Tinder to require new users in California to use facial recognition tech to verify their profiles
Tinder is requiring new users in California to use facial recognition technology to verify their profiles.
Trump says he’s found a buyer for TikTok
A group of “very wealthy people” is set to buy short-form video app TikTok, according to President Donald Trump.
Week in Review: Meta’s AI recruiting blitz
Welcome back to Week in Review! Lots of news for you this week, including Travis Kalanick’s possible return, CoreWeave’s CEO is now worth $10 billion, Apple users aren’t happy with how the company is promoting…
TikTok is testing its own version of Instagram’s ‘broadcast channels’
TikTok is testing a new bulletin boards feature, the social network confirmed to TechCrunch on Friday.
Meta buys over 1 GW of renewables to power its data centers
Meta has been on a renewable buying spree in recent months.
Threads now lets you manage Hidden Words separately from Instagram, set time limits
Threads, Meta’s competitor to X, now has its own Hidden Words settings that operates separately from Instagram.
Air quality tests around xAI’s Memphis data center raise questions
A legal group is questioning why a key pollutant was omitted from air quality tests near xAI’s data center
Facebook Group admins complain of mass bans; Meta says it’s fixing the problem
After a wave of mass bans affecting Instagram and Facebook users alike, Meta users are now complaining that Facebook Groups are also being impacted by mass suspensions. According to individual complaints and organized efforts on…
TikTok parent ByteDance is shutting down its short-lived book publisher
The TikTok parent company ByteDance started a book publisher in 2023, but it’s already shutting it down.
LinkedIn CEO says AI writing assistant is not as popular as expected
While LinkedIn users seem to have embraced AI, there’s one area that’s seen less uptake than expected, according to CEO Ryan Roslansky: the AI-generated suggestions for polishing your LinkedIn posts.