X is cleared to go back online in Brazil | TechCrunch
In Brief Posted: 3:50 PM PDT · October 8, 2024 Image Credits: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Brazil’s Supreme Co…
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Meta is testing a feature to let you post Instagram Reels directly on Threads | TechCrunch
Since its inception, Meta’s Threads has tried to leverage the network effects of its other social networks Facebook and Instagram by experimenting …
5 'dumbphones' that can still run WhatsApp | TechCrunch
Smartphones have long been the dominant device for communicating on the move, outselling their pared-down feature phone counterparts for more than…
Threads users can now see who follows them from other fediverse servers | TechCrunch
Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced on Tuesday that users who have connected their accounts to the fediverse, also known as the open social web, …
Meta fined $101.5M for 2019 breach that exposed hundreds of millions of Facebook passwords | TechCrunch
Reset your clocks: Meta has been hit with yet another privacy penalty in Europe. On Friday, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced a …
WordPress.org bans WP Engine, blocks it from accessing its resources | TechCrunch
WordPress drama went up another notch today after WordPress.org, the free-open source web content hosting software, banned web hosting provider WP E…
Elon Musk threatened with SEC sanctions for failing to appear in court | TechCrunch
Elon Musk, the CEO of X and various other companies with the letter “X” in their names, is in regulators’ crosshairs after skipping testimony this m…
Bluesky addresses trust and safety concerns around abuse, spam, and more | TechCrunch
Social networking startup Bluesky , which is building a decentralized alternative to X (formerly Twitter), offered an update on Wednesday about how …
Is OpenAI worth $100B? | TechCrunch
OpenAI could reportedly increase its valuation to $100 billion. Nvidia and Apple are apparently in talks to contribute to the company’s next fundr…
UK's internet regulator warns social media platforms over risks of content inciting violence | TechCrunch
The U.K.’s internet regulator, Ofcom, has published an open letter to social media platforms raising concerns about the use of their tools to incit…
MatPat, the first big YouTuber to successfully exit his company, is lobbying for creators on Capitol Hill | TechCrunch
Matthew Patrick’s most unique achievement isn’t that he grew his YouTube account into a multi-channel media business with over 40 million subscriber…
Watch: You can generate AI selfies with Meta’s 'Imagine me' feature
Meta’s AI integrations into apps like Instagram and Facebook have felt pretty useless so far. If I’m just trying to find my friend’s Instagram, why…
CrowdStrike’s update fail causes global outages and travel chaos | TechCrunch
This week saw one of the most widespread IT disruptions in recent years linked to a faulty software update from popular cybersecurity firm CrowdStr…
Meta will soon let kids aged 10 to 12 interact with others in VR with their parents' approval | TechCrunch
Meta announced on Wednesday that users aged 10 to 12 will soon be able to interact with others in VR if they have their parents’ approval to do so.…
Facebook keeps asking me to say 'happy birthday' to dead people | TechCrunch
Two of my friends died within the last three years. By some coincidence, both of their birthdays fall in the beginning of July. So, twice this week,…