These apps are building Instagram alternatives on open protocols

Consumer demand for alternatives to Big Tech’s social apps is heating up. Alternative social networks like…

Bluesky will soon let you limit replies to ‘followers only’

Social network Bluesky will soon give its users more control over who can reply to their…

Composo helps enterprises monitor how well AI apps work

AI and the large language models (LLMs) that power them have a ton of useful applications,…

Digital Turbine Inc (APPS) Surges 37.8%: A Closer Look at the Q3 Earnings Call Highlights

In a remarkable turn of events, Digital Turbine Inc (NASDAQ: APPS), a mobile growth platform that…

Spotify, Warner Music Group sign new deal to help deliver ‘further paid subscription tiers’

Spotify and Warner Music Group (WMG) have unveiled a new multi-year agreement that covers both recorded…

A review of Tapestry, an app powered by the growing open web

A new app called Tapestry, which launched Tuesday, aggregates and organizes information from across the web…

Hero’s all-in-one, AI productivity app takes on Google’s Calendar and others

People often use multiple apps for notes, schedule management, and to-dos. But why not combine them…

Here are the apps battling to be become the ‘TikTok for Bluesky’

TikTok’s potential U.S. ban has sparked a flurry of development within the open social web community.…

Reelo stands out among the apps building a ‘TikTok for Bluesky’

There are a number of projects now underway that are focused on developing a video-first app…

Google Play adds a ‘Verified’ badge for trusted VPN apps

Google Play is rolling out “Verified” badges for select VPN apps to make it easier for…

Automattic and others back Openvibe, an app that’s unifying the open social web

Openvibe’s clever app that integrates multiple open social networks including Bluesky, Mastodon, Nostr, and Threads, just…

Bluesky adds video to user profiles

Social network Bluesky is doubling down on video. After it added a new TikTok-like custom video…

In motion to dismiss, chatbot platform Character AI claims it is protected by the First Amendment

Character AI, a platform that lets users engage in roleplay with AI chatbots, has filed a…

Threads rolls out a post scheduler, ‘markup’ feature, and more

While Meta lures TikTok creators to Instagram and Facebook with cash bonuses, its X competitor Instagram…

Method is helping fintech companies like SoFi build repayment functionality into their apps

It can be challenging for developers of fintech apps to integrate repayment, balance transfer, and bill…

Livestream app Favorited, a new TikTok alternative, gets backing from a16z

This month, drama unfolded across mainstream social media platforms like TikTok, which briefly went dark in…

Flipboard’s new app Surf adds its own video feed, too

After the TikTok ban went into effect on Sunday, social network Bluesky launched a custom feed…

RedNote, Flip, Clapper and Likee claim the top of the App Store as TikTok comes back online

TikTok may be back, but that hasn’t prevented other Chinese competitors from gaining users. In the…

Apple lists all apps it removed alongside TikTok in the U.S.

Amid the TikTok shutdown, in a rare move, Apple published a statement and a support document…

Bluesky saw 17x increase in moderation reports in 2024 after rapid growth

Bluesky on Friday published its moderation report for the past year, noting the sizable growth the…

US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, leaving app’s fate to Trump By Reuters

By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Supreme Court upheld on Friday a law…

TikTok CEO responds to Trump, thanks him for trying to solve US ban 

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew responded to comments made by Donald Trump regarding Friday’s Supreme Court…