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How TikTok's enhanced desktop app challenges YouTube in game streaming - and more

TikTok's new features also make endless scrolling more convenient on the desktop. We needed this, right?

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Targeting TikTok, Meta's Instagram may turn Reels into a separate app
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You're not fired, Slack is down - here's what we know so far
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Meta AI adds Arabic support for Middle East and North Africa
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Opera's sidebar upgrade makes it easier to access your favorite apps - here's how
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How TikTok's enhanced desktop app challenges YouTube in game streaming - and more

TikTok's new features also make endless scrolling more convenient on the desktop. We needed this, right?
4 hours ago by Matene Toure in Social Media
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Targeting TikTok, Meta's Instagram may turn Reels into a separate app

Every social media service wants a chunk of TikTok's US customers. Meta - the Chinese-owned service's biggest rival - is fighting that battle on several fronts.
1 day ago by Matene Toure in Social Media
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You're not fired, Slack is down - here's what we know so far

Slack has acknowledged the problem and says it's working on a fix. Some users are having better luck with the workplace platform's mobile app.
2 days ago by Artie Beaty in Collaboration
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Meta AI adds Arabic support for Middle East and North Africa

Riding the wave of regional-specific LLMs, Meta AI is now available in 42 countries and 13 languages.
3 days ago by Matene Toure in Artificial Intelligence
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Opera's sidebar upgrade makes it easier to access your favorite apps - here's how

Opera is still one of the best browsers on the market and when users cried out for certain services to be added to the sidebar, the developers listened.
3 days ago by Jack Wallen in Productivity
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How new Facebook policies incentivize spreading misinformation

Meta's moves threaten to deepen the internet information divide even more.
4 days ago by Radhika Rajkumar in Artificial Intelligence
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Grok 3 AI is now free to all X users – here's how it works

But X Premium+ and SuperGrok users get increased access to Grok 3 as well as early access to advanced features like Voice Mode.
1 week ago by Lance Whitney in Artificial Intelligence
Fact checkers are out, community notes are in - here's how you can be a Meta Community Notes contributor

How to become a Meta Community Notes editor

Here are the requirements to sign up and what to expect.
1 week ago by Artie Beaty in Social Media
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This social media shift could be the opportunity you've been waiting for

A major shift is happening in social media - here's everything you need to know for your next big move.
1 week ago by Lester Mapp in Artificial Intelligence
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You won't believe how B2B marketing is shifting - here are 5 ways to land more deals

More and more B2B deals are happening in DMs. Here's how to unlock this untapped potential for your business and leverage it - before your competitors do.
1 week ago by Lester Mapp in E-Commerce
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YouTube teases top features for 2025 - brought to you by AI

As the video platform turns 20, creating content and expanding reach is about to get easier with more than a little help from AI. Here's what's coming.
2 weeks ago by Sabrina Ortiz in Artificial Intelligence
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You'll never guess who's back to rescue us from clickbait

This one media company you used to love wants to put an end to doomscrolling.
2 weeks ago by Artie Beaty in Social Media
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How to protect your privacy from Facebook - and what doesn't work

Bothered by Facebook looking over your shoulder? Here are some ways to keep Meta from being such a snooper.
1 month ago by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Social Media
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Can Substack lure creators with its new $20 million program? Here's how it plans to do it

Substack has attracted thousands of independent writers, journalists, and creators over the last few years by allowing them to monetize their content through paid newsletters. It might be about to attract a lot more.
1 month ago by Matene Toure in Social Media
Meta is rolling out its Breakthrough Bonus program.

TikTok creators can earn big cash bonuses by posting on Facebook and Instagram

Creators are in limbo due to TikTok's ongoing legal uncertainties. Here are the incentives Meta is using to snare influencers.
1 month ago by Matene Toure in Social Media
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