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Facebook has been working on a range of audio products to rival Clubhouse and Co. Now, the social network officially launched its Live Audio Rooms in the US on iOS only. For the launch, the company partnered with select public figures and a dozen Facebook Groups as well as podcasts, but it will be open to all over the coming months. All Facebook users will be able to listen to Audio Rooms and podcasts from this week. Live Audio Rooms function similarly to Clubhouse. The host’s profile is shown at the top of
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Gamers hoping to spend an evening in front of their PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 4 may be out of luck, as Sony’s gaming network is suffering a massive outage on Monday night. The official PSN Service Status page confirms problems affecting everything “Other, PS Vita, PS3, PS4, PS5, Web.” If it’s PlayStation — it’s not working. On my end, attempting to launch a... Read more ›
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The social media site is probably worth less than a quarter of the $44 billion he paid for it. Read more ›
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Tens of thousands of dockworkers are on strike after the International Longshoremen's Association and the US Maritime Alliance failed to agree. Read more ›
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Zuckerberg told content creator Tiffany Janzen that he didn't want Meta to be remembered as an app company. Read more ›
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Technicians at Sony’s PlayStation Network are perhaps not having the quiet morning they were hoping for as the online gaming… Continue reading Is PlayStation Network down? It well and truly is Read more ›
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A millennial couple quit their jobs to travel when other people their age were buying houses and having kids, but they're happy with their decision. Read more ›
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It's not just you — the PlayStation Network is currently experiencing issues, kicking people off their matches and crashing games around the world. Based on Downdetector reports, the issue started shortly after 8PM Eastern time tonight, September 30. Sony Interactive Entertainment has yet to release a statement about the problem, but it has updated the PlayStation Network status page to show that several of its services are down. Users can't... Read more ›
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PlayStation 5 owners are reporting emotions ranging from mildly miffed to deep-seated annoyance following Sony's decision to plaster the console's home screen with ugly artwork and often irrelevant promotional news stories following its latest update. Read more Read more ›
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Pop star Joe Jonas has joined PlanetPlay's Make Green Tuesday Moves, an initiative of raising environmental awareness through gaming. Read more ›
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I don't eat a ton of fast food, but I recently visited Culver's for the first time and was impressed by the burgers, cheese curds, and custard. Read more ›
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Case and dummy leaks of the Galaxy S25 Ultra show off more rounded corners and a flatter frame than the Galaxy S24 Ultra. Read more ›
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Invest-NL, a Dutch national financing and development institution, announced that it is looking to launch a new fund-in-fund initiative aimed at supporting scale-ups with pension funds, together with pension funds. The CEO of Invest-NL, Rinke Zonneveld, announced the plans on LinkedIn to establish a fund with a target size ranging from €600M to €1B, which ... Read more Read more ›
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Put down your controllers and get outside because PSN is out of commission right now. Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Verizon is experiencing a huge outage affecting its mobile services across the country. “During the incident we received reports from Clermont, Naples, Ocala, St. Petersburg, Decatur, Carmel, Cloverdale, Indianapolis, Caldwell, Ottawa, Shawnee, Lexington, Louisville, Wentzville, Elizabeth, Dallas, Houston, McGaheysville, Keyser, Chillicothe and 53 other cities,” according to a website tracking the outage. There are also more than 90,000 user reports of problems on D Read more ›
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I texted my daughter who has lived in Asheville, North Carolina, for the past three years. The texts went green and she didn't reply for days. Read more ›
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Bill Gates is a self-described optimist about the future of AI. But he still worries about three potential impacts from the new technology. Read more ›
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Trump said he spoke to Musk over the deployment of Starlink satellites. The federal government already had a plan in action, FEMA said. Read more ›
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The App Growth Awards 2024 are fast approaching, with the deadline for entries set for this Friday. Recognizing excellence in app marketing and growth, the awards are open to global participants across a wide range of categories, and submitting your entry is both free and simple. Why should you enter? It’s free to participate. The application process takes just a few minutes. Winning will boost your company’s visibility and reputation... Read more ›
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Remerge is conducting a short survey to find out what marketers think about the effectiveness of app marketing campaigns. You’ll get a copy of the full results once the survey closes on September 30, 2024. And as thank you for your time, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win a €300 Amazon voucher. Don’t forget to submit your details at the end of the survey for your chance... Read more ›
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One of the most impactful recent developments for the app industry was Apple’s introduction of the App Tracking Transparency (aka ATT) framework. It sent app marketers on a quest to find a new way for tracking mobile app users’ behavior. To meet this demand, Apple had released SKAdNetwork (aka SKAN) which brought a new framework for app marketers to measure ad campaigns performance, while still respecting app user privacy. Mobile... Read more ›
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Are you ready for the next app growth frontier? Join us at App Promotion Summit Berlin to get ready to scale and grow apps in 2025. As we reach the final quarter of 2024 the app industry is on the cusp of a new wave of sustained progress. Everyone has a smartphone with base of 500m in the EU alone. Device functionality continues to improve with AI, connected devices and... Read more ›
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