Social media’s next evolution: user-controlled algorithms

Social media feeds are becoming more customizable as platforms like Threads, Instagram, and TikTok introduce tools that let ...
InfoWorld

10 tips for getting better R code from your AI coding agent

With the proper setup and guidance, you can have Claude Code, Codex, Posit Assistant, and other coding agents writing R code ...
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A South Portland woman has designed a new social media app with the goal of helping animals

SOMETIMES SOCIAL MEDIA DOES MORE HARM THAN GOOD... ESPECIALLY WHEN IT LEADS TO "DOOM SCROLLING". ONE SOUTH PORTLAND WOMAN IS TRYING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH A NEW APP SHE'S DEVELOPED... FOCUSED ON ...
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Social media platforms, app stores at odds over who should enforce social media bans

As countries including Canada move toward social media bans in an attempt to keep youths safe online, tech companies are in a tug of war over who should be the gatekeepers. Executives from Snapchat ...
BGR

5 Reasons Why Gen Z Is Ditching Social Media Apps

Social media usage is at an all-time high. According to Meltwater's 2026 Global Digital Report, 5.66 billion people use social media, almost a 5% increase compared to the previous year, and Gen Z ...
Seattle Times

‘Teachers Are Going to Hate It’: How Social Media Apps Hooked Teens at School

Snapchat sent phone alerts to adolescents during school hours, urging them to share what was going on in their classrooms. Meta paid “teen ambassadors” to promote Instagram and hand out swag to their ...
The New York Times

‘Teachers Are Going to Hate It’: How Social Media Apps Hooked Teens at School

Internal documents show how tech giants grabbed children’s attention throughout the day, a strategy that schools say has undermined education. By Jennifer Valentino-DeVries Jennifer Valentino-DeVries ...
WRAL

NC lawmakers zoom in on ‘addictive’ apps as they weigh social media restrictions for teens

Lawmakers are looking to narrow the scope of a bill that would ban social media for some North Carolina teenagers. They’re zooming in on features that they say make the apps more addictive. House Bill ...
Business Insider

After trying to buy TikTok, adtech giant AppLovin launches its own social media challenger

AppLovin lost its bid to buy TikTok, and now it is taking its social media aspirations into its own hands. The adtech firm quietly released a new app this month called Gist that feels a bit like a ...
Engadget

Malaysia's under-16 social media ban goes into effect on June 1

Malaysia's new under-16 initiative, which requires social networks to ensure that no children under 16 are using their services, will come into force on June 1. The country's cabinet approved the new ...
Android Authority

Android 17 gets a smarter media switcher, and it already feels better than the old carousel

Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 has a new media app switcher UI in notifications and on the lock screen. It replaces the old carousel-style layout with a new card layout. Apart from swiping, users can also tap ...
Engadget

OpenAI brings its Codex coding app to mobile

Since debuting last spring, OpenAI's Codex coding app has seen standalone Mac and Windows releases, so it was only a matter of time before OpenAI gave people a way to access their Codex projects on ...