Snapchat Confirms Mass Layoffs Ahead of Sixth-Gen AR Glasses Rollout
Snap Inc. laid off approximately 1,000 employees on Tuesday, representing 16% of its full-time workforce, as the company shifts resources toward its AR glasses subsidiary…
Popular BookTok Sensation ‘Fourth Wing’ TV Adaptation Is Officially in the Works
The TV adaptation of Fourth Wing is still in early development, with producer Michael B. Jordan confirming the project is in its initial stages. While…
Your iPhone Is Storing Signal Messages You Think Were Deleted
The FBI recovered incoming Signal messages from a defendant’s iPhone using Apple’s internal notification database, even after the app was deleted. The technique was revealed…
TikTok Adds Three New AI Video Generation Tools to Its Symphony Ad Toolkit
TikTok expanded its Symphony AI suite with three new video generation tools: Image to Video, Text to Video, and Showcase Products. The update also integrates…
This Is How Long You Have to Quit Social Media to Undo Years of Brain Damage
A major study of 467 participants found that two weeks off social media effectively reversed ten years of age-related cognitive decline. Even partial breaks and…
YouTube Shorts Launches AI Avatar Cloning for Creators
YouTube has begun a global rollout of an AI avatar tool for Shorts, allowing creators to produce videos featuring a digital clone of themselves without…
YouTube Premium Gets More Expensive: Furious Fans Cancel Subscriptions Over New Price Hike
YouTube has officially announced a price hike for its Premium subscription in the United States. Consequently, many furious fans are already canceling their ad-free service.…
X Eliminates Thousands of Accounts in New Bot Crackdown
X is conducting its largest bot purge to date, with Head of Product Nikita Bier confirming on April 9 that the platform is identifying and…
YouTube Increases Monthly and Yearly Premium Subscription Prices
YouTube is raising prices again in the United States, making its Premium service more expensive across all plans. The change is already live for new…
Meta Rebuilt Its Entire AI Stack in Nine Months. Here Is What Came Out of It.
Meta’s Superintelligence Labs has released Muse Spark, the first large language model in its new Muse series. The company said the team rebuilt its entire…
Instagram Finally Lets You Edit Comments
Instagram has officially rolled out the ability to edit comments after posting, ending one of the platform’s longest-standing user frustrations. The feature gives users a…
You Now Have More Control Over When Non-Followers See Your Instagram Reels
Instagram has added scheduling to Trial Reels, allowing creators to decide exactly when their content reaches non-followers. The update builds on a feature that has…