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Meta’s Threads App Crosses 150 Million Monthly Users
- Laurent Giret
- Apr 25, 2024
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Meta’s Threads app has crossed a new milestone with more than 150 million monthly active…
President Biden Signs Bill To Ban TikTok If Parent Company Doesn’t Sell It
- Laurent Giret
- Apr 24, 2024
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US President Joe Biden has signed the bill that could ban TikTok in the US…
X Teases New TV App
- Laurent Giret
- Apr 23, 2024
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X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has teased the upcoming launch of a new…
Meta AI Releases Llama 3 for Developers and a new Meta AI Assistant for Individuals
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 18, 2024
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Meta AI announced the release of Llama 3, a new version of its open source,…
X Premium Users Will No Longer Be Able to Hide Their Checkmarks
- Laurent Giret
- Apr 12, 2024
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X has started notifying Premium members that they will soon no longer be able to…
Instagram to Automatically Blur Nudes Received by Teens in DMs
- Laurent Giret
- Apr 11, 2024
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Instagram will be testing new nudity protections to protect teens from unsolicited nudes and sextortion…
Facebook Messenger Now Supports HD Photos, Shared Albums, and Bigger File Shares
- Laurent Giret
- Apr 10, 2024
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Facebook Messenger now allows users to send HD photos and bigger files, and shared albums…
Report: OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, and Meta Stole Content at Scale to Train AI
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 06, 2024
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A stunning new report details how OpenAI/Microsoft, Google, and Meta quietly stole content wherever they…
X Now Gives Free Premium Subscriptions to Accounts With Large Audiences
- Laurent Giret
- Apr 04, 2024
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X has started giving free Premium subscriptions and blue checkmarks to users with at least…
EU Targets Apple, Others for DMA Compliance Violations
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 03, 2024
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The European Commission (EC) is moving swiftly to address Digital Markets Act (DMA) compliance violations…
LinkedIn is Testing Short-Form Video Feed
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 28, 2024
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LinkedIn appears to be testing a new short-form video feed that emulates what TikTok and…
Meta Adds US Trending Topics to Threads and Teases Fediverse Sharing
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 20, 2024
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Meta has started rolling out trending topics to all Thread users in the US, and…
Meta May Offer Cheaper Ad-Free Experience on its Platforms to Avoid EU Scrutiny
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 19, 2024
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Meta is ready to slash the price of its ads-free experience for Instagram and Facebook…
LinkedIn is Experimenting With Casual Games
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 18, 2024
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LinkedIn is planning to introduce puzzle-based games to increase the time users spend on the…
Skype Doubles Down on News Content With New Channels Feature
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 12, 2024
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Skype is adding a Channels feature allowing users to follow news from publications available on…
Tip: Twitter User? Disable Audio and Video Calling
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 05, 2024
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Twitter has opened up its audio and video calling functionality to all users. But this…