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Gas, a new-age teen app, has surpassed BeReal and Meta Platforms Inc.'s (NASDAQ: META) Facebook and WhatsApp in popularity on the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) App Store. What Happened: Gas is currently the most popular iPhone app, despite being available only in some regions. At the...

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg has criticized Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iMessage for being less "private and secure" than WhatsApp. What Happened: On his official Instagram page, Zuckerberg took a shot at Apple's iMessage for being less...

Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 14 series' users are reportedly facing a SIM bug.  What Happened: The Apple iOS 16 bug is affecting iPhone 14 users with a ‘Sim Not Supported’ message showing up on their devices. The Cupertino-based tech giant acknowledged that...

Jane Manchun Wong, a security researcher, highlighted how false narratives are spread on Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR), saying that the social media platform “is still a great place to spread misinformation" and target audiences outside the U.S. What Happened: Wong tweeted about the...

Meta Platforms Inc.'s (NASDAQ: META) Facebook users complained of losing their followers on Wednesday for no apparent reason — even META CEO Mark Zuckerberg wasn't spared. What Happened: Owing to a bug impacting users worldwide, Zuckerberg lost over 118 million followers. Many...

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)-owned YouTube will soon let its users have a unique handle that can be used across channels and Shorts — the platform's TikTok competitor. What Happened: Every YouTube user would have a distinct @username handle that they can use...

With Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) shares down 60% so far this year amid floundering fundamentals and macro uncertainties, investors are looking ahead to an upcoming company event to see if it could prop up the stock a bit. What Happened: Meta will host a one-day virtual...

BeReal, a social media app that encourages users to take a photo every day in an effort to create a daily habit, has amassed more than 53 million downloads across Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS App Store and Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Play Store, ...

Meta Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is expected to unveil its next headset — the Quest Pro — during the Meta Connect 2022 conference on Oct. 11.  This device has a professional mixed reality (MR) focus, putting it in contrast with the consumer-oriented virtual reality-focused headsets...

The richest person in the world is in the process of acquiring social media platform Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR). Elon Musk says the deal isn’t about making money. What Happened: Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk submitted a new proposal to acquire Twitter for $44 billion last week. The...

Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ: META) Facebook has announced that it is going to share details about Facebook users whose accounts may have been compromised due to security issues with various apps downloaded from iOS and Android.  According to a report, Facebook said that it has...

Fizz, a social app founded by two Stanford University students, is increasingly finding favor with Gen Z on university campuses. What Happened: Fizz was founded by Teddy Solomon and Ashton Cofer "at Stanford in the summer of 2021," according to the app's webpage. On Oct.4,...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) co-founder Steve Wozniak recounted a personal experience on Wednesday while taking a dig at Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META), the social networking goliath headed by Mark Zuckerberg. What Happened: Wozniak, who founded Apple together with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne in...

In June, Sheryl Sandberg stepped down as COO of Meta. However, the company has decided to continue paying for her security into 2023, citing "continuing threats to her safety." According to Meta, from Oct. 1 through June 30, 2023, the company will pay for security...

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) is no longer among the top 10 most valuable companies in the world as its market cap fell to $366.61 billion with shares of the company closing 3.67% lower on Thursday. What Happened: Meta has moved to the 12th position among companies with top market cap...