23andMe hacker leaks more data, claims to have wealthy users’ records Maxwell William / Oct 19, 2023 DNA testing company 23andMe is once again in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. A hacker has leaked millions of 23andMe user records on a cybercrime forum. TechCrunch reporting indicates it is the same hacker, aka Golem, … Continue reading 23andMe hacker leaks more data, claims to have wealthy users’ records
By Scott Nover October 19, 2023 There’s a truism in tech that goes something like “If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product.” It’s a tired phrase, but until advertising ceases to be the economic engine of the internet, we’re stuck with it. Digital ads have made technology companies like Alphabet, … Continue reading Meta’s plan to charge users for Facebook access is a big “FU” to the E.U.
Telegram Stories arrive for paid Premium users Steve Dent @stevetdent Telegram’s new Stories feature is here as promised, but it’s only available to Premium users for now, the company said in a Tweet. Last month, CEO Pavel Durov revealed the upcoming feature that offers more granular control than Stories on other apps, letting … Continue reading Telegram Stories are no longer limited to paid users
By Ian Anderson, Gizem Ceylan, and Wendy Wood—The Conversation August 01, 2023 Is social media designed to reward people for acting badly? The answer is clearly yes, given that the reward structure on social media platforms relies on popularity, as indicated by the number of responses—likes and comments—a post receives from other users. Black-box algorithms then further … Continue reading How to reward social media users for sharing accurate information
Twitter is trying to fix the verified DM spam problem it created Karissa Bell @karissabe Twitter has gotten worse in a number of ways since Elon Musk introduced paid verification. But one of the most consistently annoying has been the sharp uptick in DM spam. Now, Twitter says it’s making a change … Continue reading Twitter is limiting the number of DMs unverified users can send
By Yasmin Gagne July 19, 2023 On July 19, the five-year-old Israeli company Oddity, which aims to use AI technology to create personalized beauty products, went public on Nasdaq. The company, which owns viral makeup brand Il Makiage and hair and skincare brand SpoiledChild, previously raised $130 million from investors, including L Catterton, the … Continue reading Oddity CEO: How 40 million users, one billion data points, and AI are why investors excited for IPO
Almost two weeks after the supposed sunset of UA, the sky is still glowing red. Nicola Agius on July 11, 2023 Despite warning advertisers that the tool would be replaced by Google Analytics 4 on July 1, UA is still processing data as usual for most people. Why we care. Marketers were reluctant to make the … Continue reading Universal Analytics is still functional for most users
By Michael Grothaus July 06, 2023 While it’s too early to call Threads—Meta’s new microblogging platform—a bona fide “Twitter killer,” Mark Zuckerberg’s answer to Elon Musk’s flailing social network is off to a good start. Zuckerberg took to the new platform to announce that within the first four hours of its launch, five million … Continue reading 10 million users joined Meta’s Threads in just 7 hours. It took Twitter 780 days to do that
By Rob Pegoraro June 30, 2023 Since its 2008 founding, Airbnb has prospered on the assumption that people will be comfortable staying in the homes of strangers. But the rental behemoth still has some trust issues among its customers—and its executives were more than willing to talk about those struggles with attendees at this … Continue reading How Airbnb is trying to convince more users to become hosts
Alexa Users Seek To Reinstate Privacy Claims Over Ad Targeting by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, June 5, 2023 Alexa users want a federal appellate court to reinstate a privacy lawsuit claiming that Amazon targets ads to people based on their interactions with voice-controlled devices. U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Rothstein in the Western District of Washington … Continue reading Alexa Users Seek To Reinstate Privacy Claims Over Ad Targeting
