UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will announce a ban on under-16s from major social media apps including TikTok, Instagram, and X, in restrictions described as 'Australia plus'. The ban will also restri…
Russian families are using AI-generated videos and deepfakes to 'resurrect' loved ones killed in Ukraine, portraying soldiers as heroes while omitting the destruction of war. The practice has gained p…
TikTok users are spending hours playing mini games within the app, from pimple-popping simulations to oil company management, as part of the platform's expansion into a super app. The games, served th…
Meta is adding an AI assistant and a desktop version to Edits, its video-editing app that competes with ByteDance's CapCut. The AI assistant analyzes a creator's Instagram performance data to suggest …
Apple's WWDC26 keynote unveiled new AI features for Siri and the upcoming xOS 27 software, which were discussed in the latest Macworld Podcast episode. Hosts Michael Simon, Jason Cross, and Roman Loyo…
A developer built an AI short video generator as a pipeline of specialized skills rather than a single prompt, splitting the workflow into distinct steps for research, scripting, voiceover, footage, s…
TikTok, YouTube, and other major platforms label AI-generated content but refuse to offer users a simple "no AI" filter, despite having detection technology accurate enough for labeling. The companies…
A two-person team built Cork, an app that extracts restaurant and event information from Instagram Reels and TikTok videos and saves it to a map and calendar, outperforming funded competitors on popul…
Polymarket has launched "attention markets" in partnership with Kaito AI, enabling users to bet on social media metrics such as mindshare, sentiment, and tweet volumes, with over 152 active contracts …
Meta launched a new AI creator assistant on Facebook on Thursday, providing personalized recommendations on posting times, content ideas, and performance analysis based on individual creator data. The…
YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok now automatically label AI-generated images, video, and music in feeds and descriptions, but do not offer users a simple filter to hide such content from their personal …
Online platforms including YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok have implemented AI content labels, but none offer users a filter to block AI-generated material from their feeds. DeviantArt and Pinterest pr…
Skyvern, a Y Combinator-backed open-source AI agent startup from the S23 batch, is hiring a Developer Relations Engineer to expand its reach among developers. The company seeks a candidate who can cre…
ChatGPT became the fastest app to reach 1 billion monthly active users in May, achieving the milestone three years after launch and outpacing platforms like TikTok and Instagram, according to Sensor T…
Henry Hayes, vice president of marketing at Passionfruit, began posting short-form comedy skits on LinkedIn in February 2025 to generate leads for his marketing company, with spoofs like "Grand Theft …
Japan's communications ministry expert panel rejected a blanket age ban on social media for children, instead proposing stricter identity verification requirements for platforms like Instagram and Tik…
ByteDance's AI assistant Doubao incorrectly told a user his flight cancellation would cost only 5% of the ticket price, then claimed it would compensate him 600 yuan and that he could win a lawsuit ag…
OpenAI's ChatGPT surpassed 1 billion global monthly active users in May, roughly three years after launch, making it the fastest app in history to reach the milestone, according to Sensor Tower estima…
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming surpassed Mukesh Ambani to become Asia's second-richest person, driven by TikTok's growth and the company's artificial intelligence ambitions. The billionaire's net wort…
A developer has built a Node.js/ES Modules-based TikTok downloader and scraper that can automatically detect and download regular videos, MP3 audio, or photo slides. The tool features automatic slide-…