barcelona over the course of one week (February 26-29). Over the past few years, this show has become arguably the most important mobile event of the year. Mobile phone manufacturers, carriers, and various other technology vendors, journalists, and analysts come together to discuss what's going to happen to the industry next year. Like other major in-person events, the past few years have been eventful for MWC. Attendance for the 2019 show reached 109,000, which wasn't close to CES's numbers (it reached about 175,000 that…
Welcome to Startups Weekly — Every week, we bring you must-sees from the world of startups. sign up here Delivered to your inbox every Friday. I have a week where I just shake my head very slowly at people. Reading every article on TechCrunch and sitting down to write the Startups Weekly newsletter didn't help things. Just when you thought the dating scene couldn't get any more exclusive, along comes Score, the app that says “love is in the air.” . . But only if you have the credit score to breathe it. That's right, folks, in a world where…
Tech companies are pledging to fight election-related deepfakes as policymakers increase pressure. Today at the Munich Security Conference, vendors including Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon, Adobe and IBM announced their intention to adopt a common framework to address AI-generated deepfakes aimed at misleading voters. signed an agreement indicating that Thirteen other companies, including AI startups OpenAI, Anthropic, Inflection AI, Eleven Labs, Stability AI, and social media platforms X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, and Snap, join chipmaker Arm and security companies McAfee and TrendMicro in the deal. participated in the signature. The signatories share best practices with each other on how to detect…
Google is trying to create a buzz with Gemini, its flagship suite of GenAI models, apps, and services. However, as our unofficial review revealed, Gemini seems promising in some aspects, but falls short in others. So what is Gemini? How can it be used? And how does it compare to its competitors? We've created this handy guide to help you easily stay up to date with the latest developments in Gemini. This guide will be updated as new Gemini models and features are released. What is Gemini? Gemini is Google's long-promised next-generation GenAI model family, developed by Google's AI research…
Epic Games is preparing to return to iOS in Europe as a result of the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), the company has confirmed. The Fortnite maker said it will offer both the game and a mobile version of the Epic Games Store in Europe, and shared a look back at this year and what's coming in 2024 in a blog post. With DMA, Epic Games will be able to: The mobile game store operator's developer account has been banned from both the App Store and Google Play for intentionally violating the company's rules regarding in-app purchases, ahead of…
Google is testing a new feature that calls businesses on your behalf, puts them on hold, and then calls you when a representative is available, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. A new feature called “Talk to a Live Rep” means users no longer have to listen to music and wait countless hours, even hours, to connect with a customer service agent. The company said the feature is now available in English for people in the U.S. who have joined Search Labs, a program that allows users to experiment with the early Google search experience, and have opted in to the…
NFTs aren't always taken seriously, especially now that AI and content creators are hogging the spotlight, but not everyone is so quick to dismiss the often-derided little brother of cryptocurrencies. According to Yat Siu, chairman and co-founder of Animoca Brands, artificial intelligence and the growing influence of content are the reasons why the need for NFTs is increasing around the world. Yes, I know that's a bold claim, but before you roll your eyes, hear him out. Animoca has its own collection of NFTs, blockchain products, and wildly popular games. The company has also worked with other famous brands and…