Slush revokes $1M pitch prize from Russian founders after industry outcry • TechCrunch

Swedish tech conference yanks $1M pitch contest prize from Russian co-founders • ProWellTech

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A collage of characters in Star Wars: The Old Republic promo art.

Star Wars’ past has potential for Game of Thrones-like drama

While pondering yet another big IP Disney+ series can seem like an exhaustive thought considering its current breakneck output, Andor‘s critical success for both the streaming platform and the Star Wars franchise as a whole gives a taste of the potential that the Old Republic could provide to a TV series. That’s in addition to…

Tumblr to add support for ActivityPub, the social protocol powering Mastodon and other apps • TechCrunch

Tumblr to add support for ActivityPub, the social protocol powering Mastodon and other apps • ProWellTech

Tumblr will add support for ActivityPub, the open, decentralized social networking protocol that’s today powering social networking software like Twitter alternative Mastodon, the Instagram-like Pixelfed, video streaming service PeerTube, and others. The news was revealed in a response to a Twitter user’s complaint about Mastodon’s complexities. Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg — whose company acquired Tumblr…

Quit Twitter better with these free tools that make archiving a breeze • TechCrunch

Quit Twitter better with these free tools that make archiving a breeze • ProWellTech

It’s never a bad time to back up your data. But for Twitter users, it’s arguably more urgent than usual, what with the platform’s recent… unpredictability. Mass firings and resignations, whiplash policy changes and crippled infrastructure don’t instill a ton of confidence that Twitter will remain stable well into the distant future. That’s why it’s…

Jessie aims up to shoot a corpse hanging from a rope

Evil West tips and tricks: A beginner’s guide to cowboy-vampire warfare

If you’ve been looking for an action-packed western, developer Flying Wild Hog’s Evil West is probably right up your alley. This fast-paced, gory action title is set in an alternate version of the Wild West, where humans and vampires face off with deadly results. If you’re ready to embody vampire hunter Jesse Rentier and take…

Who'll get the last laugh over Musk toying with Twitter's veracity? • TechCrunch

Musk’s impact on content moderation at Twitter faces early test in Germany • ProWellTech

A German law requiring social media platforms to promptly respond to reports of hate speech — and in some cases remove illegal speech within 24 hours of it being brought to their attention — looks like it will provide an early test for whether Elon Musk-owned Twitter will face meaningful legal consequences over how recklessly…

JETech Screen Protector pictured with iPad and box.

The best screen protectors for Apple iPad (2021)

Apple has always used Corning’s tough Gorilla Glass on its iPad screens. While iPad glass is pretty strong, it can still shatter, get damaged, or sustain unsightly scratches from fingers, styluses, drops, or objects dropping on it. That damage will deface and interfere with the tablet’s proper use. For an extra added layer of defense,…

Twitter alternative Hive jumps to top 20 on the U.S. App Store after surge of sign-ups • TechCrunch

Twitter alternative Hive jumps to top 20 on the U.S. App Store after surge of sign-ups • ProWellTech

In the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, users have been fleeing to other social apps like open-source microblogging platform Mastodon and niche communities like CounterSocial. Now, another social app called Hive is seeing a boost in sign-ups in response to the upheaval at Twitter. The app today finds itself in the top 20…