The White House Takes a Bold Leap into TikTok: A New Era of Political Engagement
The White House joined TikTok, despite ongoing legal battles surrounding the use of the Chinese-owned app.
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Meta Partners with Silicon Ranch to Launch $100 Million Solar Farm in South Carolina
The social media company is adding another tranche of solar to power a new AI data center in South Carolina.
Instagram Unveils Exciting New Feature: Link Multiple Reels for Enhanced Storytelling
Now if a creator is telling a story in a series of videos and follow-ups, they can now link them all together so that viewers don’t have to scroll or search for different parts.
Jack Dorsey’s Vision for the Future of Social Media: Investing in Open Source Innovations
Jack Dorsey backs nonprofit ‘and Other Stuff’ with $10M to build open social technology.
Pakistani Teen Couple Dies of Dehydration After Crossing into India’s Thar Desert
In a heartbreaking turn of events, a teenage couple from Pakistan lost their lives after crossing illegally into India’s Thar
Automattic puts Tumblr migration to WordPress on hold
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg confirmed that the company is no longer working on migrating its Tumblr blogging platform to WordPress, as previously announced.
Nikita Bier joins X as head of product: ‘I’ve officially posted my way to the top’
At X, Bier could potentially build features that drive adoption beyond the user base that’s typically drawn to text-first social networks.
Meta adds business voice calling to WhatsApp, explores AI-powered product recommendations
WhatsApp announced it’s introducing the ability for large businesses to reach customers through voice calls, which will allow the app to explore the use of AI-powered voice agents.
Trump’s prospective TikTok buyer reportedly includes Oracle, Blackstone, a16z
After pushing the TikTok sale date back yet again, President Donald Trump said in an interview on Sunday that he had found a potential buyer for the ByteDance-owned platform.
Want More Views? Master These 6 YouTube Growth Tactics
Getting a strong start or feeling stagnant are two completely different problems, but they both need momentum, viewer engagement, and growth to fix them.