technology
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Twitter Says Actually It Won’t Make Public Services Pay to Post
Another one of Elon Musk’s great ideas has led to widespread criticism and a corresponding whiplash policy reversal. Twitter has said it will once again allow governments and publicly funded entities to access its application programming interface (API) and make automated posts for free on the platform. The social media site announced the about-face change…
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A Cheque Signed by Steve Jobs in 1976 Is Up for Auction
From humble beginnings came Apple Incorporated, at least according to a cheque from none other than Steve Jobs that is up for auction. The cheque was written for $US175 (around $245 in current terms) in 1976 — the same year the company was founded — and is now auctioning off for over $US16,000 ($22,200).
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These Were April’s Coolest and Weirdest Gadgets
From a square-wheeled bike to the Oppo Find N2 Flip, here are the 36 gadgets that caught our attention last month.
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The NYC Subway Will Stop Tweeting Because Twitter ‘Isn’t Reliable’
Twitter became less useful on Thursday after New York City’s transit operator said it would stop tweeting about service outages because “the reliability of the platform can no longer be guaranteed.” It’s the latest in a growing number of government agencies ditching Elon Musk’s social network.