Snapchat is overhauling how influencers earn money on the platform

“I’m sorry WHO is using snapchat in the big year of 2024,” one X user asked. Turns out, a lot of people, and for some it’s proving lucrative. 

Influencer Julieanna Goddard, better known as YesJulz, recently posted her impressive Snapchat earnings to social media in response to the question. The 34-year-old revealed that she brings in thousands of

4 gains Big Tech is hoping for in Trump’s second term

In a string of visits, dinners, calls, monetary pledges, and social media overtures, big tech chiefs—including Apple’s Tim Cook, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son, and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos—have joined a parade of business and world leaders in trying to improve their standing with President-elect Donald Trum

Flipboard’s new app is a discovery engine for the decentralized web

Fourteen years ago, when the iPad was new and bursting with unfulfilled promise, an app called Flipboard debuted. Billing itself as a “social magazine,” it let you sign in with your Twitter and Facebook accounts and then browse your feeds in a beautifully designed environment that instantly became a showcase for Apple’s tablet.

I was enthusiastic about Flipboard from the

The Supreme Court will hear arguments over the TikTok ban

TikTok has once last chance in court to fight its impending ban.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to take up the social media company’s appeal challenging a federal law that would likely ban the app as soon as next month.

The nation’s highest court will hear oral a

Apple’s Craig Federighi is finding the practical side of AI

Few companies have the potential to get consumers hooked on AI like Apple. More than one billion people worldwide use an iPhone, and they’ll inevitably become acquainted with Apple Intelligence—the catch-all

The company behind Hinge and Tinder has a platonic video app. Can it help cure our loneliness epidemic?

Match Group’s portfolio has overtaken the dating market in the U.S. with its star apps Tinder and Hinge. Could it replicate that success by making platonic connections over video? 

The company recently rolled out Azar, its one-on-one random video chat app, in the United States after launching in Europe earlier this year. To date, Azar has seen strong interest among Gen Z users, CEO Linda Kim says. Sixty percent of its users globally are Gen Z, Fast Company has learned

How AI can help with your last-minute holiday shopping

If you’re still working on your holiday shopping—or looking for a treat for yourself—you might consider using artificial intelligence tools to help you find the perfect purchase.

Retailers, search engines, and other tech companies have developed AI tools that can help you find items you might not have considered, see how clothing or household items might look, and find more information on products you’re considering. It’s becoming an increasingly prevalent practic

Elon Musk’s Grok-2 is now free—and it’s a mess

Late Friday night, Elon Musk’s xAI opened up Grok-2 access to the masses. The model isn’t all that different from the original Grok, though the company claims it runs faster and has improved accuracy. And yet, X users have spent the weekend dunking on it. 

Since its launch, users have gotten Grok-2 to generate countless faulty, hypocritical, or otherwise polarizing statements. That’s certainly not new for an AI chatbot; not so long ago

Meet the former Google and e-commerce exec building your doctor’s AI assistant

On average, a clinician spends two hours outside of office time writing patient notes. Healthcare startup Suki wants to give that time back to doctors via its AI platform that works as an assistant, helping generate notes and select billing codes.

Suki has generated a lot of interest among investors and companies who want to partner with the startup, and raised $70 million in Oct

‘My best friend’: Gen Zers are gushing about ChatGPT on TikTok

“Me and ChatGPT,” reads one TikTok post with 13.4 million views. The video shows a girl joyfully running throug


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