X makes it more expensive to post links through its API

by News Feed Editor | Apr 22, 2026 | Technology

Social network X has made it more expensive to post links through its API. The change is designed to thwart spam and “vectors of misuse,” the company said. The new pricing increased costs from $0.01 per link to $0.20 Last week, the X developer account posted changes...

Snap Map’s new ‘Place Loyalty’ badges will show the spots you visit most often

by News Feed Editor | Apr 22, 2026 | Technology

Snapchat is rolling out a new “Place Loyalty” feature that will show users when they’re among the most frequent visitors to a place on Snap Map over the past year, the company announced on Wednesday. If you’re in the top 25% of users who visit a certain place, you’ll...

AI is spitting out more potential drugs than ever. This start-up wants to figure out which ones matter.

by News Feed Editor | Apr 22, 2026 | Technology

AI’s biggest impact in science is Google DeepMind’s use of a deep learning model to predict the complex structures of proteins — the molecules that drive virtually every process in living cells. But as AI models continue to spit out more candidates for potential...

Amazon Music partners with Bandsintown for concert listings

by News Feed Editor | Apr 22, 2026 | Technology

Amazon Music said today that it is partnering with live event listing platform Bandsintown to bring concert listings to its music streaming service. Through a Bandsintown for Artists integration, users will be able to find live shows on the artists’ profile pages on...

The most interesting startups showcased at Google Cloud Next 2026

by News Feed Editor | Apr 22, 2026 | Technology

Google Cloud Next is taking place this week in Las Vegas, and one clear message has emerged: Google wants AI startups on its cloud. To that end, it made several startup-related announcements. The most significant is that the tech giant has earmarked a new $750 million...

The modern data stack was built for humans asking questions. Google just rebuilt its for agents taking action.

by News Feed Editor | Apr 22, 2026 | Technology

Enterprise data stacks were built for humans running scheduled queries. As AI agents increasingly act autonomously on behalf of businesses around the clock, that architecture is breaking down — and vendors are racing to rebuild it. Google’s answer, announced at...