Bluesky says another DDoS attack caused its recent outage
Bluesky says a DDoS attack caused its recent day-long outage, and security researchers report Iran-backed attackers claimed responsibility.
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1168 storiesWarp launches Factories, an out-of-the-box AI software factory
Warp launched Warp Factories, ready-made infrastructure for building AI-driven "software factories," targeting smaller companies that lack resources to build their own.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens after years of safety lawsuits
OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Teens with new safety measures and a Study Mode, years after lawsuits alleged chatbot safety failures contributed to teen suicides.
Perplexity's free Airtel deal leaves it with millions more users
Perplexity's year of free Pro access via India's Airtel drove a download boom that faded, but usage and revenue have stayed far above pre-offer levels.
AI automation startup Relay shuts down as staff joins Google Chrome team
Relay, a workflow automation startup launched in 2021, is shutting down, with founder Jacob Bank and some staff joining Google's Chrome team.
Spotify's Playlist Notes let users explain their song picks
Spotify launched Playlist Notes, letting listeners and editors add context to the songs, podcasts, and audiobooks in their playlists, building on last month's User Notes feature.
Reddit tests TikTok-style audio and video posts
Reddit began testing narrated video and audio versions of posts across select communities on its iOS and Android apps, an early experiment in bringing stories to life the way they already circulate on TikTok and Instagram.
YouTube will count a view as soon as a video starts playing
YouTube is changing how it counts views, starting August 24, so a view registers as soon as a video or live broadcast starts playing rather than after at least 30 seconds of watch time.
Feedly blames weeklong slowdown on a bug, not its AI pivot
RSS reader Feedly, which says it has 15 million users, has faced over a week of web-app slowdowns and unanswered support requests, which CEO Edwin Khodabakchian attributed to a bug rather than the company's AI pivot.
WordPress.com launches free student plan to court young web creators
Automattic launched WordPress.com Education, a free suite giving students a full WordPress.com domain, storage, and plug-in support for their first year.
Uber brings Zipline drones onto Uber Eats delivery network
Uber is investing in and partnering with drone delivery company Zipline, aiming to make one million deliveries a day through Zipline's drones by the end of 2029.
How to tell if your AI accounts have been hacked
ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity each let you check for suspicious device logins and force a sign-out, though only ChatGPT and Perplexity support multi-factor authentication.
Pocket shuts down — here are the best alternatives
Mozilla's read-it-later app Pocket shut down after users had until October 8, 2025 to export their saved articles, driving adoption of alternatives like Matter, Instapaper, and Raindrop.io.
Marco Arment launches Unforgetful for serial snoozers
Overcast and Instapaper creator Marco Arment released Unforgetful, an iOS and Mac reminders app built for people who keep snoozing and losing tasks in Apple's Reminders.
X open-sources its ranking algorithm and lets users check for 'shadowbans'
X is open-sourcing its "For You" ranking algorithm and adding a tool that lets users check if their account or posts were affected by its ranking systems.
Instagram unveils a redesigned wordmark
Instagram introduced a redesigned wordmark on Thursday, the text-only logo spelling out its name, saying the older version felt dated after a decade in use.
Microsoft merges its Copilot apps, cuts underused AI features
Microsoft is merging its consumer and business Copilot apps and cutting several underused AI features, including Group Chats, AI-generated podcasts, and Deep Research, by August 18, 2026.
Apple reportedly in talks to pay publishers for Siri's news content
Apple is reportedly negotiating with publishers to license content for the upcoming Siri AI, proposing to pay per use instead of a fixed fee.
Twitch will train Amazon's AI on streamers' content by default
Twitch will use creators' livestream content to train Amazon's generative AI models, opting streamers in by default and sparking backlash from a community largely hostile to AI.
Mesh, Automattic's personal CRM, launches on Android
Mesh, the personal-relationship app Automattic acquired last year, is now on Android with widgets, split-screen support, and could tie more closely to sister app Beeper.