Twitter refuses to pay Google for cloud services. Here’s why it matters and what the fallout could be for users

Twitter refuses to pay Google for cloud services.  Here's why it matters and what the fallout could be for users

In the midst of an ongoing cost-cutting effort, Twitter has now refused to pay the bills to renew its multi-year contract with Google Cloud, Platformer reported. We’ve all heard of the cloud, but what does it have to do with Twitter? And more precisely, what will be the consequences for Twitter users if Google Cloud … Read more

The expensive Twitter and Reddit APIs are bad news for the future of the internet

The expensive Twitter and Reddit APIs are bad news for the future of the internet

There is a troubling new trend among social media platforms when it comes to APIs and it threatens how the modern internet works for ordinary everyday users. If you’re not a programmer or developer, maybe scroll down whenever there’s an article about social media APIs. Perhaps you are not familiar with what they are. API … Read more

Opinion | How Twitter Shrunken Elon Musk and Ron DeSantis

Opinion |  How Twitter Shrunken Elon Musk and Ron DeSantis

If you had told me several months ago, right after Elon Musk bought Twitter and Ron DeSantis celebrated a landslide re-election victory, that DeSantis would launch his presidential campaign in conversation with Musk, I would have thought, intriguing: The right-wing billionaire whose rockets and cars stand out in an economy dominated by apps and financial … Read more