Bluesky is testing a 'live now' feature with streamers and the NBA

Bluesky doesn't have its own live streaming capabilities, but the service testing out a new feature to boost users' streams off the platform. The company is allowing "select" accou [...]

The World Cup is turning lesser-known players into social media stars

Vozinha, Tim Payne, Kai Trewin, and other lesser-known World Cup players are becoming viral stars through creators and fans on social media. [...]

Google is rationing Gemini access to Meta because it cannot provide enough compute

Google has placed limits on Meta’s use of its Gemini AI models because it cannot provide as much computing capacity as the social media company wanted, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The re [...]

At monopoly trial, Zuckerberg redefined social media as texting with friends

Mark Zuckerberg played up TikTok rivalry at monopoly trial, but judge may not buy it. [...]

Tackling social media fraud with graph databases

Revealing connections between data to investigate and reveal misinformation, fraud and scams. [...]

X Is Retiring Twitter.com. Update Your Account Now or Risk Lockout

The official retirement of the old domain is the next step in Elon Musk's rebranding of the social media platform. [...]

Reddit and Kick added to Australia's social media ban as deadline looms – but critics are increasingly concerned

Australia's eSafety Commissioner has added online forum Reddit and streaming service Kick to its list of platforms subject to an impending ban for under-16s. The law, which comes into effect soon [...]

Slack is transforming its Slackbot into a 'personalized AI companion'

I've been using Slack for like a decade and the platform's proprietary chatbot, Slackbot, has always been a bit underwhelming. It can deliver reminders and notifications and, well, that' [...]

I didn’t quit social media in 2025, but I might have to if this awful trend continues in 2026

Instagram is becoming a dumping ground for AI slop, and it now seems to be coming from Meta itself. [...]