Notices by Sarah Perez 💙 (sarahp@mastodon.social)

Amazon’s Ring rolls out controversial, AI-powered facial recognition feature to video doorbells https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/09/amazons-ring-rolls-out-controversial-ai-powered-facial-recognition-feature-to-video-doorbells/

ChatGPT’s user growth has slowed, report finds https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/05/chatgpts-user-growth-has-slowed-report-finds/

Apple’s executive shakeup continues with departures of general counsel and policy head https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/04/apples-executive-shakeup-continues-with-departures-of-general-counsel-and-policy-head/

Spotify says Wrapped 2025 is its biggest yet, with 200M+ users in its first day https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/04/spotify-says-wrapped-2025-is-its-biggest-yet-with-200m-users-in-its-first-day/

ChatGPT referrals to retailers’ apps increased 28% year-over-year, says report https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/02/chatgpt-referrals-to-retailers-apps-increased-28-year-over-year-says-report/

Mastodon CEO steps down as the social network restructures https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/mastodon-ceo-steps-down-as-the-social-network-restructures/

Apple’s new App Review Guidelines clamp down on apps sharing personal data with ‘third-party AI’ https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/13/apples-new-app-review-guidelines-clamp-down-on-apps-sharing-personal-data-with-third-party-ai/

Too burned out to travel? This new app fakes your summer vacation photos for you https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/18/too-burned-out-to-travel-this-new-app-fakes-your-summer-vacation-photos-for-you/

Bounce introduces a tool to move your Mastodon account to Bluesky https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/08/bounces-new-version-will-let-users-move-from-mastodon-to-bluesky/

Mastodon rolls out quote posts with protections to prevent ‘dunking’ https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/12/mastodon-rolls-out-quote-posts-with-protections-to-prevent-dunking/

Mastodon says it doesn’t ‘have the means’ to comply with age verification laws https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/29/mastodon-says-it-doesnt-have-the-means-to-comply-with-age-verification-laws/

Bounce launches a service for moving accounts between Bluesky and Mastodon https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/25/bounce-launches-a-service-for-moving-accounts-between-bluesky-and-mastodon/

Bluesky blocks service in Mississippi over age assurance law https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/22/bluesky-blocks-service-in-mississippi-over-age-assurance-law/

X pulls the ability to like and follow from its developer API’s free tier https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/22/x-pulls-the-ability-to-like-and-follow-from-its-developer-apis-free-tier/

Bluesky rolls out massive revamp to policies and Community Guidelines https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/14/bluesky-rolls-out-massive-revamp-to-policies-and-community-guidelines/

Mastodon’s latest update readies the app for Quote Posts, revamps design https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/08/mastodons-latest-update-readies-the-app-for-quote-posts-revamps-design/

Automattic puts Tumblr migration to WordPress on hold https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/01/automattic-puts-tumblr-migration-to-wordpress-on-hold/

Google embraces AI in the classroom with new Gemini tools for educators, chatbots for students, and more https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/30/google-embraces-ai-in-the-classroom-with-new-gemini-tools-for-educators-chatbots-for-students-and-more/

Facebook is asking to use Meta AI on photos in your camera roll you haven’t yet shared https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/27/facebook-is-asking-to-use-meta-ai-on-photos-in-your-camera-roll-you-havent-yet-shared/

Here’s your first look at the rebooted Digg https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/18/heres-your-first-look-at-the-rebooted-digg/