Instagram’s newest AI tool didn’t survive the week
It started as a routine product drop.Then it spiraled into a PR nightmare.On Friday,…
OpenAI bets on families as ChatGPT goes deeper into households
AI companies, Balkam said, have an opportunity to avoid the mistakes made by social…
Character.AI enters the microdrama arena with its own productions, but there’s a twist
The company said on Thursday that it is also testing a feature, dubbed c.ai…
How to stop people from using your Instagram posts with Meta’s AI
If your Instagram account is public, your photos — including your profile picture —…
Facebook users keep accidentally posting onto Threads — and Threads users love it.
If there is one standout Threads meme, it's: "This is Richard's wife.He has passed."…
Venus Williams-backed WeWard can now lock your apps until you hit your steps
WeWard, an app that offers users rewards for logging their steps, is launching a…
Outcry as Meta lets users make AI images from public Instagram profile pics
The tech giant said people can opt out - but privacy campaigners called it…
From mouthwash to hair dye: How weight-loss jabs are changing shopping habits
Weight-loss medications have surged in popularity over the last few years, with more than…
One robotaxi player has grown its share of users so far in 2026 — and it’s not Waymo
One robotaxi provider is picking up speed against the competition.Amazon-owned Zoox grew its share…
Can you tell which of my headshots is AI? LinkedIn users couldn’t.
I asked LinkedIn users if they could tell the difference between an AI headshot…
Travel app Hopper to pay $35M in FTC settlement over ‘unfairly’ charging hidden fees
Hopper, the travel app known for its AI-driven flight and hotel price predictions, has…
Lumo, Proton’s privacy-focused AI chatbot, gets an upgrade
Lumo 2.0 gives the chatbot a variety of newfound powers including image recognition and…
WhatsApp dumps use of phone number, introduces username
A messaging platform, WhatsApp, has started rolling out username reservations as a new privacy…
OpenAI sets up ‘warroom’ to investigate users burning through Codex credits faster than usual
OpenAI said it has resolved issues that caused some users of its coding agent,…
A depressing new study found women had an easier time getting hired after losing weight on GLP-1s
Recently, Rebecca Diamond heard from friends who had gone on a GLP-1 like Ozempic…
Meta’s Zuckerberg enters the prediction market arena — again, a step behind
Mark Zuckerberg is launching his next major project: a betting platform modeled after Polymarket.The…
