Google Says Scam Tactics Are Evolving Through AI Usage

Google has detected a range of ways in which scammers are incorporating AI.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 12, 2026

YouTube Expands Text of Variable Subscriber Notifications

YouTube will send fewer channel notifications if users don't engage with them.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 11, 2026

Meta Kicks off New Data Center Project in Indiana

Meta's 27th data center in the U.S. will help to power its AI ambitions. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 11, 2026

Threads Expands Manual Algorithm Control Option

The option gives users the capacity to change what they see in-feed.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 11, 2026

Bluesky Adds Drafts, Updated Welcome Screen

Bluesky's growth has slowed, but it is seeing some growth early in the new year. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 10, 2026

YouTube Adds Auto Captions When Muted, New AI Feature

The latest feature updates from YouTube.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 10, 2026

Meta Experiments With a New Image Sharing App

The new app would be based on the Shots function that was tested on Instagram.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 10, 2026

ByteDance Launches Impressive New AI Video Generation Tool

The new AI video generator is producing better results than other rmodels. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 9, 2026

YouTube Announces New Subscription Packages for TV

YouTube is making a bigger push into CTV subscriptions.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 9, 2026

EU Issues Warning to Meta Over Closing off WhatsApp to AI Rivals

Meta could be facing more costly penalties in Europe.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 9, 2026

Reddit Posts Strong Q4 and Full-Year Results

Reddit continues to enhance its market appeal.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 5, 2026

Threads Looks to Tap Into Super Bowl Engagement

Sports is the most discussed topic on X, which makes it a key focus for Threads as well.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 5, 2026

Meta Tests a Standalone AI Video App

Meta says the volume of content being generated via its AI app has increased significantly.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 4, 2026

YouTube Expands Auto-Dubbing to All Creators

YouTube has also added more languages to its auto-dubbing translation tools.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 4, 2026

Spain Announces Teen Social Media Restrictions

Several EU nations are looking to implement teen social media restrictions. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 3, 2026

Snapchat Says It’s Restricted 415K Teen Accounts in Australia

Though Snap also says that the teen social ban has various flaws.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 2, 2026

TikTok Announces Creator Showcase for Black History Month

The effort includes a number of high-profile creators who have led trends and driven in-app engagement.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 1, 2026

Is Australia’s Teen Social Media Ban Actually Working?

Social platforms have restricted 4.7 million accounts in the country, but does that reflect success?

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 27, 2026

Edits Gets Simplified Copy and Paste, Improved Track Linking

The latest round of updates for Meta’s video editing app. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 27, 2026

WhatsApp Adds Advanced Security Setting to Counter OS Level Attacks

A more advanced security option for WhatsApp users.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 27, 2026

WhatsApp to Come Under Increased Scrutiny in Europe

WhatsApp has been escalated to a higher level of EU reporting obligations.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 26, 2026

Meta Previews Super Bowl Ad for Oakley AI Glasses

Meta is making an influencer-led push to boost interest in its latest AI glasses.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 26, 2026

Threads Experiments With Animated Stickers in Posts

The GIFs would act as emojis, adding more context to users feeds. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 22, 2026

Large Scale Studies Fail To Link Social Media Use to Teen Harms

As more regions consider teen restrictions, the data suggests this might not be effective.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 22, 2026

Snapchat Adds New Insights to Family Center

Snapchat’s looking to provide more assurance for parents. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 22, 2026