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Apple activates verified Twitter account ahead of iPhone unveiling

Apple has activated its long dormant Twitter account, indicating that it may be planning to cover its iPhone 7 launch event on the platform.
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Zuckerberg ‘deeply disappointed’ that SpaceX destroyed Facebook’s satellite

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has responded to the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explosion that resulted in the loss of his firm's Amos-6 satellite.
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You can now text and video chat at the same time on Facebook Messenger

Facebook now lets you add instant live video to your Messenger conversations as part of the messaging app's latest update for iOS and Android.
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PewDiePie suspended from Twitter after tweeting Islamic State joke

PewDiePie was temporarily booted off Twitter after tweeting a joke about joining ISIS. The YouTube star has since made a video about the incident.
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Twitter co-founder Evan Williams addresses those takeover rumors

Twitter co-founder Evan Williams' latest statement adds fuel to the fire surrounding the company’s future as a possible takeover target.
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Facebook’s new image stabilization tech makes shaky 360-degree videos smoother

Facebook is testing a newly built image stabilization technology specifically designed to make 360-videos uploaded to the social network smoother.
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Facebook’s Trending blunders illustrate the need for human fact-checkers

Facebook could be forced to fix its newly automated Trending topics section once again after its algorithm suffered two consecutive blunders.

Twitter introduces a new way for publishers to make cash from videos

Twitter is hoping its new monetization options for video creators will finally resolve its revenue-sharing issues and help it to attract social media stars.
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Snapchat gets major update with new captions, discovery tools, and geofilter themes

Snapchat has just launched a major update to its iOS app and its custom geofilters. The update brings with it new text captions and discovery tools.
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Take control of an 8-bit Serena Williams in Snapchat’s first multilevel game

Snapchat just got its first multi-level game courtesy of Gatorade. "Serena Williams Match Point" comes just in time for the U.S. Open.
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Mark Zuckerberg presents the Pope with a drone model during Vatican meeting

Mark Zuckerberg is the latest tech CEO to meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican. The Facebook founder and CEO turned up to the meeting with a unique gift.
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Sound and vision: Facebook now displays vertical videos on mobile News Feed

Facebook is finally displaying vertical videos as they were meant to be seen on mobile instead of cropping them into squares.
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Snapchat plans to use your behavior to target you with ads

Snapchat is reportedly planning to introduce ad targeting options based on your in-app activity to its API (application programming interface).
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Facebook promises independent Trending algorithm, but still relies on human editors

Facebook is updating its Trending feed in a bid to deliver an autonomous news algorithm. But it still can't avoid the elephant in the room.
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Orlando’s new tourism app packs a digital assistant powered by IBM’s Watson AI

Orlando tourism has launched a new app that uses the power of IBM’s Jeopardy-winning Watson AI to bring you customized local recommendations.
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Snapchat’s live sports filters touching down at high schools

Snapchat is expanding its live sports geofilters to include high school football games. The app says the filters will appear at 5,000 games per week.
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Twitter’s $500,000 price tag for Promoted Stickers could help solve its ad woes

Twitter is charging brands $500,000 for Promoted Stickers ad campaigns, claims a new report. The marketing feature was launched earlier this month.
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Facebook opens up its image-recognition AI software to everyone

Facebook is opening-sourcing its AI image recognition software, which can detect and label objects in photos, and its related research papers.
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No stopping Snapchat: App predicted to reach 217M users by end of 2017

Snapchat is set to add almost 70 million extra users by the end of 2017 to take its total user base to 217 million, according to a new report.
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U.K. pols: Social networks are intentionally failing to tackle Islamic State

A panel of U.K. MPs have penned a scathing report claiming that Twitter, Facebook, and Google are “consciously” failing to tackle Islamic State activity.
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YouTube to launch the social networking features you’ve always wanted

YouTube will soon let you interact with creators like never before thanks to the rollout of a new social timeline for channels.
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Facebook testing Messenger feature that could signal the end of friend requests

Facebook is planning to transform Messenger into your smartphone's default messaging service by letting you add contacts directly on the app.
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Twitter’s new direct messaging button will let you chat with any site on the web

Twitter has introduced a new direct message button to its publishing features that allows users to chat with businesses and brands from any site on the web.
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Ex-Facebook Live manager launches live-streaming app with a focus on the personal

Alively is the new live-streaming app that takes the stress out of social live-streaming by allowing you to share broadcasts with select friends and family.
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Prisma no longer requires an internet connection to process your images

Prisma, the photography app that retouches your pics to resemble the work of famous artists, has updated its iOS app to allow for offline image processing.
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Facebook has given you a political label — find out where (it thinks) you stand

Facebook is acutely aware of your political views and is using them to serve you ads as part of its recently launched ad personalization tool.
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Pinterest nabs Instapaper to recommend you more of the articles you’ll love

Pinterest has acquired the tech and the talent behind the read-it-later platform Instapaper, which is best known for its iOS and Android apps.
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Tech giants oppose social media screening proposal for travelers

Tech giants and rights group are rallying against a proposal by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that targets travelers’ social media info.
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No stopping Instagram: App joins the billion-downloads club on Google Play

Instagram has become just the 19th app to hit a billion downloads on the Google Play Store. The milestone marks Facebook's fourth entry on the elite list.

Twitter goes dark on iOS, thanks to new night mode

Twitter for iOS users are finally being treated to night mode, a feature that has been an Android exclusive since July.
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Looking for MLB live-streams? Yahoo’s redesigned Sports app has you covered

Yahoo Sports has completely redesigned its mobile app for iOS and Android with a new guide to Major League Baseball (MLB) live-streams.
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Twitter suspends notorious hacker following second Democratic Party hack

Twitter temporarily suspended the infamous hacker (or hackers) known as Guccifer 2 on Saturday after a second dump of Democratic party files made it online.
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Facebook tinkers with its News Feed to show you more ‘informative stories’

Facebook is once again upgrading its News Feed in an effort to further distance you from clickbait by instead placing the emphasis on enlightening content.
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Ex-workers slam Twitter's double standards when it comes to censoring abuse

Twitter is once again facing scrutiny over its alleged failure to tackle abuse on its platform courtesy of a new report regarding its troll problem.