#appdeath — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #appdeath, aggregated by home.social.
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The Daily Free Press (Boston University): BU students react to OpenAI’s Sora shutdown with relief, fear about artist livelihoods. “Although OpenAI did not provide a concrete reason for terminating Sora, it appears the shutdown was largely driven by financial factors, according to The New York Times. OpenAI earned about $13 billion in revenue, but it expects to spend about $100 billion over […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/23/the-daily-free-press-bu-students-react-to-openais-sora-shutdown-with-relief-fear-about-artist-livelihoods/ -
The Daily Free Press (Boston University): BU students react to OpenAI’s Sora shutdown with relief, fear about artist livelihoods. “Although OpenAI did not provide a concrete reason for terminating Sora, it appears the shutdown was largely driven by financial factors, according to The New York Times. OpenAI earned about $13 billion in revenue, but it expects to spend about $100 billion over […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/23/the-daily-free-press-bu-students-react-to-openais-sora-shutdown-with-relief-fear-about-artist-livelihoods/ -
The Daily Free Press (Boston University): BU students react to OpenAI’s Sora shutdown with relief, fear about artist livelihoods. “Although OpenAI did not provide a concrete reason for terminating Sora, it appears the shutdown was largely driven by financial factors, according to The New York Times. OpenAI earned about $13 billion in revenue, but it expects to spend about $100 billion over […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/23/the-daily-free-press-bu-students-react-to-openais-sora-shutdown-with-relief-fear-about-artist-livelihoods/ -
The Daily Free Press (Boston University): BU students react to OpenAI’s Sora shutdown with relief, fear about artist livelihoods. “Although OpenAI did not provide a concrete reason for terminating Sora, it appears the shutdown was largely driven by financial factors, according to The New York Times. OpenAI earned about $13 billion in revenue, but it expects to spend about $100 billion over […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/23/the-daily-free-press-bu-students-react-to-openais-sora-shutdown-with-relief-fear-about-artist-livelihoods/ -
The Daily Free Press (Boston University): BU students react to OpenAI’s Sora shutdown with relief, fear about artist livelihoods. “Although OpenAI did not provide a concrete reason for terminating Sora, it appears the shutdown was largely driven by financial factors, according to The New York Times. OpenAI earned about $13 billion in revenue, but it expects to spend about $100 billion over […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/23/the-daily-free-press-bu-students-react-to-openais-sora-shutdown-with-relief-fear-about-artist-livelihoods/ -
CNBC: OpenAI shutters short-form video app Sora as company reels in costs. “While Sora proved wildly popular with users, hitting one million downloads less than five days after its launch in late September, OpenAI is reeling in costs as it seeks to justify its $730 billion valuation and set the stage for a potential IPO. OpenAI has been retreating from some hefty spending plans, shelving […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/24/cnbc-openai-shutters-short-form-video-app-sora-as-company-reels-in-costs/ -
CNBC: OpenAI shutters short-form video app Sora as company reels in costs. “While Sora proved wildly popular with users, hitting one million downloads less than five days after its launch in late September, OpenAI is reeling in costs as it seeks to justify its $730 billion valuation and set the stage for a potential IPO. OpenAI has been retreating from some hefty spending plans, shelving […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/24/cnbc-openai-shutters-short-form-video-app-sora-as-company-reels-in-costs/ -
CNBC: OpenAI shutters short-form video app Sora as company reels in costs. “While Sora proved wildly popular with users, hitting one million downloads less than five days after its launch in late September, OpenAI is reeling in costs as it seeks to justify its $730 billion valuation and set the stage for a potential IPO. OpenAI has been retreating from some hefty spending plans, shelving […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/24/cnbc-openai-shutters-short-form-video-app-sora-as-company-reels-in-costs/ -
CNBC: OpenAI shutters short-form video app Sora as company reels in costs. “While Sora proved wildly popular with users, hitting one million downloads less than five days after its launch in late September, OpenAI is reeling in costs as it seeks to justify its $730 billion valuation and set the stage for a potential IPO. OpenAI has been retreating from some hefty spending plans, shelving […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/24/cnbc-openai-shutters-short-form-video-app-sora-as-company-reels-in-costs/ -
CNBC: OpenAI shutters short-form video app Sora as company reels in costs. “While Sora proved wildly popular with users, hitting one million downloads less than five days after its launch in late September, OpenAI is reeling in costs as it seeks to justify its $730 billion valuation and set the stage for a potential IPO. OpenAI has been retreating from some hefty spending plans, shelving […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/24/cnbc-openai-shutters-short-form-video-app-sora-as-company-reels-in-costs/ -
Spotted in my email alerts, I think: AppSumo Graveyard. “Inspired by Google Graveyard. We track every AppSumo product that shut down, pivoted, or abandoned its LTD users.” Not much here yet, looks like it just launched.
