Aisha Malik, writing for TechCrunch: The launch of additional subscriptions will allow Meta to generate more revenue; however, many users may be deterred by subscription fatigue. With so many paid services competing for monthly spending, Meta will have to offer a compelling product to get users to sign up for yet...

Lee Chong Ming, writing for Business Insider (possibly paywalled): Can AI feel anything at all? Anthropic’s in-house philosopher says the answer isn’t settled. When I read this sentence, I immediately thought of Hal, as in the HAL 9000 series computer, and AI-powered fiend, in Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 science fiction...

Marnie Vinell, writing for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC): Emily Wade, 28, says she is a genuine fan who is finding it personally frustrating to see the influx of influencers take up seats at marquee matches when others who would genuinely appreciate being there for the tennis are finding it...

The London based neo-soul singer and songwriter was voted into the number one slot with her song Man I Need. Dean also scored a second spot in the Hottest 100 top ten, with Nice to Each Other. Such amazing music to listen to, especially while working. The Hottest 100 countdown is an annual poll conducted by...

Subscribing to RSS feeds is my preferred option for following websites, but for people unfamiliar with the really simple syndication system, doing so can be daunting. I’ve long thought subscribing to a website needs to be as easy as following someone on a social network. Tap the follow button to follow, and you’re...

Age prediction will soon apply to ChatGPT consumer plans. The system is said to take a number of factors into consideration when trying to figure out an account holder’s age. Should someone find themselves erroneously classified as being under the age of eighteen, they will need to submit a selfie (photo of...

Sarah Perez writing for TechCrunch: A report from market intelligence firm Similarweb suggests that Meta’s Threads is now seeing more daily usage than Elon Musk’s X on mobile devices. While X still dominates Threads on the web, the Threads mobile app for iOS and Android has continued to see an increase in daily...

Manuel Moreale writing about People and Blogs, where he features regular interviews with bloggers: It sucks because, since day one, I tried to find a good balance between keeping the series running smoothly and not letting guests wait for months and months to get their interview published. But I’m at the point where...

Clare Armstrong writing for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC): More than 4.7 million accounts on platforms like Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat were deactivated in the first two days of the ban that started on December 10, according to new data released by the federal government. The social media ban,...

The first version of digg, something many people called the front page of the internet, arrived in 2004, and was a little like what Hacker News is today. A social bookmarking news aggregator, if you want to be technical. People could submit items of interest, and those favoured by the community would win a place on...

Eleanor Dickinson, writing for Mumbrella: South by Southwest (SXSW) has cancelled its Sydney event — which has been held just three times — citing a “changing global environment that is impacting major events, festivals and cultural programs worldwide”. Purely anecdotal, but one or two of the tech people on my...

Hannah Story, writing for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC): Authors including Miles Franklin winners Michelle de Kretser and Melissa Lucashenko will boycott Adelaide Writers’ Week (AWW) to protest the cancellation of an event featuring Palestinian Australian author, lawyer and activist Randa...