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Threads adds dashboard to better explain post and account restrictions
Threads is getting a new transparency feature that allows users to see how their accounts are being reprimanded for breaking the platform’s rules. Video ads are also making their debut on the...
Why am I internet-stalking the pope?
The moment the white smoke appeared above the Sistine Chapel, I immediately turned on my television, because I wanted to see who the new pope would be, and then hopped on social media, because I...
How to watch the Android Show ahead of Google I/O 2025
Google's annual I/O developer conference is coming on May 20, and for the first time, there's two major events you'll want to watch to stay on top of all the updates the company's making to its...
Netflix is removing Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Netflix is removing the last two shows listed on its Interactive Specials page: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend, reports What’s on Netflix. The two...
GoldenEye 007 and Quake join the World Video Game Hall of Fame
The World Video Game Hall of Fame welcomed its 2025 inductees today. The Strong National Museum of Play announced that the newest entries are GoldenEye 007 from Rare, Quake by id Software, Defender...
The first American pope is not about America at all
The Conclave of Cardinals took just two days to elect Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV. | Francesco Sforza/Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images The first...
Microsoft says it hasn't raised Surface prices
Microsoft hasn't secretly raised Surface prices, as earlier reports claimed. Instead, it has removed the base models of the Surface Pro 13-inch and Surface Laptop 13.8-inch from Microsoft.com,...
The truth about Trump’s new trade deal with the UK
President Donald Trump listens as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to him on the speaker phone in the Oval Office on May 8, 2025. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Welcome to The Logoff: The...
Instagram CEO testifies about competing with TikTok: ‘You’re either growing, or you’re slowly dying’
When Adam Mosseri took over Meta-owned Instagram as CEO in 2018, the app was experiencing what he'd later call "concerning" drops and plateaus in user engagement, thanks partly to fierce competition...
ChatGPT Deep Research can now connect to GitHub
ChatGPT is bringing its Deep Research service directly into GitHub's developer ecosystem. This integration is beginning a beta test this week, with ChatGPT Plus, Pro and Team users the first to...