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/15/appsumo-graveyard/ -
Spotted in my email alerts, I think: AppSumo Graveyard. “Inspired by Google Graveyard. We track every AppSumo product that shut down, pivoted, or abandoned its LTD users.” Not much here yet, looks like it just launched.
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/15/appsumo-graveyard/ -
Spotted in my email alerts, I think: AppSumo Graveyard. “Inspired by Google Graveyard. We track every AppSumo product that shut down, pivoted, or abandoned its LTD users.” Not much here yet, looks like it just launched.
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/15/appsumo-graveyard/ -
Spotted in my email alerts, I think: AppSumo Graveyard. “Inspired by Google Graveyard. We track every AppSumo product that shut down, pivoted, or abandoned its LTD users.” Not much here yet, looks like it just launched.
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The Register: ‘Hey! I’m chatting here!’ Fugazi answers doom NYC’s AI bot. “Lying means dying, at least for one falsehood-peddling government AI. A Microsoft-powered chatbot that New York City rolled out to help business owners answer frequently asked questions – but was often wrong – has been silenced as the city grapples with a $12 billion budget shortfall.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/03/the-register-hey-im-chatting-here-fugazi-answers-doom-nycs-ai-bot/ -
The Register: ‘Hey! I’m chatting here!’ Fugazi answers doom NYC’s AI bot. “Lying means dying, at least for one falsehood-peddling government AI. A Microsoft-powered chatbot that New York City rolled out to help business owners answer frequently asked questions – but was often wrong – has been silenced as the city grapples with a $12 billion budget shortfall.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/03/the-register-hey-im-chatting-here-fugazi-answers-doom-nycs-ai-bot/ -
The Register: ‘Hey! I’m chatting here!’ Fugazi answers doom NYC’s AI bot. “Lying means dying, at least for one falsehood-peddling government AI. A Microsoft-powered chatbot that New York City rolled out to help business owners answer frequently asked questions – but was often wrong – has been silenced as the city grapples with a $12 billion budget shortfall.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/03/the-register-hey-im-chatting-here-fugazi-answers-doom-nycs-ai-bot/ -
The Register: ‘Hey! I’m chatting here!’ Fugazi answers doom NYC’s AI bot. “Lying means dying, at least for one falsehood-peddling government AI. A Microsoft-powered chatbot that New York City rolled out to help business owners answer frequently asked questions – but was often wrong – has been silenced as the city grapples with a $12 billion budget shortfall.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/03/the-register-hey-im-chatting-here-fugazi-answers-doom-nycs-ai-bot/ -
The Register: ‘Hey! I’m chatting here!’ Fugazi answers doom NYC’s AI bot. “Lying means dying, at least for one falsehood-peddling government AI. A Microsoft-powered chatbot that New York City rolled out to help business owners answer frequently asked questions – but was often wrong – has been silenced as the city grapples with a $12 billion budget shortfall.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/03/the-register-hey-im-chatting-here-fugazi-answers-doom-nycs-ai-bot/ -
The Register: 2026 brings a bumper crop of Microsoft tech funerals. “Windows 11 Home and Pro 24H2 hit end of support on October 13, as does the veteran Microsoft Publisher, with no real replacement in sight for customers who need to dash off the odd certificate or two.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/16/the-register-2026-brings-a-bumper-crop-of-microsoft-tech-funerals/ -
The Register: 2026 brings a bumper crop of Microsoft tech funerals. “Windows 11 Home and Pro 24H2 hit end of support on October 13, as does the veteran Microsoft Publisher, with no real replacement in sight for customers who need to dash off the odd certificate or two.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/16/the-register-2026-brings-a-bumper-crop-of-microsoft-tech-funerals/ -
The Register: 2026 brings a bumper crop of Microsoft tech funerals. “Windows 11 Home and Pro 24H2 hit end of support on October 13, as does the veteran Microsoft Publisher, with no real replacement in sight for customers who need to dash off the odd certificate or two.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/16/the-register-2026-brings-a-bumper-crop-of-microsoft-tech-funerals/ -
The Register: 2026 brings a bumper crop of Microsoft tech funerals. “Windows 11 Home and Pro 24H2 hit end of support on October 13, as does the veteran Microsoft Publisher, with no real replacement in sight for customers who need to dash off the odd certificate or two.”
