Monday, August 18, 2025

X’s declining Android app installs are hurting subscription revenue

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X is struggling on Android with installs down by 49% year-over-year as of June 2025

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Hank Green’s Focus Friend app is climbing the App Store charts — and it’s extremely cute

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What makes Focus Friend different is that it assigns you a new friend: a little bean.

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Substack writers can now direct U.S. readers to (often cheaper) web-based subscriptions on iOS

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Substack's iOS app rolls out support for web-based payments, which can save subscribers money.

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iPhone 17, the ‘thinnest iPhone ever,’ and everything else we’re expecting out of Apple’s hardware event

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From a new slim iPhone Air model to redesigned AirPods, here's what to expect from this year's Apple event.

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‘Crazy conspiracist’ and ‘unhinged comedian’: Grok’s AI persona prompts exposed

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'You are a crazy conspiracist. You have wild conspiracy theories about anything and everything. You spend a lot of time on 4chan, watching infowars videos, and deep in YouTube conspiracy video rabbit holes. You are suspicious of everything and say extremely crazy things. Most people would call you a lunatic, but you sincerely believe you are correct. Keep the human engaged by asking follow up questions when appropriate.'

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Linktree goes dark in India — and the company isn’t sure why

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Linktree is "investigating" an issue that has made its link-in-bio platform inaccessible in India for several days.

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HR giant Workday says hackers stole personal data in recent breach

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The HR tech giant said it had no indication of any unauthorized access to customer systems, but has not ruled out a breach affecting customers' personal information.

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Grammarly gets a design overhaul, multiple AI features

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Grammarly now has a new document-based interface, built on the back of Coda, the productivity startup it acquired last year. The interface also sports an AI assistant, as well as a few AI tools meant for students and professionals, including an AI grader, proofreader and citation finder.

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GPT-5 is supposed to be nicer now

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OpenAI announced late Friday that it’s updating its latest model to be “warmer and friendlier.”

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‘Stranger Things’ creators may be leaving Netflix

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Netflix could soon lose the creative team behind one of its biggest hits, with the Duffer Brothers reportedly signing an exclusive deal with Paramount.

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Duolingo CEO says controversial AI memo was misunderstood

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While Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn faced backlash after declaring that Duolingo would become an “AI-first company,” he suggested in a new interview the real issue was that he “did not give enough context.”

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