Popular TV-tracking app TV Time is shutting down as company focuses on AI

TV Time, the popular TV-tracking app, is shutting down on July 15 as parent company Whip Media pivots toward enterprise AI products.

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WhatsApp usernames are already raising impersonation red flags

Meta says usernames improve privacy, but critics question whether its safeguards can prevent impersonation.

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Threads adds new features to Live Chats as it expands access

The updates include translations, new tools for hosts, and more.

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X now offers an MCP server to make its platform easier for AI tools to use

X has launched a hosted MCP server, making it easier for developers to connect AI applications with the company’s API.

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WhatsApp now lets you reserve usernames

WhatsApp username can be between 3 to 35 characters length

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Instagram is testing more ways to customize ‘Your Algorithm’

Instagram users could soon see more ways to tune their content.

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Facebook rolls out an AI companion app for creators

The new app, which is currently being tested with select creators, will have Facebook’s recently launched AI creator assistant built into it.

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WhatsApp gets new chief as Meta taps India’s CRED founder Kunal Shah, and invests $900M in startup

WhatsApp gets a new boss, as Will Cathcart moves to a new role at Meta, while Shah steps down as CEO of Indian fintech giant CRED to replace Cathcart.

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Instagram looks to take on streaming services with longer-form, episodic and live formats for its TV app

Instagram is coming for streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video as it sets its ambitions for living room viewing.

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