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Lifehacker: Microsoft Is Finally Retiring Its Free Scanner App (but There Are Alternatives). “Keen observers have known about this since August, when Microsoft first announced that Lens would be retired in September and removed from app stores in November. That obviously didn’t happen, as the company adjusted the deadline to Dec. 15, which also came and went. Microsoft kicked the retirement can […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/15/lifehacker-microsoft-is-finally-retiring-its-free-scanner-app-but-there-are-alternatives/ -
Lifehacker: Microsoft Is Finally Retiring Its Free Scanner App (but There Are Alternatives). “Keen observers have known about this since August, when Microsoft first announced that Lens would be retired in September and removed from app stores in November. That obviously didn’t happen, as the company adjusted the deadline to Dec. 15, which also came and went. Microsoft kicked the retirement can […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/15/lifehacker-microsoft-is-finally-retiring-its-free-scanner-app-but-there-are-alternatives/ -
Lifehacker: Microsoft Is Finally Retiring Its Free Scanner App (but There Are Alternatives). “Keen observers have known about this since August, when Microsoft first announced that Lens would be retired in September and removed from app stores in November. That obviously didn’t happen, as the company adjusted the deadline to Dec. 15, which also came and went. Microsoft kicked the retirement can […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/15/lifehacker-microsoft-is-finally-retiring-its-free-scanner-app-but-there-are-alternatives/ -
Lifehacker: Microsoft Is Finally Retiring Its Free Scanner App (but There Are Alternatives). “Keen observers have known about this since August, when Microsoft first announced that Lens would be retired in September and removed from app stores in November. That obviously didn’t happen, as the company adjusted the deadline to Dec. 15, which also came and went. Microsoft kicked the retirement can […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/15/lifehacker-microsoft-is-finally-retiring-its-free-scanner-app-but-there-are-alternatives/ -
Mashable: In Memoriam: All the tech that died in 2025. “Some of the entries on our in memorium list lived long, fruitful lives and contributed lasting legacies to the ever-evolving technology space. (RIP, Skype.) Others were flash-in-the-pan features or straight-up flops (we’re looking at you, Humane AI Pin), destined to meet an early death. Regardless, they’re all worthy of remembering for the […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/05/in-memoriam-all-the-tech-that-died-in-2025-mashable/ -
Mashable: In Memoriam: All the tech that died in 2025. “Some of the entries on our in memorium list lived long, fruitful lives and contributed lasting legacies to the ever-evolving technology space. (RIP, Skype.) Others were flash-in-the-pan features or straight-up flops (we’re looking at you, Humane AI Pin), destined to meet an early death. Regardless, they’re all worthy of remembering for the […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/05/in-memoriam-all-the-tech-that-died-in-2025-mashable/ -
Mashable: In Memoriam: All the tech that died in 2025. “Some of the entries on our in memorium list lived long, fruitful lives and contributed lasting legacies to the ever-evolving technology space. (RIP, Skype.) Others were flash-in-the-pan features or straight-up flops (we’re looking at you, Humane AI Pin), destined to meet an early death. Regardless, they’re all worthy of remembering for the […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/05/in-memoriam-all-the-tech-that-died-in-2025-mashable/ -
Mashable: In Memoriam: All the tech that died in 2025. “Some of the entries on our in memorium list lived long, fruitful lives and contributed lasting legacies to the ever-evolving technology space. (RIP, Skype.) Others were flash-in-the-pan features or straight-up flops (we’re looking at you, Humane AI Pin), destined to meet an early death. Regardless, they’re all worthy of remembering for the […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/05/in-memoriam-all-the-tech-that-died-in-2025-mashable/ -
The Register: Microsoft mops up Mesh after another metaverse misfire. “As of December 1, mixed reality collaboration platform Microsoft Mesh is no more, and Redmond has directed customers to immersive events in Teams. The writing has been on the wall for Microsoft Mesh for some time. After a lengthy stint in preview, the service became generally available in 2024 as a 3D world where users could […]
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The Register: Microsoft mops up Mesh after another metaverse misfire. “As of December 1, mixed reality collaboration platform Microsoft Mesh is no more, and Redmond has directed customers to immersive events in Teams. The writing has been on the wall for Microsoft Mesh for some time. After a lengthy stint in preview, the service became generally available in 2024 as a 3D world where users could […]
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The Register: Microsoft mops up Mesh after another metaverse misfire. “As of December 1, mixed reality collaboration platform Microsoft Mesh is no more, and Redmond has directed customers to immersive events in Teams. The writing has been on the wall for Microsoft Mesh for some time. After a lengthy stint in preview, the service became generally available in 2024 as a 3D world where users could […]
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The Register: Microsoft mops up Mesh after another metaverse misfire. “As of December 1, mixed reality collaboration platform Microsoft Mesh is no more, and Redmond has directed customers to immersive events in Teams. The writing has been on the wall for Microsoft Mesh for some time. After a lengthy stint in preview, the service became generally available in 2024 as a 3D world where users could […]
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TechCrunch: MKBHD’s wallpaper app Panels is shutting down. “Tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee, or MKBHD, announced on Monday that his phone wallpaper app Panels is shutting down. Fans had high hopes for Brownlee’s foray into app development, given his reputation as an eagle-eyed tech reviewer who has amassed more than 20 million followers on YouTube.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/04/techcrunch-mkbhds-wallpaper-app-panels-is-shutting-down/
