OpenAI’s affordable ChatGPT Go plan expands to 16 new countries in Asia
OpenAI is expanding its $5 per month ChatGPT Go plan to 16 more countries.
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Discord says 70,000 users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach
Discord has identified approximately 70,000 users that may have had their government ID photos exposed as part of a customer service data breach announced last week, spokesperson Nu Wexler tells The Verge. A tweet by vx-underground said that the company was being extorted over a breach of its Zendesk instance by a group claiming to […]
Sora’s downloads in its first week was nearly as big as ChatGPT’s launch
This level of consumer adoption is worth noting because Sora remains an invite-only app, while ChatGPT was more publicly available at launch. That makes Sora’s performance more impressive.
Bounce introduces a tool to move your Mastodon account to Bluesky
Moving accounts between Mastodon and Bluesky is about to get much easier, thanks to Bounce 2.
Square launches AI voice ordering and an integrated Bitcoin solution for merchants
Block is now allowing Square merchants to accept Bitcoin payments without any processing fee for one year
AltStore’s alternative iPhone app store is coming to more countries
AltStore PAL, which launched as one of the first alternative iOS app stores in the EU last year, is coming to more countries, developer Riley Testut announced today. “Specifically, we plan to launch in Japan, Brazil, and Australia before the end of the year, with the UK to follow in 2026,” Testut says. Launching in […]
Google launches its AI vibe-coding app Opal in 15 more countries
The app, which lets you create mini web apps using text prompts, is now available in Canada, India, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brazil, Singapore, Colombia, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panamá, Honduras, Argentina and Pakistan.
Mastodon snags Bluesky’s starter packs feature and includes the ability to opt out
Mastodon is introducing “Packs” to help you quickly find accounts to follow and fill up your feed. The decentralized social network announced the feature as part of the FediForum event on Tuesday. It will work similarly to Starter Packs on Bluesky, which offer curated lists of accounts you can follow based on categories, like verified […]
X splits Verified Organizations into ‘Premium Business’ and ‘Premium Organizations’
The social network says Premium Business will help companies drive growth on the platform by boosting credibility with a gold checkmark and increasing visibility through affiliate badges.