• China bans Uyghurs from using social media apps

    Experts say the measure could presage another major crackdown in Xinjiang.

  • AirChat Uses Voice Technology to Stand Out in Social Media Market

    AirChat, a social media app that was launched Friday (April 12), became the 23rd most popular in the U.S. on Apple’s App Store Monday (April 15). The app has seen thousands of downloads as well as online requests for access to it, because AirChat is currently offered on an invite-only basis, Reuters reported Monday. AirChat is centered […]

  • Social media stunned after Falcons pick QB Michael Penix Jr. at No. 8 overall

    The Falcons signed veteran Kirk Cousins to a four-year deal in March, but that didn't stop them from drafting a quarterback at No. 8.

  • Trump Media shares tank as Donald Trump's stake in Truth Social parent could be sold: filing

    The shares have already fallen nearly 60% since it first went public after a blank-check merger with Digital World Acquisition Corp.

  • NRL Tipping: Expert tips for Round 8

    Three huge matches on ANZAC Day spread across Sydney, Melbourne and

  • TikTok fears point to larger problem: Poor media literacy in the social media age

    FEATURE (THE CONVERSATION) — The U.S. government moved closer to banning the video social media app TikTok on Apr. 23 after the Senate approved a $95 billion foreign aid bill. The bill includes a provision to force ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, to either sell its American holdings to a U.S. company or […]

  • 8 Savory Meals Using Pineapples!

    These meals include everything from fried rice to curry and even grilled cheese! Try out these delicious savory pineapple recipes!

  • What happens when we train our AI on social media?

    The unique relationship between social media and AI continues to develop in interesting ways, with Reddit’s recent deal with Google allowing their AI to train on its content, and tech companies’ sudden interest in once-popular social media sites like Photobucket.  But there is a question looming in the background of these deals: Even if AI companies can train their models on social media, is doing so really such a good idea?  AI companies have largely relied on the internet, especially...

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    8 emerging uses for medical cannabis

    Stacker identified eight medical conditions where cannabis may be beneficial, either by lessening symptoms or treating the underlying medical problem.

  • Why Meta is looking to the fediverse as the future for social media

    Meta’s move into the open social web, also known as the fediverse, is puzzling. Does the Facebook owner see open protocols as the future? Will it embrace the fediverse only to shut it down, shifting people back to its proprietary platforms and decimating startups building in the space? Will it bring its advertising empire to […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Coalition talks again bogged down in social media disputes

    Talks on forming a new right-wing coalition government in the Netherlands continue to be dogged by social media posts, particularly by far-right leader Geert Wilders. On Thursday Wilders refused to withdraw a post he had placed about the VVD’s junior immigration minister Eric van der Burg, describing him instead as someone “who has turned the Netherlands into one big refugee centre” and a “scary little man”. Earlier Van der Burg had said during a parliamentary debate that the decision not

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    Social media threat closes Kamehameha Schools

    HONOLULU (KHON2) -- The Kamehameha Schools is taking action after a threat to the school was circulating on social media. "With an abundance of caution will be canceling school today, Monday, April 15 for all haumāna, staff and faculty at Kalihi-Palama and Kapalama Preschools," the school said in a letter to the KS community. []