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TechCrunch: MKBHD’s wallpaper app Panels is shutting down. “Tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee, or MKBHD, announced on Monday that his phone wallpaper app Panels is shutting down. Fans had high hopes for Brownlee’s foray into app development, given his reputation as an eagle-eyed tech reviewer who has amassed more than 20 million followers on YouTube.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/04/techcrunch-mkbhds-wallpaper-app-panels-is-shutting-down/
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TechCrunch: MKBHD’s wallpaper app Panels is shutting down. “Tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee, or MKBHD, announced on Monday that his phone wallpaper app Panels is shutting down. Fans had high hopes for Brownlee’s foray into app development, given his reputation as an eagle-eyed tech reviewer who has amassed more than 20 million followers on YouTube.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/04/techcrunch-mkbhds-wallpaper-app-panels-is-shutting-down/
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TechCrunch: MKBHD’s wallpaper app Panels is shutting down. “Tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee, or MKBHD, announced on Monday that his phone wallpaper app Panels is shutting down. Fans had high hopes for Brownlee’s foray into app development, given his reputation as an eagle-eyed tech reviewer who has amassed more than 20 million followers on YouTube.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/04/techcrunch-mkbhds-wallpaper-app-panels-is-shutting-down/
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TechCrunch: Google is shutting down Tables, its Airtable rival. “Google Tables, a work-tracking tool and competitor to the popular spreadsheet-database hybrid Airtable, is shutting down. In an email sent to Tables users this week, Google said the app will not be supported after December 16, 2025, and advised that users export or migrate their data to either Google Sheets or AppSheet instead, […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/12/techcrunch-google-is-shutting-down-tables-its-airtable-rival/
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TechCrunch: Google is shutting down Tables, its Airtable rival. “Google Tables, a work-tracking tool and competitor to the popular spreadsheet-database hybrid Airtable, is shutting down. In an email sent to Tables users this week, Google said the app will not be supported after December 16, 2025, and advised that users export or migrate their data to either Google Sheets or AppSheet instead, […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/12/techcrunch-google-is-shutting-down-tables-its-airtable-rival/
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TechCrunch: Google is shutting down Tables, its Airtable rival. “Google Tables, a work-tracking tool and competitor to the popular spreadsheet-database hybrid Airtable, is shutting down. In an email sent to Tables users this week, Google said the app will not be supported after December 16, 2025, and advised that users export or migrate their data to either Google Sheets or AppSheet instead, […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/12/techcrunch-google-is-shutting-down-tables-its-airtable-rival/
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AdWeek: EXCLUSIVE: The New York Times Is Shutting Down Its Audio App . “The New York Times is sunsetting its Audio app, the standalone product it originally launched in May 2023 in a bid to deepen its relationship with audiences.”
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AdWeek: EXCLUSIVE: The New York Times Is Shutting Down Its Audio App . “The New York Times is sunsetting its Audio app, the standalone product it originally launched in May 2023 in a bid to deepen its relationship with audiences.”
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AdWeek: EXCLUSIVE: The New York Times Is Shutting Down Its Audio App . “The New York Times is sunsetting its Audio app, the standalone product it originally launched in May 2023 in a bid to deepen its relationship with audiences.”
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AdWeek: EXCLUSIVE: The New York Times Is Shutting Down Its Audio App . “The New York Times is sunsetting its Audio app, the standalone product it originally launched in May 2023 in a bid to deepen its relationship with audiences.”
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AdWeek: EXCLUSIVE: The New York Times Is Shutting Down Its Audio App . “The New York Times is sunsetting its Audio app, the standalone product it originally launched in May 2023 in a bid to deepen its relationship with audiences.”
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SF Gate: California tech startup once worth $1 billion shuts down. “Flip, a California tech startup that rode its TikTok-esque shopping and reviews app to a $1 billion valuation in 2024, has now shut down. The company — headquartered under the name Humans Inc. in El Segundo, per its website — scrubbed its main landing page sometime after Aug. 16, per Wayback Machine records.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/30/sf-gate-california-tech-startup-once-worth-1-billion-shuts-down/
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SF Gate: California tech startup once worth $1 billion shuts down. “Flip, a California tech startup that rode its TikTok-esque shopping and reviews app to a $1 billion valuation in 2024, has now shut down. The company — headquartered under the name Humans Inc. in El Segundo, per its website — scrubbed its main landing page sometime after Aug. 16, per Wayback Machine records.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/30/sf-gate-california-tech-startup-once-worth-1-billion-shuts-down/
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The Register: Arc put on ice as The Browser Company bets big on AI-powered Dia. “AI is rapidly reshaping how we use the web, or so The Browser Company founder Josh Miller argues. That belief helped drive his team’s decision to stop building new features for its Arc browser and shift focus to an ‘AI browser’ dubbed Dia.”