Grindr
Inside Grindr's plan to squeeze its users
The company’s bet on AI boyfriends and other paywalled features is making some employees nervous
Grindr
The company’s bet on AI boyfriends and other paywalled features is making some employees nervous
AI
From Stability to Inflection, would-be challengers to the giants are failing to execute
States want platforms and websites to verify users' ages — but there's a better solution available
Apple
One way or another, real competition may be coming to the iPhone
It’s a pillar of the social web — but will it make a good investment?
Supreme Court
Plus: the TikTok ban slows down
Meta
Meta is killing off a pioneering tool for platform transparency — but the movement it kickstarted is just beginning
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