TECH

Finally You Will Be Able to Post Longer Tweets Starting September 19

Twitter is about to say bye to the 140-character limit by cutting down on what type of content will count towards the said limit. For example, media attachments such as GIFs, videos, images, polls, etc. and quoted tweets will no longer count. It will offer up ample room for extra text for users to express themselves. While this news was announced earlier in the year, Twitter just confirmed that the changes will roll out beginning September 19. (more…)

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TIDAL Reports Huge Loss in 2015

This is bad, real MJ bad! A legal filing via The Wall Street Journal paints a rather dire (albeit incomplete) picture of TIDAL’s current outlook. Faced with heavyweight competitors Apple and Spotify, the artist-owned coalition has struggled to capitalize on its exclusive releases. TIDAL’s parent company, Aspiro, has reported a $28 million USD loss for 2015, the very year JAY Z acquired it. This totals to nearly double the $10.4 million loss it chalked up in 2014. TIDAL’s spending went mostly towards record label royalty fees and its 86-person workforce, accounting fo

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Kim Kardashian Releases a Pack of Presidential Kimojis

With this year’s U.S. presidential election raging on, Kim Kardashian has added to the political conversation with a new pack of Kimojis. The pack features Donald Trump, Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton portraying Kim’s signature ugly cry face, as well as graphics of the White House, Statue of Liberty and American flag. The release follows her Fourth of July-themed Kimojis and Kimoji-centric merch line. Visit the App Store to purchase the pack and express your political woes today.

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Michelle Obama Tells Steph Curry How to Trash Talk the President in Golf

Next time Steph Curry hangs out with President Obama, he’ll know how to trash talk him. During an interview on the Ellen Degeneres Show, Michelle Obama discussed life after the White House and spoke to Steph about how the POTUS likes to poke fun at the two-time league MVP while golfing. “I’ll hit a shot out of bounds, and he’ll just look like, ‘Yeah, that’s, uh, that’s not a good shot. I’m gonna need you to do better next time,’” Curry said. “It gets under your skin, too,” said Curry. Michelle Obama then advised Curry on what to say back next time that hap