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Some iOS developers worry that an iOS 18 change to let users choose contacts an app can access may make growing social apps hard; Apple says it boosts privacy (Kevin Roose/New York Times)

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Some iOS developers worry that an iOS 18 change to let users choose contacts an app can access may make growing social apps hard; Apple says it boosts privacy (Kevin Roose/New York Times)

XPChronicle October 2, 2024

Kevin Roose / New York Times: Some iOS developers worry that an iOS 18 change to let...

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An unredacted New Mexico lawsuit shows Snap grappled internally with how to warn users of Snapchat sextortion risks without striking fear in users or parents (Jeff Horwitz/Wall Street Journal)

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An unredacted New Mexico lawsuit shows Snap grappled internally with how to warn users of Snapchat sextortion risks without striking fear in users or parents (Jeff Horwitz/Wall Street Journal)

XPChronicle October 1, 2024

Jeff Horwitz / Wall Street Journal: An unredacted New Mexico lawsuit shows Snap grappled internally with how...

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Sources: OpenAI expects its revenue to grow to $11.6B in 2025; ChatGPT has 10M paying users and could bring in $2.7B in revenue in 2024, up from $700M in 2023 (Reuters)

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Sources: OpenAI expects its revenue to grow to $11.6B in 2025; ChatGPT has 10M paying users and could bring in $2.7B in revenue in 2024, up from $700M in 2023 (Reuters)

XPChronicle September 28, 2024

Reuters: Sources: OpenAI expects its revenue to grow to $11.6B in 2025; ChatGPT has 10M paying users...

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The UK's Gambling Commission plans to take fantasy football startup Sorare to court next week over charges of providing unlicensed gambling facilities to users (Samuel Agini/Financial Times)

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The UK's Gambling Commission plans to take fantasy football startup Sorare to court next week over charges of providing unlicensed gambling facilities to users (Samuel Agini/Financial Times)

XPChronicle September 27, 2024

Samuel Agini / Financial Times: The UK’s Gambling Commission plans to take fantasy football startup Sorare to...

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Google announces Password Manager PIN to let users sync passkeys across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android devices, with iOS support coming soon (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

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Google announces Password Manager PIN to let users sync passkeys across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android devices, with iOS support coming soon (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

XPChronicle September 19, 2024

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Google announces Password Manager PIN to let users sync passkeys across Windows,...

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SocialAI, a new iOS app that looks like a social network, is filled entirely with bots and lets users populate their network with up to 32 types of bots (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

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SocialAI, a new iOS app that looks like a social network, is filled entirely with bots and lets users populate their network with up to 32 types of bots (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

XPChronicle September 18, 2024

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: SocialAI, a new iOS app that looks like a social network, is filled...

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Apple to allow iPad users in the EU to install alternative app stores, starting with iPadOS 18 launch on September 16 (Romain Dillet/TechCrunch)

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Apple to allow iPad users in the EU to install alternative app stores, starting with iPadOS 18 launch on September 16 (Romain Dillet/TechCrunch)

XPChronicle September 13, 2024

Mindful vs. Traditional Social Media Marketing: A Tale of Two Approaches  —  Social media is a dynamic...

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Bluesky says it had over 9M users as of September 6, after adding 3M new users in the week or so since Brazil blocked X, and that video support is "coming soon" (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)

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Bluesky says it had over 9M users as of September 6, after adding 3M new users in the week or so since Brazil blocked X, and that video support is "coming soon" (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)

XPChronicle September 8, 2024

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: Bluesky says it had over 9M users as of September 6, after adding...

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A look at X's shrinking clout in Brazil even before the ban; Twitter, the platform now known as X, once dominated Brazilian social media with 40M+ users (Terrence McCoy/Washington Post)

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A look at X's shrinking clout in Brazil even before the ban; Twitter, the platform now known as X, once dominated Brazilian social media with 40M+ users (Terrence McCoy/Washington Post)

XPChronicle September 4, 2024

Terrence McCoy / Washington Post: A look at X’s shrinking clout in Brazil even before the ban;...

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A look at the surge of interest-based sites as users grow weary of big platforms; MAUs for Letterboxd, Strava, and AllTrails grew 55%, 20%, and 10% YoY in H1 (Teresa Xie/Bloomberg)

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A look at the surge of interest-based sites as users grow weary of big platforms; MAUs for Letterboxd, Strava, and AllTrails grew 55%, 20%, and 10% YoY in H1 (Teresa Xie/Bloomberg)

XPChronicle September 1, 2024

Teresa Xie / Bloomberg: A look at the surge of interest-based sites as users grow weary of...

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