Online services

China’s Quora-like Zhihu unveils AI-powered search-and-answer feature to engage more users

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China’s Quora-like Zhihu unveils AI-powered search-and-answer feature to engage more users

Zhihu, mainland China’s Quora-like question-and-answer service, on Saturday launched a new generative artificial intelligence (AI) feature that responds to users’ inquiries on the platform, showing how the technology has quickly become a component of online consumer tools in the country. The feature called Zhida, which means “direct response” in Mandarin, taps into the platform’s vast … Read more

How to set up a VPN on an iPhone or iPad in 2024

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How to set up a VPN on an iPhone or iPad in 2024

Introducing a virtual private network (VPN) to your everyday web browsing is a smart move for a few reasons. For starters, it’s a great way to safeguard your user data when you’re surfing the internet. Because VPNs switch you to a different network and IP address, they’re terrific for accessing region-specific content. Have you been … Read more

How to create a Subreddit on desktop and mobile

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How to create a Subreddit on desktop and mobile

Few social media sites are as popular as Reddit. Regardless of what you’re interested in, there’s probably a thriving community for you to interact with on the platform. Known as subreddits, these communities are home to topics like gaming, world news, science, movies, and more. If you can’t find a subreddit with your particular interest, … Read more

Audible Free Trial: Listen to best-sellers free for 30 days

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Audible Free Trial: Listen to best-sellers free for 30 days

Unlike regular books, audiobooks can be listened to at any time, such as during your daily commute. Or, if you find yourself with tired eyes and still have the desire to get lost in beautiful prose, Audible is a great service to consider. The books are recited audibly on whatever device you’re using, leaving your … Read more

How to Play Fortnite on iPhone and iPad in 2024

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How to Play Fortnite on iPhone and iPad in 2024

Due to legal issues, no iPhone version of Fortnite is available. You don’t have to abandon your buddies on the battle bus for another game, though, because there are a few workarounds to get you playing Fortnite on your iPhone. Microsoft / Microsoft Play Fortnite on an iPhone using Xbox’s XCloud Step 1: If you … Read more

Bluesky barrels toward 1 million new sign-ups in a day

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Bluesky barrels toward 1 million new sign-ups in a day

Social media app Bluesky has picked nearly a million new users just a day after exiting its invitation-only beta and opening to everyone. In a post on its main rival — X (formerly Twitter) — Bluesky shared a chart showing a sudden boost in usage on the app, which can now be downloaded for free … Read more

How Much Is Spotify Premium, and Can You Get It for Free?

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How Much Is Spotify Premium, and Can You Get It for Free?

Spotify gives you access to an incredible amount of music (100 million songs), podcasts (5 million) and audiobooks (nearly half a million)—so it’s no wonder the service has become culturally ubiquitous, with well over 200 million subscribers as of 2024. That’s more than both Apple Music and Amazon Music. If you want to get the … Read more

What is Discord? Everything You Need to Know About the App

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What is Discord? Everything You Need to Know About the App

What is Discord these days; an app for gamers, a community-building app, an off-the-beaten path social media alternative, or a more personal alternative to streaming on Twitch? It’s not as cut and dried as it used to be, where the entire platform was centered around gaming. If you’re the chronically online sort or (increasingly) just … Read more

How to stop spam emails

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How to stop spam emails

Spam and other unwanted emails are a nuisance, and it can seem like keeping them away from your inbox is a losing battle. But while you won’t be able to prevent every piece of spam from landing in your inbox, it is possible to significantly reduce the number of messages that show up. In this … Read more

Apple may have already killed Android’s newest iMessage app

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Apple may have already killed Android’s newest iMessage app

Nadeem Sarwar / Digital Trends The inevitable has happened, it seems. Beeper Mini, the reverse-engineered app that brought iMessage to Android with a blue bubble hack, has apparently run into an official Apple roadblock. Within the past couple of hours, multiple users have posted online that Beeper Mini texts are not passing through. Well, it … Read more