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Social networking shapes society and our news coverage reflects and directs that. We keep tabs on all the biggest social companies, including TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and Reddit, as well as funding and acquisitions of new social startups.
People participating on the open social web have a problem: it’s not yet possible to reach users on multiple sites like Bluesky, Mastodon, and Threads with a single post. While…
The world of WordPress, one of the most popular technologies for creating and hosting websites, is going through a very heated controversy. The core issue is the fight between WordPress…
Snapchat is quietly rolling out a new “Footsteps” feature to all iOS users this week, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday. The new feature, which was previously only available…
Last year, while opposing Reddit’s API changes, a large number of subreddits turned from public to private or turned NSFW (Not Safe for Work) to impact ads on the platform.…
Lex’s users have high standards for the app, since it serves a community that has been historically overlooked and mistreated by mainstream social platforms.
Elon Musk’s X is now worth less than a quarter of its $44 billion purchase price, according to a new estimate from investor Fidelity. The asset manager’s Blue Chip Growth…
X (formerly Twitter) could soon resume service in Brazil — if it’s willing to pay an additional fine. Reuters and other publications have reported on an order from the country’s…
Meta Connect 2024 was this week, showcasing new hardware and software to support two of the company’s big ambitions: AI and the metaverse. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced new Quest headsets,…
WordPress.org has lifted its ban on hosting provider WP Engine until October 1, after putting a block on it earlier this week. The block prevented several sites from updating their…
Reset your clocks: Meta has been hit with yet another privacy penalty in Europe. On Friday, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced a reprimand and a €91 million fine —…
Meta Connect 2024: Orion glasses, Quest 3S headset, Meta AI upgrades, Ray-Ban Meta real-time video, and more
Meta Connect 2024 is a developer-centric event featuring a keynote from CEO Mark Zuckerberg. He showcased new hardware and software to support two of Meta’s big ambitions: AI and the…
WordPress drama went up another notch on Wednesday after WordPress.org banned hosting provider WP Engine from accessing its resources.
Three years ago, Mark Zuckerberg’s big day was a flop. At his company’s annual developer conference — then called Facebook Connect — he unveiled his grand plans to turn his…
Meta says it’s working to make it easier for mobile developers to make the shift to Meta’s Horizon OS.
At its annual Meta Connect event on Wednesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company has rebuilt its social apps for mixed reality. “We’ve got all new Instagram and…
Meta announced that Meta AI will now be able to help you edit photos using AI technology as well as answer questions about the photos you share.
With the update, users will be able to use prompts to generate AI photos directly in their feed, Stories, and for their Facebook profile pictures.
Meta is bringing a voice mode to its AI assistant, Meta AI, along with an Meta AI-powered translation feature for Instagram Reels.
After losing a lawsuit in Germany, Meta says it’s never getting back together with Deutsche Telekom
Consumer apps can generate a lot of traffic and revenue, yet some carriers have complained that they’re not getting a fair cut of the pie for carrying all that traffic…
Meta has acquired the Threads.com domain name, according to Whois records of the URL that were updated on September 24. Users on domain-related forums pointed out this transfer, and TechCrunch…
Meta Connect starts Wednesday at 10 a.m. PT and is set to focus on Meta’s XR platforms, the metaverse, and its generative AI platform, Llama.
Reddit is bringing machine learning-powered translations to more than 35 new languages, including Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish.
We’ll be straight with you. There’s no 1:1 Twitter replacement, but there are plenty of social apps that might be worth substituting into your obsessive timeline-checking routines if you’re done…
A new project launching today aims to capitalize on the momentum seen within the fediverse, also known as the open social web, which describes interconnected social networking services powered by…
TikTok comes for Google’s ad business as it starts letting advertisers target its search results page
After building out its Search product over the past few years to take on Google, TikTok is now taking its Search ambitions even further by allowing advertisers to target its…
Snap has entered into an expanded partnership with Google Cloud to power generative AI experiences within Snapchat’s My AI chatbot. The chatbot will leverage the multimodal capabilities of Google’s Gemini…
OpenAI’s official press account on X appears to have been compromised by the same cryptocurrency scammers who compromised the accounts of company leadership in previous months. Late Monday afternoon, OpenAI…
TikTok announced on Monday that its redesigned “Subscription” monetization offering is rolling out to eligible creators in select regions, including Brazil, France, Germany, Spain, the U.K., Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South…
It seems that Elon Musk-owned social network X (formerly Twitter) is backing down from a confrontation with Brazil’s Supreme Court. The New York Times reported on a new court filing…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is calling for a full return to office at the start of 2025. For the last 15 months, employees have been expected to work in the…
