X launches stand-alone XChat app on iOS

X’s new app promises private chats, disappearing messages, audio and video calls, and more.

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Instagram tests a new ‘Instants’ app for sharing disappearing photos

The app lets users share disappearing photos with their friends that can be viewed only once and remain available for 24 hours.

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Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8,000 employees, report says

According to an internal memo, Meta plans to begin its sweeping layoffs on May 20.

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Bluesky now supports better quality photos

The max size is now 2MB and max resolution is 4000×4000.

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Meta is revamping its cross-app management system

Meta’s Accounts Center will transition to the Meta Account, which is supposed to make it easier to manage your experience on various Meta apps and devices.

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X is shutting down Communities because of low usage and lots of spam

X Communities are no more. Only a fraction of X users were using Communities, and much of that use was spam, the company said.

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WhatsApp adds prepaid phone recharges in India as its payments usage still lags

WhatsApp is rolling out prepaid phone recharges to its 500 million users in India via PayU.

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Beehiiv rolls out new creator tools, including webinars and customizable paywalls

Beehiiv is clearly done being just a newsletter platform based on today’s launch of a new webinar feature, customizable paywalls, and more.

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Meta will now allow parents to see the topics their child discussed with Meta AI

Topics can range from “School,” “Entertainment,” and “Lifestyle” to “Travel,” “Writing,” and “Health and Wellbeing,” among others, Meta says.

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Hands on with X’s new AI-powered custom feeds

X’s AI-powered custom timelines are replacing Communities, with Grok-curated feeds…and new ad slots.

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