IT総合 Discord expands its plans to sell custom avatars and other virtual items
After introducing an in-app shop that invited premium subscribers to buy digital decorations for their profiles, Discord...
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IT総合 IT総合 Backlash builds after Elon Musk called an antisemitic conspiracy theory the ‘actual truth’
Elon Musk has encouraged extremists and white supremacists throughout his yearlong tenure as the owner of X, formerly Tw...
IT総合 Six outdoor gear gift ideas for the adventurer in your life
At the risk of overcomplicating one of the last bastions of low-tech, totally offline recreation, there are a few things...
IT総合 X is leaving up antisemitic and Islamophobic hate, new report shows
In the midst of escalating conflict in the Middle East, X is failing to moderate hate speech on its platform that promot...
IT総合 Amazon Games will close its Crown channel on Twitch and cut 180 jobs
Amazon announced another cluster of layoffs this week along with plans to discontinue the Crown channel, a flashy Amazon...
IT総合 LGBTQ suicide prevention org the Trevor Project is leaving Elon Musk’s X for good
One of the most prominent LGBTQ organizations in the U.S. will close its account on X, formerly Twitter. The Trevor Proj...
IT総合 Meta will start requiring disclosures for political ads manipulated with AI
In 2024, Meta will begin requiring advertisers running political or issue ads on its platforms to disclose when their ad...
IT総合 A choreographer’s lawsuit over Fortnite dance moves isn’t dead after all
A prominent choreographer’s lawsuit against Fortnite maker Epic Games is back on after the 9th Circuit U.S. Court ...
IT総合 A researcher critical of X under Elon Musk will fight for his account in court
A Berlin-based software developer is fighting back after X suspended his account, claiming that research he conducted on...
IT総合 Fortnite is the latest game to entice players with a portal to the past
There’s a massive appetite for nostalgia in entertainment right now, and one of gaming’s cultural juggernaut...
IT総合 Why 42 states came together to sue Meta over kids’ mental health
Attorneys general from dozens of states sued Meta this week, accusing the company of deliberately designing its products...
IT総合 For Roblox avatars, it’s something old and something new
Roblox has been around for a long time. The online game platform first launched in 2006 — just two years after vanilla W...
IT総合 Recs is a social ‘wallet’ for stashing and sharing your favorite places
The most popular apps suck us into the technological equivalent of couch lock, but it’s easy to imagine how things might...
IT総合 Artists across industries are strategizing together around AI concerns
As creative industries grapple with AI’s explosion into every artistic medium at once, separate calls from artists warni...
IT総合 What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
The Supreme Court is poised to decide whether a pair of state laws are allowed to reshape the ability of social media co...
IT総合 Elon Musk is being sued for defamation after falsely claiming a man was a neo-Nazi on X
Elon Musk has been on something of a suing spree lately, but on Monday Twitter’s new owner was hit with a fresh in...
IT総合 On TikTok, videos promoting steroids are exploding — and at times targeting teens
In a new report, a social media watchdog group details how steroid content is exploding in some TikTok communities, prom...
IT総合 Apple asks the Supreme Court to reconsider a previous ruling in Epic’s favor
Apple has asked the Supreme Court to reconsider a previous ruling in its fight against Epic Games that would change the ...
IT総合 Epic asks the Supreme Court to weigh in on its beef with Apple
We haven’t heard the last of Epic’s crusade against Apple over the iPhone maker’s App Store fees. Epic...
IT総合 Epic asks the Supreme Court to weigh in on its beef with Apple
We haven’t heard the last of Epic’s crusade against Apple over the iPhone maker’s App Store fees. Epic...
IT総合 The FTC just hit Amazon with a major antitrust lawsuit
The Federal Trade Commission made its big move against online shopping giant Amazon on Tuesday, accusing the company of ...
IT総合 TikTok may start serving you Google Search results
TikTok is testing a new feature that integrates Google Search into its own in-app search results. The test, spotted by a...
IT総合 What we learned from Microsoft’s big Xbox leak
As Microsoft marches toward a new deadline for its planned acquisition of Activision, the company stumbled into an unexp...
IT総合 Nolej’s AI-generated classroom tools are a force multiplier for educators
The idea of bringing AI into the classroom doesn’t sit well with everyone, but the team behind Nolej believes that gener...
IT総合 Apple’s Lisa Jackson explains how going carbon neutral by 2030 is good business
As the most valuable company in the world, Apple extends its massive footprint into every corner of industry that it tou...
IT総合 Bluesky officially hits 1 million users
One of the buzziest post-Twitter apps hit a big milestone on Tuesday. Rose Wang, who works on strategy and operations fo...
IT総合 Google’s big antitrust trial kicks off, with even bigger implications
The Justice Department’s landmark antitrust case against Google kicked off in court today, marking the beginning of a tr...
IT総合 Roblox is launching avatar-based voice calls with facial motion tracking
At its annual developer’s conference, Roblox detailed its near-future plans to expand beyond its identity as a gam...
IT総合 Meta shut down a disinformation campaign tied to Chinese law enforcement
A massive social media disinformation campaign linked to Chinese law enforcement is no more, according to Meta. In its l...
IT総合 Twitch just made it a little easier to qualify for the Partner Plus program
Earlier this summer, Twitch offered some good news to streamers frustrated with the platform’s default revenue sha...