Social Media

Social Media

Linda Yaccarino Ducks Out of X’s New Grok Era

Linda Yaccarino. Photo via Blondet Eliot/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom.

Just over two years after taking the job, X (formerly Twitter) CEO Linda Yaccarino on Wednesday announced she’d be stepping down from her role.

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Social Media

TikTok’s Digital Creators Working on US Version of Almost-Banned App

Even after TikTok is kicked off app stores later this year, the current app will keep working for US users until March.

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Social Media

Bumble Swipes Left on a Third of Its Workforce

Bumble and Match both reported annual declines in revenue and the number of paying daters using their apps in 2025’s first quarter

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Social Media

Marc Benioff Joins Investors Valuing Influencer Agency Whalar at $400M

Marc Benioff joined a handful of prominent investors in influencer agency Whalar’s latest fundraising round, valuing it at $400 million.

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Big Tech

FTC Says Meta is a Monopoly. But in Which Markets, Exactly?

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Central to the trial is one question: Just who, exactly, are Meta’s competitors? The FTC’s answer may be narrower than you’d expect.

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Social Media

The TikTok Ban Looms But Nobody Can Agree On What That Means

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The clock is ticking on TikTok. Or is it? And if it is, whose hand is on the alarm setting as of this morning?

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Social Media

Reddit’s Expansion Hinges on AI Translation and Sprinkling in some Google Magic

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Reddit, the world’s newest publicly-traded social media company, intends to chase growth by breaking into new markets.

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Patent Drop

Meta To Try Out AI Business Tools as Enterprise Market Heats Up

A patent for AI chip architecture from Meta could make model development more robust as it builds AI tools for businesses.

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Patent Drop

Snap Boosts Digital Ad Platform to Compete with Meta, TikTok

The company’s ad overhaul has largely worked in its favor based on its recent earnings report

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Social Media

Australia Wants to Boot Kids off Social Media. Meta Says: Make Apple and Google Do It.

Last week, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the government plans to introduce a law banning children from social media.

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