OpenAI might build its own social network, and we think we know why By Lance Ulanoff published 15 April 25 A new report claims OpenAI is building its own social network.
Bitchat is a new private Bluetooth messaging app that doesn’t need the internet – here’s how it works By Alex Blake published 29 July 25 The Bitchat Mesh private messaging app has been released, and it offers some interesting privacy features.
Schneider Electric says developer platform was breached, company data stolen By Sead Fadilpašić published 5 November 24 Incident is currently being investigated after Schneider Electric's Jira system was breached.
Bloomberg Twitter account hijacked to send users to phishing malware By Sead Fadilpašić published 20 November 23 Hackers are targeting Discord tokens yet again, and this time they're abusing Bloomberg to do it.
SocialAI makes you the most important – and only – person on social media By Eric Hal Schwartz published 19 September 24 New SocialAI app keeps interactions limited to AI chatbots.
An alleged 7-Zip zero-day is actually an AI hoax By Luke Hughes published 2 January 25 Comments by Igor Pavlov on the file compression software's page on the Sourceforge.net repository seemingly put an end to the saga - for now?
Your iPhone X app may be leaking your data By Chiara Castro published 16 January 24 Experts found the iOS app of the popular social media platform keeps sharing crash reports even when the option is turned off. Here's what this means for your privacy.
X finally brings video and voice calls to Android users By James Ide published 23 January 24 New video and voice call functionality has been added to X for premium members.
X is apparently going on a security hiring spree at last By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 9 September 24 X (formerly Twitter) is hiring almost two dozen security and safety staff.
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Threads were down - here's what you need to know By Lance Ulanoff last updated 12 December 24 Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Threads are down or failing - Here's what you need to know
YouTube launches preemptive strike against misinformation with the new Notes feature – but will it work? By Allisa James published 18 June 24 The Notes feature YouTube is introducing will be a vital weapon against misinformation on the platform.
I don't want to read people's comments on Spotify, but it's adding them to podcasts anyway By Rowan Davies published 11 July 24 Is Spotify on the verge of becoming more of a music social media platform? Its new podcast comment section suggests so.
Looking for a new job? The world's worst social media site wants to help By Craig Hale published 17 November 23 X wants to be a do-it-all app and platform, starting with a LinkedIn-rivalling job search tool.
Instagram users are begging ChatGPT to roast their photos – and the results are brutal By Eric Hal Schwartz published 26 August 24 A new trend has people asking ChatGPT to roast their Instagram accounts.
Threads is celebrating its birthday with a hidden cake giving away cool new icons By Jacob Krol published 3 July 24 Threads is nearing its one-year anniversary and has hidden an easter-egg of sorts in the app that will let users unlock custom app icons.
Mastodon is being hit with an increasing number of spam attacks — and there doesn't seem to be a fix any time soon By Craig Hale published 21 February 24 Mastodon, which hoped to recruit ex-X users, is now battling with similar spam attacks, prompting major changes.
TikTok finally adds group chat functionality with new safety barriers for teens By Max Delaney published 13 August 24 TikTok group chats let you watch and react to your favorite TikTok's with your friends in real time, but not everyone can use it.
Google's security firm Mandiant has its Twitter account hacked By Craig Hale published 4 January 24 Hackers took over Mandiant’s X account to share crypto-draining links in a pretty ironic attack.
SEC Twitter account hacked, apparently didn't have 2FA enabled By Lewis Maddison published 10 January 24 The SEC has confirmed that its X account was hacked to send false tweets on its Bitcoin decision, thanks to a stolen phone number.
Beware, Facebook and Instagram are the worst social media for your privacy By Chiara Castro last updated 4 October 24 Incogni put together a privacy ranking of the most popular social media platforms around – and not all services handle your personal data with the same care.
Facebook, Instagram and Facebook Messenger all got hit by a big outage – but they're back up again By Roland Moore-Colyer last updated 5 March 24 Facebook and Instagram suffered an outage due to technical difficulties, but we've yet to hear the full details.
Meta's Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are amongst the worst offenders when it comes to social media privacy - here's what you need to know By Wayne Williams published 30 September 25 Discord takes top spot in social media privacy report, while Meta platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, land at the bottom with TikTok.
Instagram is making a big change in how it lets you share information about yourself By Lance Ulanoff published 15 October 24 Profile cards are here
Google Messages is getting another essential chat feature it should have had a long time ago By David Nield, David Nield published 13 November 25 Some users are seeing @mentions appear in Google Messages, but it's likely to take a while to reach everyone.
Nobody asked for this – Spotify gets new Messages feature as fans wait in vain for HiFi upgrade By Mark Wilson published 26 August 25 Spotify has announced a new Messages feature for its free and Premium users that lets you DM friends, but fans aren't convinced.
X’s controversial changes to blocking and AI training sees half a million users leave for rival Bluesky – which then crashes under the strain By Darren Allan published 18 October 24 Not happy with X due to the incoming change for blocking? You wouldn’t be alone – and others are seriously unhappy with new AI scraping policy, too.
ByteDance hits play on AI video creator while Sora seems paused By Eric Hal Schwartz published 7 August 24 ByteDance releases AI text-to-video generator named Jimeng AI.
Tidal's game-changing feature lets your friends open shared songs in Spotify By Cesar Cadenas published 28 March 24 Tidal's new universal links offer an easy way to share music without needing to download an app or make a playlist.
Reddit was down again – popular discussion platform suffered through second major outage in two days By Lance Ulanoff last updated 21 November 24 Reddit went offline on Wednesday and then again on Thursday but now appears mostly recovered.
TikTok’s review of the year will help to fast charge your pop culture battery By Rowan Davies published 7 December 23 TikTok has once again revealed it's a powerhouse video-sharing platform. Here's the top content that users enjoyed viewing in 2023.
