@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-17 02:10:43
A look at ByteDance's Doubao, which became China's most popular AI app in August, with over 157M MAUs, thanks in part to its deep integration with Douyin (Zeyi Yang/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/bytedance-doubao-chatbot-popularity/
@cdarwin@c.im2025-11-16 20:41:59
Popular podcaster and comedian Tim Dillon,
who’s credited with helping bring young male voters over to President Donald Trump,
now has a dire prediction for MAGA.
“Let’s look at Trump here, and I do think, unfortunately, this is, kind of is the end of
— and I say unfortunately not because I care, truly
— but I say unfortunately because it seems to not be doing anything good for anyone,” Dillon said.
He continued:
This is the end of the Trump admini…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2025-10-17 09:51:05
Edison: Charlie Kirk's podcast, with his wife and others hosting, has surged in popularity, jumping 32 spots to enter the US top 20 podcasts for the first time (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters
@anildash@me.dm2025-10-17 21:03:08
By popular request: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful take on LLMs that (in my experience) the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. https://www.anildash.com//2025/10/17/the-m
@burger_jaap@mastodon.social2025-12-16 09:13:56
I don't speak Danish, but I can read this nice headline.
https://borsen.dk/nyheder/pleasure/danske-afgifter-slagter-populaer-benzin-vw
@davidaugust@mastodon.online2025-10-16 23:57:06
"The GOP is now brazenly lying about the breadth and popularity of the No Kings movement, and the fact that the millions who will turn out are Americans citizens and residents who oppose authoritarian, fascist policies and officials and want to save our democracy and the rule of law. They are scared, and we are getting to them."
@rasterweb@mastodon.social2025-12-17 22:15:11
I remember a friend who worked at a company that made a popular browser, and complained that I didn't have any "skin in the game" when I constantly complained about the browser the company was building.
Great guy, but I could not accept "be quiet, you are not part of this" when I am a browser user, web user, former-web developer (1995-2010) and just a person who gives a shit about privacy, security, and enshittification in general.
@stefan@gardenstate.social2025-10-16 15:09:42
Why Are Trump & Joe Rogan So Popular With Young Men? by Offline with Jon Favreau
#masculinity
@cdarwin@c.im2025-12-17 15:48:22
Whistles have become a popular raid alert tool in cities across the country
– New Yorkers wear them around their necks to warn neighbors,
the people of New Orleans blast them outside ICE facilities
and Charlotte residents used them to ward off Customs and Border Protection officials.
While strongly associated with Chicago, the tactic is actually one that city organizers learned in part from groups in Los Angeles.
Its spread is illustrative of the many ways cit…
@cdarwin@c.im2025-12-18 05:40:17
Trump sought to pin any worries about high inflation on his predecessor, Joe Biden.
“Eleven months ago, I inherited a mess,
and I’m fixing it,” Trump said.
“We’re poised for an economic boom, the likes of which the world has never seen.”
His holiday wishes came at a crucial time as he tries to rebuild his steadily eroding popularity.
Public polling shows most U.S. adults are frustrated with his handling of the economy as
inflation picked up after his tari…
