Ja Morant will be away from his Memphis Grizzlies for the foreseeable future, and he will be off social media for the time being.The superstar guard deleted his Twitter and Instagram accounts shortly after the team announced he will be
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This Week in Apps: Facebook Reels goes global, Trump’s own social app arrives, all eyes on TikTok
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record number of downloads and consumer
Tyson Fury “To Go Off Social Media Completely” While Preparing For Dillian Whyte
Posted on 02/22/2022 “Hi. Tyson Fury here: AKA, the Gypsy King.” So began a social media post from Tyson Fury released Tuesday, roughly 24 hours after Dillian Whyte signed a contract to face him in April. “I’m about to go
Trump’s social media app goes live in Apple’s App Store
Users who downloaded the app Monday morning were greeted by a message inviting them to register for the service — but the signup process ended in a waitlist to access the platform that had already grown to more than 150,000.
Trump’s TRUTH Social launches at the top of the App Store, but no one can get in
Donald Trump’s media group released its TRUTH Social iOS app today in the U.S., but a scan of the app’s API using publicly available tools revealed that it already closed itself to registrations (also, the scan showed that its “proprietary
DC transit authority social media accounts hacked with obscene Twitter posts
In the early morning, a series of lewd tweets and photos were posted on the Twitter accounts for the metro rail service and WMATA, which posts information about the capital area’s metro system. The WMATA Twitter page name was also
Oscar Valdez: “Shakur Stevenson Is Very Good At Fighting But He’s Better At Social Media”
Posted on 02/20/2022 By: Hans Themistode Shakur Stevenson has done his best to poke, antagonize, and annoy Oscar Valdez. The 24-year-old New Jersey native has been eyeing a showdown against Valdez since both men competed at 126 pounds. At one
Meta’s ‘Horizon’ Social VR Platform Surpasses 300,000 Users in 3 Months
Meta opened its Horizon Worlds social VR platform in December, rolling out its proto-metaverse project to Quest users in the US and Canada. During an all-hands company call this past week—where CEO Mark Zuckerberg dubbed Meta employees ‘metamates’—the company announced
Microsoft shuts down AltspaceVR’s social hubs to combat harassment
Microsoft is making a handful of changes to AltspaceVR to combat harassment within the virtual reality app. As of today, the company has removed the Campfire, News and Entertainment Commons social spaces. Those were hubs where AltspaceVR users could freely
Republicans add crack pipes to list of social issues for 2022 midterms
They see a “crack” in the armor. Republican party strategists are champing at the bit for the 2022 midterm elections, eager to hammer Dems over a growing list of off-the-wall woke initiatives — the latest a reported plan by the
Researchers warn that social media may be ‘fundamentally at odds’ with science
A special set of editorials published in today’s issue of the journal Science argue that social media in its current form may well be fundamentally broken for the purposes of presenting and disseminating facts and reason. The algorithms are running
Pearpop introduces dynamic NFTs that gain value as a social media post goes viral
Pearpop, the social media collaboration marketplace, is diving head-first into crypto. With big-name backers like The Chainsmokers, Alexis Ohanian, Mark Cuban and Snoop Dogg, Pearpop is launching Pearproof, a web3 app that allows creators to mint NFTs of their social
Chivas Regal F.C.: A New Virtual Social Club That You Don’t Want To Miss
Image: Chivas Leading Scotch whisky brand, Chivas Regal is reaffirming its connection with the world of football through this new initiative called “Regal F.C.”. This creatively diverse social club not only celebrates the best of football culture but also spotlights
Teens charged with murdering Spanish teacher after allegedly admitting it on social media
Two 16-year-old Iowa schoolboys have been charged with murdering their Spanish teacher, after one of them bragged about it on social media, according to a criminal complaint. The body of Fairfield High School teacher Nohema Graber, 66, was found dumped
Tyrann Mathieu apologizes for social media outburst aimed at Chiefs fans
Kansas City Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu apologized to fans for his social media outburst, in which he called Chiefs supporters spoiled. Chiefs fans are rightly upset at the defense for their inability to consistently make stops, and Mathieu has had