Facebook loses $120 billion in market cap after awful Q2 earnings
Facebook’s share price fell over 20 percent in after-hours trading today after the company announced its slowest-ever user growth rate and a scary warning that its revenue growth would...
IGTV is sweet — but you probably don’t need the dedicated app. Here’s why
IGTV is a platform designed for video viewing on a smartphone, which means an experience with full-screen videos and gesture-based controls from a platform you probably already use. But do...
Under 13? You may soon find your Facebook or Instagram account suspended
Instagram and its parent company Facebook are beginning to crack down on underage users. Both Facebook and Instagram will be more proactive in locking the accounts of users who are...
With its goofy video loops, YC backed Splish wants to be the ‘anti-Instagram’
Is there any space on kids’ homescreens for another social sharing app to poke in? Y Combinator backed Splish wants to have a splash at it (😊) — with a super-short-form...
Instagram now shows when you’re online (don’t worry, it has an off button)
Instagram's newest feature may present a problem for those of us who are trying to fly under the radar. On Thursday, the photo sharing network debuted its latest update --...
Instagram is building non-SMS 2-factor auth to thwart SIM hackers
Hackers can steal your phone number by reassigning it to a different SIM card, use it to reset your passwords, steal your Instagram and other accounts, and sell them...
Instagram’s question stickers bring comment-like interaction to Stories
Instagram Stories lack some of the interaction options from the traditional feed but that is not stopping Instagram from coming up with new ways to interact. The sticker allows you...
AI spots legal problems with tech T&Cs in GDPR research project
Technology is the proverbial double-edged sword. And an experimental European research project is ensuring this axiom cuts very close to the industry’s bone indeed by applying machine learning technology to...
Have a question? Ask it on Instagram with open-ended questions in a Story
Polling public opinion is getting easier than ever on Instagram. The photo-sharing app is constantly introducing new features and its latest is the ability to ask questions in Instagram Stories....
Instagram PR director Gabe Madway exits, replaced by Facebook’s Anna White
Facebook likes to keep it in the family. Gabe Madway, Instagram’s director of comms who’s run its day-to-day efforts for the past four years, is departing to work...
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Uber hires Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi as its new chief, hopes...
Uber has a new CEO. That is if the current Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi agrees to lead Uber. Khosrowshahi is expected to agree...
