X set to put a stake in Twitter's heart as it kills the domain and possibly wreaks havoc with 2FA access By Lance Ulanoff published 27 October 25 This bird is cooked
Threads finally gets hashtags and there's officially no reason to keep using Twitter By Lance Ulanoff published 7 December 23 Threads added its own form of topic-based tags that are like hashtags but also different
Threads was down for 30 minutes and no, we didn't go back to Twitter By Lance Ulanoff published 29 February 24 Threads went down at around 1:30 PM ET but returned 35 minutes later
X is back – here's what we know about the 'massive cyberattack' that caused Twitter to go down multiple times By Mark Wilson last updated 11 March 25 X went down multiple times yesterday – here's everything we know about the biggest Twitter outage for years.
I wasted my day on Bluesky Social and no, I'm not sorry By Lance Ulanoff published 14 November 24 Bluesky is the social media flavor of the moment and yes I am here for it.
TikTok Ban live: President Trump signs exec order giving TikTok a penalty-free 75-day extension By Lance Ulanoff last updated 21 January 25 TikTok Ban ban countdown live: The social media platform hangs in the balance
X has a new audio and video calling feature – and it's a huge privacy blunder By Lance Ulanoff published 4 March 24 X's (Twitter) new calling feature was just turned on by default for all users – here's why that's a bad thing and what to do about it
Image site Abload going offline reminds me of how much online content we've permanently lost By Allisa James published 24 April 24 Image uploading site Abload will go offline in June 2024, adding to a long and tragic line of free hosting sites cut down.
Official Netgear and Hyundai X accounts hacked to push crypto scams By Sead Fadilpašić published 9 January 24 More than 160,000 X users were exposed to scams looking to drain crypto wallets after major accounts were hacked.
Elmo got hacked. Don't be like Elmo. This is how I'd explain cybersecurity and 2FA to the beloved Sesame Street character By Lance Ulanoff published 14 July 25 The Sesame Street Character's popular X account was hacked, and then very bad things happened – don't let them happen to you
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.
I miss the old Instagram - but the last thing I need is a clone from TikTok By Muskaan Saxena published 9 April 24 Instagram may be dying, but don’t worry - its apparent replacement will be a TikTok spin-off called TikTok Notes.
Airchat wants to make talk-only social media a thing, and I don't even hate it By Lance Ulanoff published 17 April 24 Airchat is a new audio-based social media platform that leaves typing behind and promises "just talk".
Elon Musk muddies the water once again with a fresh take on blue checks for 'influential' users, and I've got total whiplash By Lance Ulanoff published 4 April 24 The service formerly known as Twitter is reversing a now-year-old policy and handing out blue checks and premium accounts based on being "influential"
TikTok's imminent ban is pushing people to RedNote, another Chinese app, and the irony is just too rich By Lance Ulanoff published 14 January 25 TikTok users are fleeing the platform ahead of an expected ban in the US – and many are heading to the China-owned RedNote.
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
An ID verification service for TikTok, Uber and X reportedly left its credentials open for a year By Sead Fadilpašić published 27 June 24 Hackers had easy access to people's driver's license info, and more, courtesy of circulating admin credentials.
Picture this – Gemini streamlines image sharing to AI assistant By Eric Hal Schwartz published 3 October 24 Google Gemini updates to make adding images much faster
Google Pixel 9 Add Me is more fun than a barrel of duplicate people By Lance Ulanoff published 22 August 24 Google Pixel 9 Add Me Gemini AI-powered photography feature can add you to a group or make you a group of your own.
WhatsApp working on a way to stop users from screenshotting your profile pic By Cesar Cadenas published 21 February 24 WhatsApp seeks to appeal to a niche subset and enforce user consent by introducing new blocking tool.
Portable Lifeprint printer app on iOS and Android leaked millions of user photos and sensitive data - this is what we know By Wayne Williams published 2 October 25 Researchers warn Lifeprint photo printer app left millions of private photos and sensitive user details exposed online.
Grok gets glasses to see what you're talking about By Eric Hal Schwartz published 29 October 24 X debuts Grok AI image analysis.
The Pixel 10 Pro was the purr-fect phone for rescuing kittens, with help from Gemini Live... and my veterinarian By Philip Berne published 21 September 25 How the Pixel 10 Pro helped me find and care for 2 small kittens I found, with help from the Night Sight camera and Gemini Live
X is finally going to allow passkeys - but only for some users By Lewis Maddison published 24 January 24 The microblogging site formerly known as Twitter will now let users login without a password - but only on iPhone.
Google Photos preps new feature that's like a photo and video diary for friends By Cesar Cadenas published 2 February 24 A recent deep dive into Google Photos reveals the My Week diary and new real-time albums for images taken at events.
Crypto scammers are hijacking this Twitter feature to snare new victims By Sead Fadilpašić published 21 December 23 Be wary of links pointing to Twitter posts, as these can easily be tweaked.
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.
Unsurprisingly, X users locked out in the cold after botched authentication switch By Benedict Collins, Benedict Collins published 13 November 25 Another botched security update from X.com? Who would have guessed.
Bluesky is the new home for millions of disillusioned Twitter users – here’s how to make the switch By Jamie Richards published 14 November 24 Bluesky Social has gathered millions of new users since the US election – if Musk’s political appointments are putting you off Twitter, here’s the easiest way to join them.
ChatGPT gets a useful new home for your AI images – and it could be the first step towards OpenAI's new Instagram rival By David Nield published 16 April 25 Look out for a new Library tab that's now rolling out to ChatGPT on the web and on mobile.
