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When Elon Musk bought Twitter in October 2022, over a million users jumped ship. Meta wouldn’t release Threads for another nine months, so where did those Twitter users go? The answer for many is Mastodon, one of many fediverse applications which can do things the social media platforms owned by Musk and Zuckerberg never will.

By Juli Clover, MacRumors Google has announced that it is adding updated generative AI capabilities to its search functionality, with the aim of helping users to “better learn and make sense of information” on the internet. With the Google Search app for Chrome, there is now a beta option to summarize a long article. Chrome is

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Two software product lines from the former Triangle-based ChannelAdvisor (now owned by Commerce Hub) have been sold to New York-based MikMak. They are: Shoppable Media Brand Analytics Financial terms were not disclosed. CommerceHub acquired ChannelAdvisor last year. “To thrive in today’s market, brands need deeper global commerce insights with more advanced

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By Juli Clover, MacRumors Netflix  announced Monday that it is expanding the games that it offers to select TVs, PCs, and Macs as part of a test that is being conducted in Canada and the UK. A limited number of Netflix customers in these countries can visit Netflix.com on supported browsers on a PC or

RALEIGH – Verizon is upping the stakes in its bet to be the top wireless internet provider for homes and businesses by delivering faster speeds through its recently upgraded network. The wireless giant on Monday says the latest technology (5G) is now available across much of North Carolina with speeds up to 400 megabytes per

Editor’s note: Tom Snyder, executive director of rapidly growing Raleigh-based RIoT and a thought leader in the emerging Internet of Things, recently joined WRAL TechWire’s list of top drawer contributors. “Datafication Nation” premiers today. His columns will be part of WRAL TechWire’s Startup Monday package. +++ RALEIGH – Data privacy regulation is an important issue for businesses and individuals alike,

By Juli Clover, MacRumors In iOS 17, Apple has added a handful of new improvements to on-device personal assistant Siri and the Spotlight search feature. There aren’t any major changes, but Spotlight search has improved, and for ‌Siri‌, it’s easier than ever to use. This guide highlights all of the ‌Siri‌ and Spotlight features and changes in ‌iOS

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By Hartley Charlton. MacRumors On this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss Apple’s next event, which is rumored to see the unveiling of the iPhone 15 lineup, Apple Watch Series 9, and second-generation Apple Watch Ultra. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos According to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, Apple’s next event will likely take place on Tuesday, September 12, followed