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Oct 23, 2023 • 5min
Tinder’s app gets more social by letting friends play matchmaker
Dating app users will often sit with friends as they swipe through their matches in order to gain feedback, or even hand over their phone and let their friends swipe for them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 23, 2023 • 5min
Google takes aim at Duolingo with new English tutoring tool
Google’s gunning for Duolingo with a new Google Search feature designed to help people practice — and improve — their English skills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 20, 2023 • 3min
Elon Musk confirms X is soon launching two new premium tiers
Elon Musk today said that X (formerly Twitter) is going to soon launch two new premium tiers, confirming previous reports and code sightings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 20, 2023 • 7min
Sidebar thinks the key to career dev is small peer groups
Sidebar, a company developing a group coaching program focused on driving individual career growth, today announced that it raised $13.3 million in a seed round from investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 19, 2023 • 2min
WhatsApp will now let log into two accounts simultaneously
WhatsApp announced today that it is rolling out the ability for users to use two accounts simultaneously. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 19, 2023 • 5min
Foxconn and Nvidia are building ‘AI factories’ to accelerate self-driving cars
Nvidia and Foxconn are working together to build so-called “AI factories,” a new class of data centers that promise to provide supercomputing powers to accelerate the development of self-driving cars, autonomous machines and industrial robots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 18, 2023 • 3min
X starts experimenting with a $1 per year fee for new users
X, formerly Twitter, announced today that is starting a new experiment to charge a $1 per year fee for “new unverified” users to interact with posts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 18, 2023 • 4min
YouTube is launching new playback and creator-focused features
YouTube introduces new playback controls and creator-focused features, including mobile-based playback, song search options, creator-friendly tools, increased playback speed, stable volume, song identification, screen lock feature, and U-Tab.
Oct 17, 2023 • 3min
WhatsApp is launching passkey support on Android
WhatsApp is introducing support for passkeys on Android, the Meta-owned messaging service has announced. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 17, 2023 • 5min
General Catalyst and European early stage fund La Famiglia ‘join forces’ to invest in European startups
In a move that will help cement the incursion of US-based VCs into the European ecosystem, General Catalyst and La Famiglia have announced they are, in their words, “joining forces”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
