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 ...
TechCrunch

Beyond Instagram: Introducing the next generation of social apps

For years, our social media experiences have been dominated by Big Tech players like Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp), Google (YouTube), Snapchat, TikTok, and X. But a growing number of startups ...
Android Authority

5 things I learned after vibe coding my first app

Vibe coding is easier than ever thanks to the diversity of tools available for developers and novices alike. While it would take hours or even days for a beginner to get a simple app up and running ...
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 ...
Hosted on MSN

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 ...
Reuters

ChatGPT app hits 1 billion monthly active users in record time, data shows

June 2 (Reuters) - OpenAI's ChatGPT has crossed 1 billion global monthly active app users, becoming the fastest app ever to reach the milestone, ‌according to estimates from market intelligence firm ...
BGR

Android Auto Just Got A New Feature That Will Make Media Switching Way Easier

Android Auto users, a new update is about to make your life slightly easier. May has brought a wave of updates to the Google UI platform for vehicles, including one that will completely overhaul your ...
The New York Times

Australia’s Social Media Ban Is Floundering. Can It Still Help Younger Kids?

Six months in, many teens are already back on platforms they were supposed to be blocked from. The ban’s benefits may fall to the next generation. Six months in, many teens are already back on ...
NBC News

Malaysia enforces ban on social media accounts for children younger than 16

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia on Monday began enforcing rules barring millions of children younger than 16 from having social media accounts, joining a global effort to tighten online safety ...
Ars Technica

Fed up with vibe coders, dev sneaks data-nuking prompt injection into their code

The controversy over vibe coding reached a new high this week after a developer added hidden instructions to his open source Java testing app to sabotage projects performed by AI coding agents. The ...
Deadspin

Social Casino Apps: Ranking the Best Social Casino Apps of 2026

Although not commonplace throughout the sweepstakes gaming scene just yet, you can still find social casino apps that allow you to take the full experience away with you. Naturally, we’ve been on the ...