You can now generate songs in your iMessage chats

Suno’s latest iOS update lets users generate 30-second songs from typed prompts, voice recordings, and messages inside iMessage.

YouTube appeals the social media addiction verdict, arguing it isn’t social media
YouTube appeals the social media addiction verdict, arguing it isn’t social media

YouTube has appealed the landmark social media addiction verdict, joining Meta. Its argument: YouTube is not a social media platform. YouTube has a curious line of defence against the finding that it helped hook a child on its app. It says it is not a …

The UK just proposed a midnight social media curfew for teens that they can bypass in seconds

The UK government has proposed a midnight curfew that would lock 16 and 17-year-olds out of apps like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, but the restriction can be switched off with just a few taps.

UK proposes a midnight social media curfew for older teens
UK proposes a midnight social media curfew for older teens

The UK government has proposed a midnight social media curfew for 16 and 17-year-olds, plus limits on infinite scrolling. The UK social media curfew would switch on by default, though teens could turn it off. The government set out the measures on Wedn…

‘Love Island USA’: Brands Urged Melanie To Leave Sincere–But She Can’t Collect

Brands offered ‘Love Island USA’ contestant Melanie free products to leave Sincere. But she can’t collect. An entertainment litigator explains why.

X admits its broken algorithm made the site feel like a ‘battleground’
X admits its broken algorithm made the site feel like a ‘battleground’

X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, admitted in a post on Monday that X’s algorithm was “missing” data about surfacing posts from people who you’ve followed back. Now, he says a tweak will “boost visibility of your posts to your mutuals,” hopefully enhancing the sense of community instead of highlighting and spreading random arguments, but […]

Meta is pushing brands onto its AI ad tools. The results are a mess
Meta is pushing brands onto its AI ad tools. The results are a mess

Meta is pushing advertisers to hand their campaigns to its AI. A Business Insider investigation found the tools spitting out gibberish copy, mangled limbs and products that no longer look like the products. Meta’s reply, in effect: that’s your problem….

X is teaching its AI algorithm something social networks once understood

X is boosting posts among mutual followers after finding that relationship data was missing from its algorithm, exposing the gap between predicting engagement and creating conversations people actually want.

Australia finds serious gaps in Big Tech’s response to child sexual abuse online
Australia finds serious gaps in Big Tech’s response to child sexual abuse online

Australia’s online safety regulator has told the largest technology companies in the world that the tools to stop sexual extortion already exist, and that they are not using them. In a transparency report published on Tuesday, eSafety said companies in…