TikTok sues Montana for outright ban of the app in-state
The popular social media app TikTok has sued Montana after the state banned the platform due to concerns over its parent company ByteDance's ties to China.
Reports of Instagram making Twitter competitor prompts comment from Linda Yaccarino
Reports of Meta Platforms' Instagram making a new app with similarities to Twitter drew commentary from Twitter's next CEO, Linda Yaccarino, over the weekend.
Instagram restores service after major outage lasting nearly 2 hours
Meta acknowledged Instagram was experiencing an outage on Sunday evening, saying it was working to get things back up as quickly as possible.
Meta Platforms' Instagram reportedly has Twitter competitor app in the works
Instagram has a new app with similarities to Twitter in the pipeline, according to a Bloomberg report. The earliest its rollout could reportedly happen is around the end of June.
Idaho woman's viral TikTok shows box of live fish found in PetSmart dumpster: 'Disgusted'
An Idaho woman shared a video to her TikTok page after she found dozens of live beta fish in a dumpster behind a PetSmart. The company responds to the incident that has now gone viral.
Starbucks changes ice for drinks, sparking debate
Starbucks is updating machines in select stores and, as a result, stirring up debate over the type of ice being used. Customers chimed in on the update with opposing thoughts.
Montana banned TikTok because it's a 'CCP propaganda machine': Sen. Cynthia Lummis
Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., congratulates Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte for becoming the first state to ban TikTok and weighs in on Ron DeSantis' presidential aspirations on 'Cavuto: Coast to Coast.'
Former SVB, Signature, First Republic execs blame social media for fueling bank runs
The former heads of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank all blamed social media for fueling panic that led to bank runs on their institutions.
Maryland public school sues TikTok, Meta, Snapchat for contributing to mental health crisis
A Maryland public school system is taking legal action against Meta, Byte Dance, Snap Inc., and Google alleging negligence as young adults amid a worsening mental health crisis.
Lemonade uses bots instead of brokers to collapse consumer costs: CEO Daniel Schreiber
Lemonade co-founder and CEO Daniel Schreiber explains how his insurance company uses AI to save customers money on 'The Claman Countdown.'
New Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino will be a 'huge advantage' for becoming 'profitable': Jessica Melugin
Competitive Enterprise Institute Center for Technology & Innovation director Jessica Melugin discusses Twitter's new CEO and the 'unintended consequences' of children using A.I.
Musk says new Twitter CEO will not shadow ban users: ‘That will not be the case’
Elon Musk tweeted Friday that the next chief executive of Twitter would not shadow ban the social media platform's users. Musk announced Linda Yaccarino as the company's new CEO.
Twitter's new boss: Who is Linda Yaccarino?
Linda Yaccarino is taking over the reins at Twitter after heading global advertising and partnerships at NBCUniversal. She spent nearly 12 years at the media giant.
Meta announces AI image generation tools for advertisers
Facebook parent company Meta is rolling out a suite of artificial intelligence-based tools for use by advertisers on their platforms.
Elon Musk says 'don't trust' early version of Twitter encrypted direct messages
Elon Musk is encouraging Twitter users to try but not yet trust the early version of the social media platform's new encrypted direct messages feature.
Elon Musk says Twitter will soon have voice, video calling and other features
Twitter CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday that the social media platform's users are getting a handful of more capabilities incorporated into its chats.
Is Twitter a dating app? Elon Musk is open to idea
Elon Musk is open to adding a dating app feature to Twitter, which would compete with Facebook Dating and advance Musk's goal of creating the "everything app."
Musk says inactive Twitter accounts getting purged
Twitter will start taking down certain accounts due to inactivity. The purge will affect accounts "that have had no activity at all for several years," Elon Musk said.
Tech experts warn Snapchat’s ‘My AI' major ‘misstep’ has ‘dangers ahead’ for children
What are the implications of putting a chatbot in the youngest generations' hands? Industry leaders Joseph Raczynski and Jessica Melugin discuss concerns around Snapchat's My AI.
Frontier Airlines passenger 'voted' off flight after altercation
Three passengers on a Frontier Airlines flight from New Jersey to Georgia were kicked off after a verbal altercation started before the plane left the ground.