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You Tube is testing a discounted two-person Premium subscription tier
1+ year, 3+ week ago (293+ words) Get Disrupt Early Bird savings of up to $410 by May 29, 11: 59 p. m. PT. Register now. You Tube is testing a new two-person Premium subscription plan in select countries, the company confirmed to Tech Crunch on Monday. The tier is being piloted in…...
Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and Whats App subscriptions, with more to come, including AI plans
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (697+ words) Get Disrupt Early Bird savings of up to $410 by May 29, 11: 59 p. m. PT. Register now. Meta is doubling down on its subscription offerings. On Wednesday, the social networking giant announced it's now rolling out its consumer subscription plans globally for its flagship…...
Duck Duck Go installs are up 30% as users reject being "force-fed" Google"s AI Search
22+ hour, 29+ min ago (210+ words) Google overhauled Search at I/O 2026, replacing blue links with AI agents. The backlash has been swift. Duck Duck Go app installs spiked 30% as users seek a way out....
Word Press debuts a private workspace that runs in your browser via a new service, my. Word Press. net
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (430+ words) There is a big caveat to running Word Press this way: The sites set up on my. Word Press. net are private by default and not accessible from the public internet. "They aren't optimized for traffic, discovery, or presentation, and…...
X launches stand-alone XChat app on i OS
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (514+ words) XChat, X's stand-alone messaging app, launched to the public on Friday. Initially available on i OS devices, the new app allows users to connect with their X contacts for messaging, file sharing, audio and video calls, as well as group…...
The Dreamie alarm clock got me to stop using my phone in bed
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (461+ words) I have accomplished the unthinkable: I have learned to sleep soundly through the night without my phone at my bedside. Please, hold your applause. If it weren't for the Dreamie alarm clock, I'm not sure that this Herculean feat would…...
These special phone and app features can help protect you from spyware
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (842+ words) For the last 15 years, security researchers have documented countless cases where government hackers have targeted and successfully compromised journalists, human rights defenders, critics, and political opponents." These attacks rely on expensive, sophisticated, and stealthy tools that allow their operators to…...
Google goes for the glitter with disco-ball icons: 'Are y'all sure you still want this?"
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (385+ words) On X, Android ecosystem head Sameer Samat posted, "Your wish is our command. Disco icons available on Pixel as of today'Are y'all sure you still want this?" His post included a screenshot of a Pixel phone fully decked out with…...
You can no longer Google the word 'disregard"
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (14+ words) After Google Search's AI update, the word "disregard" now effectively breaks the search interface....
Meta quietly launches a new Reddit-like app called Forum
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (104+ words) The company describes the app as a "dedicated space built for deeper discussions, real answers and communities you care about."...