Meta suppressed children’s safety research, four whistleblowers claim
Four whistleblowers share documents with Congress alleging that the company may have suppressed research on children’s safety.
Spotify’s new ‘smart filters’ let you screen library content by activity, genre or mood
Spotify is launching a new feature that allows users to filter their library by specific activities, moods, or genres. These filters can also be used to find playlists, or, to some extent, audiobooks and podcasts,…
Roblox announces short-form video feed for gameplay clips, new AI tools for creators, and more
Users can scroll through a feed of gameplay moments shared by the Roblox community and react to the clips using emojis, and jump into an experience right from a video.
X is now offering me end-to-end encrypted chat. You probably shouldn’t trust it yet.
X’s new encrypted messaging feature, XChat, has some red flags.
Snapchat’s new Lens lets you create AI images using text prompts
Imagine Lens allows users to create, edit, and recreate Snaps by entering their own prompts.
Facebook is trying to make ‘pokes’ happen again
Facebook is trying to make ‘pokes’ the new streaks.
Mark Zuckerberg sues Mark Zuckerberg
Mark S. Zuckerberg, an attorney, says that he’s losing business because his Facebook business profile keeps getting disabled.
X’s encrypted DM feature, XChat, is rolling out more broadly
Though the feature shipped in beta in May, XChat is now accessible for more users, including those who do not subscribe to X Premium.
Threads challenges X by offering free support for up to 10K characters, plus prominent links
Meta says that the 10,000 characters give people more room to express themselves, but also allows them to promote their work and drive others to “wherever it lives,” even if not on Threads itself.
Google Photos upgrades its image-to-video feature with Veo 3
Google Photos already offers video generation through its “Photo to video” feature, but the company says the addition of Veo 3 enhances that functionality with higher-quality video.