Guide to LinkedIn Groups
I think of my LinkedIn news feed as the digital equivalent of attending a chamber of commerce networking breakfast — except I don’t have to wear a suit and heels at 7:30 a.m. while hearing [...]
As the open social web grows, a new nonprofit looks to expand the ‘fediverse’
A new project launching today aims to capitalize on the momentum seen within the fediverse, also known as the open social web, which describes interconnected social networking services powered by the ActivityPub protocol. Co-founded by [...]
Pinterest rolls out genAI tools for product imagery to advertisers
Image inspiration and shopping site Pinterest is the latest tech company to roll out generative AI products to its advertisers, following similar moves by Google, Amazon, and others. At its Pinterest Presents advertiser event on [...]
Snapchat is bringing ads to the Chat tab
Snapchat is bringing ads to the app’s main Chat tab, the company announced on Tuesday. Up until now, Snapchat has kept the Chat tab free from ads, but users will now start to see “Sponsored [...]
Meta is testing a feature to let you post Instagram Reels directly on Threads
Since its inception, Meta’s Threads has tried to leverage the network effects of its other social networks Facebook and Instagram by experimenting with cross-posting and highlighting Threads posts on a carousel. Now, the company is [...]
X changes creator payouts to depend on engagement, not ads
As X continues to alienate advertisers, even recently suing a group over their boycott of the platform, the company is shifting its creator payments policy to be less dependent on ads. Before, creators would be [...]
LinkedIn says 10M people have signed up as freelancers on its Services Marketplace
More than 100,000 people have been laid off in the technology industry alone this year, and — either by circumstance or choice — at least some of them are not heading back into exclusively full-time [...]
Zoom’s custom AI avatar tool may come with risks
Zoom wants to turn you into an AI-animated, photorealistic avatar — but not until sometime next year. The upcoming feature, announced today at Zoom’s annual dev conference, will translate a video clip that users record [...]
Someone claims to have used AI to apply to 2,843 jobs
AI is spamming up job applications. Jason Koebler from 404 Media writes about a person who claimed to have used a free tool, AI Hawk, to apply for 17 jobs in an hour — only [...]
Kaspersky Is Shutting Down Its London Office
The cybersecurity industry has been dealt another blow as Kaspersky announced the closure of its UK office and subsequent layoffs, just months after similar measures were taken in the US. In a statement to TechCrunch, [...]
