Apple launches its Pay Later service
Ashley Capoot, CNBC
Apple on Tuesday introduced Apple Pay Later, which will allow users to split their purchases into four payments spread over the course of six weeks.
Tweet replies no longer show who users are replying to
Jay Peters, The Verge
Twitter’s latest baffling change makes replies a lot more difficult to sift through. Now, when you’re looking at replies, tweets don’t actually show who the user is replying to, making them look like a confusing string of out-of-context missives.
Google Search is adding new ‘Perspectives’ and ‘About this author’ features to help users verify info
Aisha Malik, TechCrunch
Google is introducing new ways for users to verify information on Search, the company announced on Tuesday. The search giant is launching new features called “Perspectives” and “About this author,” while also expanding some of its current tools, including “About this result.”
In Hundreds of TikTok Videos, Its Users Defend the App
Sapna Maheshwari and Kalley Haung, The New York Times
After lawmakers grilled TikTok’s chief executive last week, the app’s users argued that the platform should not be banned in the United States over national security concerns.
Amazon Wants to Bring Its ‘Sidewalk’ Home Network to Broader Market
Matt Day, Bloomberg
Amazon.com Inc. is opening its Sidewalk wireless network to outside developers to see if a technology built to extend Wi-Fi coverage outside the home has commercial applications beyond the company’s own devices.
Half of Twitter Blue subscribers have less than 1,000 followers
Matt Binder, Mashable
And Elon Musk now says he wants to force these users all into your feed.
1,100+ notable signatories just signed an open letter asking “all AI labs to immediately pause for at least 6 months”
Connie Loizos, TechCrunch
As of this writing, more than 1,100 signatories, including Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, and Tristan Harris of the Center for Humane Technology, have signed an open letter that calls on “all AI labs to immediately pause for at least 6 months the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4.”