Tinder looks to AI to help fight 'swipe fatigue' and dating app burnout |

Tinder is turning to a new AI-powered feature, Chemistry, to help it reduce so-called “swipe fatigue,” a growing problem among online dating users who are…

Alexa+, Amazon's AI assistant, is now available to everyone in the US |

Alexa+, Amazon’s upgraded, generative AI-powered version of its Alexa assistant, is available to all U.S. customers as of Wednesday. The company said that the AI…

After backlash, Adobe cancels Adobe Animate shutdown and puts app on 'maintenance mode' |

Adobe is putting on hold its plan to discontinue Adobe Animate following intense backlash from its customers after it announced plans to shut down the…

Bluesky issues its first transparency report, noting rise in user reports and legal demands |

Bluesky released its first transparency report this week documenting the actions taken by its Trust & Safety team and the results of other initiatives, like…

Elon Musk teases a new image-labeling system for X… we think? |

Elon Musk’s X is the latest social network to roll out a feature to label edited images as “manipulated media,” if a post by Elon…

Apple tells Patreon to move creators to in-app purchase for subscriptions by November |

9:45 AM PST · January 28, 2026 Creator platformPatreon is taking issue with Apple’s new mandate that forces all creators to move to a subscription…

TikTok users freak out over app's 'immigration status' collection — here's what it means |

With the change in TikTok ownership, TikTok users in the U.S. are collectively freaking out over the company’s updated privacy policy after being alerted to…

Google Photos' latest feature lets you meme yourself |

9:02 AM PST · January 23, 2026 Google Photos will now let you make memes with your own images. On Thursday, Google introduced a new…

Bluesky rolls out cashtags and LIVE badges amid a boost in app installs |

7:42 AM PST · January 16, 2026 Social network Bluesky is updating its app to allow anyone to share when they’re livestreaming on Twitch, and…

Digg launches its new Reddit rival to the public |

The reboot of the early internet online communityDigg, a one-time rival to Redditis moving forward. The company, which is today back under the ownership of…