In addition to launching a reboot on the web, Digg told users that it’s working on an Android and iOS app with “full feature parity,” offering access to profiles, communities, and leaderboards with the top daily posts, comments, and gem-finders.
One staff member told Wired, “We had to make multiple accounts, burner accounts, and go and reply to comments, saying things that weren’t true—even Reddit forums.”
Mace (R-SC) also reportedly created burner accounts of her own to “monitor what people were saying about here and bolster her image,” and a recent deposition from her former aid suggested Mace “sits all night on the couch and programs bots” across social media platforms.
Last month, the European Commission ruled that the App Store’s “anti-steering” policies — which put restrictions on developers pointing to external purchases — violate the Digital Markets Act. That ruling has since been published in full, stating that Apple must pay the €500 million within three months, or it will incur interest. Apple must also come into compliance with EU laws by the end of next month.
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You can see the new metric by selecting a video in your Drive, clicking the three-dot menu, and then hitting “Details.” From there, you’ll find a new “Analytics” section that shows how many times the video has been opened.
Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 2420 on Tuesday, which will require app store owners like Apple and Google to verify the ages of their users before they can download apps. Last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook called Abbott about the law in an attempt to intervene, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The law will go into effect on January 1st, 2026.
That’s according to Nielsen’s media distributor Gauge report, which tracks how much time viewers spend watching TV across the networks and streaming platforms owned by different media companies each month.
In April 2025, Nielsen found that YouTube once again earned the top spot by capturing 12.4 percent of viewers’ total time watching TV. It’s followed by Disney (10.7 percent), Paramount (8.9 percent), and NBCUniversal (8.2 percent).
Mary Hubbard, the executive director of WordPress.org, said the group will work on “accelerating and coordinating artificial intelligence projects across the WordPress ecosystem.” The team will also maintain a public roadmap of its AI plans and plugins, which it will share on its new page for “Core AI.”
