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YouTube Stories is going. In a recent announcement, YouTube revealed that it will be bidding farewell to its Stories feature, which will no longer be available for creation starting June 26, 2023. Stories currently live on the platform will expire exactly seven days after they were originally shared. This decision comes as YouTube seeks to prioritise key features- Community posts, long form videos, LIVE and YouTube Shorts- that have proven to deliver valuable audience connections and conversations for the platform. ALSO…

TikTok is following in Snapchat’s footsteps, after the latter introduced a chatbot in February. Image: XanderSt (Shutterstock)AI feels like it’s taking over the world, and now it’s coming to one of the most popular social media platforms. TikTok is reportedly adding an AI chatbot to its app.The bot is called “Tako” and is being released to limited markets in the Philippines for testing, according to Reuters. Tako is supposed to talk with users about TikToks while helping them discover more content. Videos and screenshots…

ChatGPT is available for free online directly from OpenAI. You don’t need to install any third-party app, and you certainly don’t have to pay for third-party apps that promise premium access. The free ChatGPT version should be good to get you started. But OpenAI also sells a ChatGPT Plus subscription that costs $20 per month. I’m not a subscriber for the moment, but I’ve been considering it for quite a while. Two things have stopped me from getting it: the early ChatGPT privacy practices and its inability to…

Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige joined director Jon Favreau in a recent video celebrating the 15th anniversary of Iron Man, the 2008 film that launched the ridiculously successful Marvel Cinematic Universe and changed blockbuster filmmaking forever. Feige doesn’t hog all the credit for the MCU’s domination of Hollywood, either. In fact, he thinks there’s one reason the whole shared universe experiment worked: actor Robert Downey Jr. While discussing casting, Feige said hiring…

Coroimage/Getty ImagesLet's be clear: Linux powers pretty much everything you use. Cloud? Linux. Social media? Linux. Google? Linux. You cannot escape it. In fact, without Linux and open-source software, businesses across the globe wouldn't be nearly as competitive. This is a fact, not an opinion. What is an opinion, however, is that Linux isn't viable for consumers or home users. I would argue that opinion is a bit shortsighted because the current state of Linux not only makes for an ideal operating system for your…

When I first saw the news that Caffè Nero is establishing a new set of writing prizes, I was thrilled. Since the Costa book awards came to an untimely end last year, it’s been obvious there is a gap that needs filling, a mechanism to celebrate titles which have the potential to reach a bigger than expected audience. As a judge in the final edition of the Costas, selfishly I was pleased too: the experience of reading across genres I wouldn’t always look at was enormously nourishing for me.Alas, the thrill quickly wore off…

TMS Network (TMSN) and Polkadot (DOT) have been heading in opposite directions recently, as TMSN reaches new heights while DOT finds itself at March lows. The crypto market is a dynamic and ever-changing landscape, and these diverging trends highlight the contrasting fortunes of these two prominent cryptocurrencies. TMS Network (TMSN): Pioneering the Future of Trading TMS Network (TMSN) has surfaced as an innovative remedy for the obstacles modern traders encounter in the fast-paced trading realm. By flawlessly merging…

via Ryan Reynolds/YouTube Answering the prayers of Marvel fans everywhere, Deadpool 3 is now officially filming. On May 23, the Merc with the Mouth’s first MCU outing started going before cameras, marking Ryan Reynolds’ third solo film as Wade Wilson. Although, of course, his history with the character dates back even further than 2016’s Deadpool, as his X-Men origins actually came in, uh, 2009’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine. That widely panned offering saw him share the screen with Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine for the…

A hot new GameFi token is causing quite a stir in the crypto space. Analysts believe this coin has the potential to do at least 10000% in a few months after launch. One group of investors that has been particularly interested in this coin is Shiba. In fact, many Shiba investors are reportedly dumping their SHIB bags and going for this token instead. You might be wondering: what kind of token would make Shiba investors actually leave Shiba? Well, it has to be a very good coin. And it is. Pikamoon is a leading metaverse…

It wasn’t a surprise to learn that former scooter unicorn Bird is pursuing a reverse stock split. The company isn’t treading new ground here — it isn’t the only tech firm that has IPO’d in the past couple of years to consolidate its equity in hopes of keeping its share price above $1 to avoid a delisting. Root Insurance did the same thing last August. As did Hippo, another former insurtech startup. Root and Hippo were very much part of the trend that saw several consumer-facing insurance startups going public during…