Pie, the innovative social application founded by Bonobos co-founder Andy Dunn, has unveiled its new "Community Homes" feature, marking a significant evolution in its mission to facilitate authentic real-life connections by providing dedicated digital spaces for social groups, offering a robust alternative to fragmented group texts and broad social media platforms like Facebook Groups. This […]
Decentralized social networking platform Bluesky announced a significant enhancement to its video functionalities on Tuesday, raising the maximum video upload limit to 10 minutes, a substantial increase from its previous three-minute allowance. This strategic move, detailed in a post on the platform itself, is accompanied by an expanded file size cap of 300MB and a […]
Meta Platforms, Inc., the technology conglomerate behind Facebook and Instagram, has reached a monumental agreement to pay up to $18 billion to resolve allegations brought forth by 29 U.S. states concerning the safety and well-being of children on its platforms. This unprecedented settlement, announced on August 15, 2026, marks a significant moment in the ongoing […]
Sandhya Devanathan, Meta’s accomplished Vice President for India and Southeast Asia, is set to transition from the social media behemoth to OpenAI, the pioneering artificial intelligence research and deployment company behind ChatGPT. This high-profile executive move, confirmed by OpenAI to TechCrunch, underscores a significant shift in the global technology landscape, as top-tier talent increasingly gravitates […]
Retro, the innovative photo-sharing application designed for close friends and built by former Instagram product engineers Nathan Sharp and Ryan Olson, has successfully closed a Series A funding round exceeding $21 million. This significant investment, confirmed by an SEC filing under the startup’s operational name, Lone Palm Labs, and subsequently verified by the company, propels […]
A federal court in Delaware has issued a split ruling in a high-stakes trademark dispute, delivering a significant, albeit partial, setback to Elon Musk’s X Corp. (formerly Twitter) and opening the door for a new social media venture, Operation Bluebird, to reclaim two of the most recognizable elements of the erstwhile Twitter brand: the word […]
A groundbreaking settlement agreement between Meta Platforms Inc. and attorneys general from 29 U.S. states, valued at up to $18 billion, mandates significant child safety measures on the company’s platforms while also introducing a contentious provision: a waiver for Meta against future lawsuits under existing child safety laws regarding its retention and use of children’s […]
San Francisco, CA – August 27, 2026 – In a significant move towards offering users greater autonomy over their content’s reach, the open social network Bluesky today unveiled a new algorithmic opt-out feature. This functionality allows users to prevent their public posts from appearing in the application’s primary "Discover" feed, a central algorithmic stream designed […]
A significant development in the ever-evolving landscape of social media has seen the emergence of a new platform named "Twitter.now," operated by a startup called Operation Bluebird. This new venture has immediately drawn the attention of industry observers and, more critically, the legal scrutiny of X Corp., the entity formerly known as Twitter under Elon […]
TikTok, the globally dominant short-form video platform, announced on Thursday a significant expansion of its comment section capabilities, introducing a suite of new features designed to foster richer and more dynamic user interactions. The upgrades include the much-anticipated voice comments, interactive comment polls, expanded photo carousel comments, and the novel addition of Live Photo comments. […]
