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WhatsApp is developing scheduled messages for iPhone, spotted in an iOS TestFlight beta. Users will pick a send time and manage queued texts.
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AI can copy an actor’s voice and likeness in minutes. Matthew McConaughey says protect your identity now, starting with trademarks.
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BookTok influencer Jack Edwards motivates himself with reading goals – and he’s not alone. Authors and avid readers discuss the rise of metrics, and reveal how many books they finished last year
Every January, thousands of readers log on to Goodreads, Instagram or TikTok and make the same declaration: this is the year I read 50 books. Or 75. Or 100. Screenshots of spreadsheets circulate, templates for tracking pages and percentages are downloaded, friends publicly pledge to “do better” than they did last year. What was once a private pastime is announced, quantified and, in some corners of the internet, judged.
The appeal is obvious: in a distracted age, reading can easily become crowded out by work, screens and fatigue. Literacy rates in the UK are stagnating: in 2024, around 50% of UK adults read regularly for pleasure, down from 58% in 2015.
Etsy will sell Depop to eBay for about $1.2 billion, reversing its 2021 acquisition and refocusing on the Etsy marketplace.
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Mark Zuckerberg defends Instagram in a landmark trial over claims the platform harms children, as Meta and YouTube face addiction allegations.
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Snapchat+ has passed a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate, reaching 25M subscribers, as Snap expands tiers, storage plans, and creator monetisation.
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Russia has blocked WhatsApp nationwide, citing legal noncompliance, while promoting state-backed MAX, raising concerns over surveillance and privacy.
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Discord will soon roll out global age verification, using age inference plus video selfie or ID checks to limit access to sensitive content. Find out when.
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Flickr disclosed a data exposure tied to a third-party email provider, highlighting how external service vulnerabilities can put millions of users at risk.
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UpScrolled says it has passed 2.5 million users after TikTok’s US ownership change, as the rival app scrambles to scale and set moderation rules.
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