TikTok alternative Lemon8: Why creators are moving to ByteDance’s other social media platform

“Okay it’s happening… are we switching to Lemon8 or what’s the plan?” posted one TikTok user back in December. With a potential U.S. ban just days away, content creators scrambling for an alternative are turning their attention to the platform’s sister app, Lemon8. 

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Meta tests eBay listings in Facebook Marketplace to resolve EU charges

Meta said Wednesday that it will allow some Facebook users to view eBay listings on its Marketplace service, as it tries out a possible way to resolve European Union charges of anticompetitive behavior that the bloc leveled last year.

The social media company said it’s launching a test that will let Face

Why I’m making 2025 my year of dead-tree books

Over the past 17 years or so, I have happily paid for hundreds of e-books—everything from reference works to history to novels to comics. Having immediate access to all of them on a device that fits in my pocket ranks among my favorite miracles of the digital age.

For 2025, however, I have a new reading mantra: Fewer electrons, more paper. My goal is to do some reading of printed books every day. By the end of the year, I hope to have read more of them in their entirety th

Flying taxis could be carrying passengers in 2025, but hurdles remain

When he was still a boy making long, tedious trips between his school and his woodsy home in the mountains during the 1980s, JoeBen Bevirt began fantasizing about flying cars that could whisk him to his destination in a matter of minutes.

As CEO of

Japan links this Chinese hacking group to cyberattacks on its national security

Japan on Wednesday linked more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years targeting the country’s national security and high technology data to a

2025 could be the year of the robot lawn mower

Skeptics scoffed in 2002 when Roomba introduced the robot vacuum to homeowners. That didn’t last very long as the little round device quickly became a fixture in millions of households. Now the lawn care industry is hoping for the same sort of revolution as the robots make their way to the front yard.

Robot lawn mowers aren’t exactly new at CES, but there are a growing number on display this year. Manufacturers are hoping that the convenience and regained leisure time they offer wi

In the social media wars, Bluesky is destroying Truth Social

In November 2024, a left-leaning cohort of social users ran to Bluesky. The movement made the platform a liberal haven—and more popular than far-right alternative Truth Social. 

According to a new report from The Righting, Bluesky’s November user share toppled Truth Social’s. Where Bluesky had 5.325 million unique visitors, Truth Social had 4.25 million. O

‘My goal is to spend under $1,000 this month’: The no-buy movement is making waves on TikTok

The no-buy trend isn’t anything new, but it gains fresh momentum every January, right on the heels of the holiday splurge. 

If you’re new to the trend, the concept is simple. While there’s no strict rule book for the monthlong no-spend challenge, most participants stick to the basics, limiting their spending to nondiscretionary items like groceries and

Uber is replacing Lyft in a points partnership with Delta

Lyft and Delta are ending their points-earning loyalty partnership in April and the airline will start a new program with rideshare competitor Uber.

Uber announced the multi-year strategic partnership on Tuesday evening at the CES tech conference in Las Vegas.

“Delta is thrilled to come together with Uber to create a connected travel experience from start to finish,” Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in a prepared

Meta discontinues its $1,500 Meta Quest Pro headset. What could this mean for Apple’s VR dreams?

Two months after it announced plans to discontinue its high-end Quest Pro VR/XR headset, Meta has stopped selling its remaining inventory of the device, which saw prices of between $1,000 and $1,500 over the short course of its life. And that has once again thrust virtual reality headsets into a spotlight.

A decade ago, they were heralded as the next great thing, with Meta paying $2 billion in 2014 to acquire Oculus and buying a s


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