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Scale AI is facing a third worker lawsuit in about a month Jan 23, 2025

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In 2015, the blogging site Tumblr launched a GIF discovery feature called Tumblr TV as an experimental product. Now, with the U.S. TikTok ban leaving the fate of the short-form video app uncertain, Tumblr has decided it’s finally time to launch Tumblr TV, which has since evolved to support video, to all its users as one of its standard features.

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Meta lures TikTok creators with $5K bonuses Jan 22, 2025

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Plus - Meta is building Oakley smart glasses for athletes; Spotify’s educational audio courses could be coming to US

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TikTok competitors claim the top of the App Store Jan 21, 2025

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Plus - Meta confirms it will keep fact-checkers outside the U.S. ‘for now’; DeepSeek claims its reasoning model beats OpenAI’s o1 on certain benchmarks

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Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban Jan 18, 2025

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Plus, OpenAI is trying to extend human life, with help from a longevity startup.

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Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative Jan 17, 2025

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Plus - Threads might let you add music to your posts in the future; TikTok ban poised to be delayed as Trump explores ways to extend deadline

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Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app Jan 16, 2025

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Google raises the price of Workspace plans, includes its AI features for free; LinkedIn adds free AI tools for job hunters and recruiters

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TikTok users’ attempted migration to Chinese app RedNote isn’t going too well Jan 15, 2025

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Plus, Meta cuts 5% of its workforce.

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The Biden administration proposes sweeping new restrictions on exporting AI chips Jan 14, 2025

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Plus - eBay acquires Caramel to reduce risk and complexity of online car sales; Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are slamming Meta over its fact-checking policy

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TikTok warns of looming shutdown as Supreme Court weighs sell-or-ban law Jan 11, 2025

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Plus, Meta eliminates its DEI programs.

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Comcast and other TV streamers are now chasing YouTube’s ad dollars Jan 10, 2025

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Plus - Google folds more AI teams into DeepMind to ‘accelerate the research to developer pipeline’; Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram explode after Meta ends fact-checking

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