Amazon Prime Day Finally Set a Date (and Has New Benefits)
Online retailing behemoth Amazon has announced the dates for 2023’s Prime Day: July 11 and July 12. Beginning at 3 a.m. on the 11th, Amazon plans to drop a new…
FTC Pulls Up Meta, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok Over Misleading Advertisements
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday issued orders to eight social media and video streaming firms including Meta Platforms, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube seeking information on how the…
ChatGPT Can Be Integrated in Apps, Available for Paid Access for Businesses
OpenAI is making its ChatGPT tool available to companies to incorporate into their own apps as it seeks commercial uses for the wildly popular chatbot.The company, which introduced ChatGPT to…
These SNAP Benefits Are About to Expire in 32 States
Photo: Jeff Bukowski (Shutterstock) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—the federal initiative designed to help low-income Americans access more food—received a temporary boost in response to COVID-19 that is set…
Snapchat Now Has 750 Million Monthly Active Users, CEO Says
Snap Chief Executive Evan Spiegel said Thursday the company’s photo messaging app Snapchat now has 750 million monthly active users, while speaking during an investor presentation.Last month, Snapchat reported dismal…
Big Tech and Digital Ads Revenue are in Decline: Here’s Why
After a challenging 2022 in which advertising-dependent companies faced shrinking budgets and cratering stock prices, fourth-quarter results this week from Alphabet, Meta Platforms and Snap showed they were not yet…
Why Snap Expects Its Revenue to Decline by as Much as 10 Percent
Snap on Tuesday swung to a net loss in the fourth quarter and said revenue could decline in the current quarter by as much as 10 percent as it faces…
Why Are Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google Laying Off Employees?
Tech companies are always in the news, usually touting the next big thing. However, the tech news cycle recently hasn’t been dominated by the latest gadget or innovation. Instead, layoffs…
12 Podcasts to Listen to in the Dark, Ranked by Scariness
Image: Radio Rental podcast logo The sensation of tapping into terror can became an obsession—even an addiction—and few mediums allow you to do so quite as readily as podcasts. The…
Pinterest Q3 Growth Slows to Two-Year Low, Inflation Curbs Ad Spending
Pinterest posted its slowest quarterly revenue growth in nearly two years and turned a loss, the latest social media platform to fall victim to a slowdown in advertising spending by…