Meta has rolled out a significant update for Reels creators on its platforms, introducing advanced to ols aimed at preventing unauthorized use and theft of original video content. This move is expected to bolster creator security and encourage higher-quality contributions within the fast-growing Reels ecosystem.
Social media platforms are buzzing with a new trend that tests pop-culture savvy and celebrates geeky fandoms. The “You’re Not Nerdy Enough to Understand” meme has rapidly become the internet’s favorite way for users to show off their insider knowledge of films, shows, comics, and cultural quirks, while bonding with like-minded fans.
Linguist and influencer Adam Aleksic, known as the “Etymology Nerd,” captivated a packed auditorium yesterday at Northwestern University, where he explored how social media algorithms are not only spreading but actively shaping and manufacturing contemporary language and cultural trends. Aleksic’s insights drew deep interest well beyond the linguistics community, sparking new reflection on the intersection…
A new phrase, “Group 7,” has taken center stage on TikTok and rapidly spread across global social media, with brands and influencers rallying behind the trend despite its origins as an inside joke. The buzz started as an experiment by singer Sophia James and has since become a defining marker of online belonging.
Instagram has launched a groundbreaking feature that empowers users to directly personalize the algorithm behind their Reels feed, marking a significant evolution in how content is curated and consumed on the platform. The new controls, initially available to select users, allow Instagram members to specify topics they want to see more or less of, fundamentally…
A pair of University of Washington computer science students, participating in Y Combinator’s summer 2025 batch, have publicly launched Meteor: a new AI-powered web browser that automates online tasks as a personal assistant. Meteor promises to reshape the way people interact with the web by leveraging generative AI to handle everything from scheduling to online…
The U.S. government has reached a high-profile agreement with China to keep TikTok operational in the United States, ending months of uncertainty over the app’s future. The deal, brokered amid ongoing debates about national security and data privacy, comes just as a previously set deadline for TikTok’s divestment loomed.
Bluesky and Mastodon have emerged as leading examples of the “next-generation” social web: networks that, as open source decentralized platforms, give users greater control over their data and community experience while rejecting the all-powerful, ad-driven model of conventional platforms. Yet the two services take notably different paths to that goal. Here’s why we think Bluesky…
Threads is a new app developed by the Instagram team for sharing text. It provides a separate space for real-time updates and public conversations. The app aims to expand what Instagram does best to text, creating a positive and creative space for expressing ideas.
Scientists from ETH Zurich, in collaboration with partners from the space industry, have demonstrated terabit optical data transmission through the air in a European Horizon 2020 project. This development will allow much more cost-effective and faster backbone connections through near-earth satellite constellations via laser-based network channels.
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