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February 18, 2025

9 Instagram Experiments with a Downvote Button

Apps, Social Media

Instagram is once again playing around with a dislike button—well, sort of. Meta has started testing a downvote feature for comments, hoping it will help filter out overly negative or harmful remarks. The idea? Give users a way to flag problematic...

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February 14, 2025

5 TikTok's Back on Apple and Google's App Stores

Apps, Business and Companies, Social Media

After nearly a month in digital exile, TikTok is back on the App Store and Google Play in the US. Apple and Google had pulled the app in January to comply with a law banning software from its parent company, ByteDance. Even though President Donald...

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February 10, 2025

14 Instagram's 'Edits' App: Everything You Need to Know

Apps, Content Marketing, Social Media

Instagram isn't just dipping its toes into AI-powered editing—it's diving in headfirst. With the launch of its new "Edits" app set for next month, the platform is gearing up to give creators a powerful new set of tools to enhance their content. An...

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January 30, 2025

11 Reels Just Got Smarter: Instagram's Latest...

Apps, Content Marketing, Social Media

With TikTok struggling to regain its footing in the U.S., Instagram isn't wasting any time. On Wednesday, the platform rolled out new analytics tools aimed at helping creators understand exactly how their Reels are performing—and, more importantly...

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January 24, 2025

11 Operator Arrives: OpenAI's Take on a Smarter...

Apps, Technology

After weeks of TikTok drama clogging up the newsfeed, it feels like we've been stuck in a soap opera. Finally, we've got something fresh to talk about: OpenAI's new AI agent, Operator, is here to steal the spotlight. Let's unpack what's happening....

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November 19, 2024

30 Reboot Your Feed: Instagram's Big Update to Fix...

Apps, Social Media

Instagram is giving its users the chance to hit the reset button on their recommendation algorithm, and honestly, it might be the fresh start we all need. Announced on Tuesday, the platform is testing a new feature that lets you clear out your cur...

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November 15, 2024

29 Apple's New Location Sharing Feature Could Change...

Apps, Technology

Losing your luggage while traveling is a nightmare, but Apple is stepping up to make it easier to track your belongings in real time—even allowing airlines to help you out directly. This Monday, Apple rolled out "Share Item Location," a new iOS fe...

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November 08, 2024

32 Roblox Bans Preteens from Social Hangouts

Apps, Internet

Roblox, one of the most popular online gaming platforms for kids, is about to make some big changes aimed at protecting its youngest users. Starting November 18, kids under 13 will no longer be able to access certain "social hangout" experiences, ...

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October 16, 2024

14 Adobe's Firefly AI Takes a Step Forward in Video...

Apps, Technology

Adobe is taking its generative AI game to the next level, introducing new tools that could change how creatives work with video. As of today, the much-anticipated Firefly Video Model is finally here, bringing AI-driven video generation right into ...

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September 27, 2024

21 Elon Musk Announces Big Changes to X's Block...

Apps, Social Media

It looks like X is about to lose one of its core features: the block function. CEO Elon Musk dropped this news bomb on Monday, announcing via his own social media platform that the block button, as we know it, will soon be a thing of the past. ...

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September 13, 2024

20 Google Wallet Begins Testing Digital IDs with...

Apps, Google

It looks like Google Wallet is about to make your travels a little lighter—at least when it comes to documents. On Thursday, Google announced several updates to Wallet, but the one turning heads is their new feature that turns your U.S. passport i...

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September 06, 2024

18 Telegram Reconsiders Privacy Stance Following...

Apps, Business and Companies

Things have taken a sharp turn for Telegram after its CEO, Pavel Durov, was arrested in France two weeks ago. Durov, known for fiercely protecting user privacy, now faces accusations of allowing criminal activity to flourish on the app, including ...