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Earlier this week, Tumblr announced its decision to ban explicit adult content from its site beginning on Dec. 17. But when you use algorithms and AI to filter content, instead of human moderators, the results are likely going to miss the mark. As Uproxx points out, the platform is now flagging some totally innocuous posts for being […]
Apple has released its year-end data on the most-streamed albums and songs on Apple Music as well the most-downloaded apps across iPhones and iPads. The music front is pretty much what you would expect. Drake dominated on a global and national level, notching several of the year’s top songs as well as its top album. Cardi B had global […]
No matter how many measures you take to protect your personal information, the unfortunate truth is that no computer is truly safe. Any device that connects to the internet is theoretically vulnerable to being hacked, which means everything from your bank account to your credit cards to your social media accounts could be compromised, if your […]
One of the key frustrations surrounding Amazon‘s assortment of Echo devices has been their lack of Apple Music integration, at least for us on the Apple Music side of streaming things. As announced Friday, that’s all going to change in a matter of weeks. “We are committed to offering great music providers to our customers and […]
Although Twitter can be a dark place, one teen proved this weekend that it can at least be helpful enough to find a childhood friend. Mississippian Brianna, who goes by @BriannaCry on Twitter, said she sparked a friendship with @Heii_Tree while she was vacationing in Hawaii with her parents in 2006. They were “best friends” […]
It’s been clear for a while now that numerous social media platforms, particularly Twitter and Instagram, have an issue with users artificially inflating their follower counts. As Deadline reports, however, Instagram is finally ready to do something about it, announcing that they will be cracking down on third-party apps that increase follower counts through illegitimate means. “This type […]
We are at the height of cuffing season, which means it is officially time to redownload dating apps like Tinder and shoot your shot. The saying goes, apps imitate life, and as a woman interested in men, this can mean experiencing the digital equivalent to walking down the street in broad daylight. That is to […]
This past month, a 35-year-old man named Akihiko Kondo, who can be classified as either an innovator or a total nut (or perhaps both), settled down and married an animated 16-year-old virtual reality singer named Hatsune Miku in Japan, in a ceremony that cost two-million yen (which converts to over $17,500). The Japan Times reports that […]
The recent output from Apple, in the eyes of Teslaquila crafter Elon Musk, doesn’t pack the same mind-blowing punch for which the tech giant was once known. That’s the takeaway from comments Musk gave during an extended Q&A with Recode this week. “There’s not many products you can buy that really make you happier,” Musk said. “And […]
Twitter is expanding its efforts to combat spam. On Wednesday, the social media platform introduced a new feature that allows users to report shady activity; these include suspected bots, tweets that contain malicious links, and posts with unrelated hashtags, which scammers typically use to gain attention through trending topics. Twitter’s official Safety account demonstrated the spam-fighting feature […]
