As frustration over AI influencers has been growing, Instagram is limiting the reach of undisclosed AI profiles.

The longtime executive won't be leaving Apple just yet but staff at the company say it's a step closer to Schiller retiring.

In our world of expensive streaming platforms, the very free and offline VLC media player has crossed 7 billion downloads.

MapQuest is getting an unexpected boost from its decision to defy President Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario.

Circleback is also introducing new pricing plans starting from $14 per month.

George Arison is done letting Wall Street's "Grindr discount" go unchallenged — in a wide-ranging Q&A, the CEO walks us through how AI, a controversial $350-plus EDGE tier, and a bet on healthcare and long-distance matchmaking are turning Grindr into the "gayborhood in your pocket" he's been promising since 2022.

Young adults are in more group chats than ever—sometimes more than 20 at a time. Here’s how to tame the chat madness.

Several Hollywood celebs are ditching the massive eight-figure checks and exotic movie sets for a rising format: microdramas.

The feature, announced this week, allows Brave's users to sign up for websites and other online services without having to share their personal email addresses.

Retro, a friend-focused photo-sharing app built by former Instagram employees, has raised more than $21 million in Series A funding.

Sometimes people just want to post to their followers, Bluesky says.

The update turns product recommendations into a more direct revenue stream for creators, and for Amazon, the move puts its massive online marketplace inside one of the most popular video platforms.

Google teamed up with the Pokémon Company to introduce a special-edition Fitbit Air that works with the Pokémon Sleep app.

The updates indicate that Google is looking to position AI Mode as an AI travel agent of sorts, as it's moving beyond simply helping users find information to actually handling parts of the trip-planning and booking process. 

Former Twitter trademark counsel Stephen Coates said in a LinkedIn post that the company is not trying to re-create Twitter.

Google is setting new memory-use limits for Android apps as AI data centers contribute to hardware shortages that could leave lower-cost phones with less memory.

Consumer AI apps need to stop making users learn their product architecture.

Flipboard is acquiring Bluesky feed-building startup Graze, bringing its privacy-friendly ad technology and creator monetization tools into Flipboard’s growing open social web ecosystem.

One of the most notable changes is that Meta plans to implement a daily two-hour time limit for teens that can only be disabled with parental permission.

Ring says users can still opt for end-to-end encryption.