Queer social app Lex gets a new CEO and $5.6M to grow
Lex, the app inspired by vintage lesbian personals, just raised $5.6 million in seed funding and elevated co-founder Jennifer Lewis from COO to CEO. As a...
What if Casper Was an Elevated Horror Film?
When you think “Casper” you think friendly. You think animation. Maybe you even think of Devon Sawa and Christina Ricci. What you don’t think of is...
Amid Twitter chaos, Mastodon grew donations 488% in 2022, reached 1.8M monthly active users
Consumer interest in open source, decentralized social networking isn’t something that was only reflected in news headlines over the past year, it’s also apparent in the...
This week in AI: AI-powered personalities are all the rage
Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent...
Is Your iPhone 15 Pro Overheating? Apple Is Working on a Fix
It’s safe to say by this point that the launch of the iPhone 15, especially its Pro variant, has been among the most eventful in recent...
First Major Chromebook Update in Years Promises Juiced-Up Specs and a Material You Look
For the decade that the Chromebook line of ultra-cheap laptops has been around, the company has left the ChromeOS-based design to linger without many major updates....
Microsoft Lists Task Manager Is Now Available for Everyone
After a long wait, Microsoft Lists is now available for free. Microsoft Lists is a flexible task management tool that allows you to track household or...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for October 2, 2023
Today’s Featured Book Deals $1.99 How to Fight Book Bans and Censorship by Book Riot Get This Deal $1.99 Queen of Exiles by Vanessa Riley Get...
BackerKit Will Restrict the Use of AI Art
In a blog post published today, crowdfunding site BackerKit announced it will no longer allow “solely” AI-generated content on its platform. This new policy “aims to...
What to expect at this year’s local DevFest conferences
Beginning on October 2, sign up for an event near you to dive into Google’s latest products, hands-on demos and workshops. Source : What to expect...
