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Comparing ChatGPT Apps, Claude Apps, and the Old Facebook Apps
We're building integrations for both Claude and ChatGPT at Midpage (legal research platform), and want to share thoughts on the hosting model & sdks.Facebook Apps (2007-2025)Facebook embedded your app via iframe. You hosted everything on your servers—Facebook just framed it and passed user data via signed requests. This meant companies like Zynga could build standard web apps and run them inside Facebook with minimal integration work. When Zynga wanted to leave, the games were portable—
Ask HN: How do I unlock the Activation Lock on my M1 MacBook?
It’s been over two years since I last used my M1 MacBook Pro, and I’ve completely forgotten the password. Now when I press the power button, it asks for the Activation Lock password and I can’t get past that screen. Can you please help me unlock it or let me know what options I have?
Ask HN: Has anybody moved their local community off of Facebook groups?
Facebook's feed is nonfunctional. Only some people get notification, even though they have notification for all messages turned on. Only some get the newest posts in their main feed. Sometimes I do get notifications, but only long after an urgent message was posted.Has anybody successfully moved their local community off of Facebook groups?I'm thinking about neighbor conversations/events, daycare, kindergarten, kids' classmates, sporting communities, etc.If so, where did you
PaceCoach – Apple Watch app that taps your wrist when you're speaking too fast
I built PaceCoach because I kept getting feedback that I talk too fast in meetings and presentations. Looking at a screen mid-conversation isn't practical, so I wanted something that could nudge me in real-time without being obvious.The Apple Watch haptics turned out to be perfect for this... subtle enough that only you notice, but enough to catch yourself before you've been rambling at 200 WPM for five minutes.The journey was messier than I expected:Started by trying to run speech rec
The Today Debate: Is social media bad for humanity? Watch live
"Is social media bad for humanity?" is the question for The Today Debate on BBC Radio 4 this evening, presented by Amol Rajan ...
Spain considers social media ban for under-16s, joining others in Europe
Spain plans to ban social media access for children under 16, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Tuesday, in a move ...
Spain becomes first country in Europe to ban social media for under-16s
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urges the protection of children from a "digital wild west." ...
Spain, Greece weigh teen social media bans, drawing fury from Elon Musk
MADRID, Feb 3 () - Spain and Greece on Tuesday proposed bans on social media use by teenagers as attitudes hardened in Europe ...
Protesters, immigration agencies battle – on social media
Social media has become a critical tool for documenting the activity of federal agents. In some cases, officers are filming ...
Moltbook, the viral social media site for AI bots, contains a ‘lethal trifecta’ for how the agent internet could fail, security researchers say
“If toy agents on a Reddit clone can create this much chaos, what happens when agentic systems manage enterprise infrastructure or financial transactions?" ...
A look inside Moltbook — the Reddit-style social media site for AI agents that is dividing humans
Moltbook, the new social media site for AI agents, is either a terrifying glimpse into the future or just more AI slop, ...
Spain announces plans to ban social media for under-16s
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says the move will protect children from the "digital Wild West".
‘We will protect them from the digital Wild West.’ Another country will ban social media for under-16s
Spain will ban social media for under-16s and require platforms to employ strict age verification tools, joining Australia, France and Denmark in moves to curb the influence of digital platforms on ...
X Adds Images to In-Stream Polls
<p>A handy update to make your pol options stand out.</p>
Introducing the Agentic Customer Platform
The Gap Between Output and Outcomes Over the past two years, I've had hundreds of conversations with business leaders about AI. The pattern is always the same: initial excitement about what AI can do, followed by frustration about what it actually delivers. “It writes great emails,” they tell me. “But are they converting?” Not really. “It can research prospects in seconds.” Great. But is it finding the right ones? Usually not. The gap between AI‘s impressive output and the business outcomes we
Spain Announces Teen Social Media Restrictions
<figure><div><img src="https://imgproxy.divecdn.com/oSJdeIAonant2IkEpvfHyTFJP7VxhKweshlgwQ2P378/g:ce/rs:fill:1600:900:1/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9HZXR0eUltYWdlcy0yMjEwMjU2MzA1LmpwZw==.webp"/></div></figure><p>Several EU nations are looking to implement teen social media restrictions. </p>
‘I Look At Them As Little Vacations’: Matthew McConaughey on Why He Loves Filming Ads
From Uber Eats to Salesforce, advertising scratches a different creative itch for the star.
Downloads of TikTok Alternatives Slow in the US
<figure><div><img src="https://imgproxy.divecdn.com/La1JW7gnWwYpdhFwIIYeNnnrL1D_I2ytwCNGHm223Jo/g:ce/rs:fill:1600:900:1/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS91cHNjcm9sbGVkX3NpbWlsYXJ3ZWIucG5n.webp"/></div></figure><p>Interest in UpScrolled appears to be waning as TikTok gets back on track in the US. </p>
Here Are the Cable News Ratings for January 2026
Fox News and CNN recorded double-digit growth across the board.
LinkedIn Shares Key Trends in B2B Marketing
<p>LinkedIn says that more B2B buying activity now stems from creator content.</p>