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While most altcoins struggle in light of the bearish cryptocurrency market, Polygon (CRYPTO: MATIC) has been outperforming the apex Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) and even Elon Musk’s favorite Dogecoin (CRYPTO: ...

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META)-owned Instagram will soon allow users to create, sell and showcase Polygon (CRYPTO: MATIC) based nonfungible tokens (NFTs), giving them new ways to monetize their communities using digital collectibles. What Happened: Instagram on Wednesday announced plans to...

Social media platform Twitter was bought by Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk last week in a highly anticipated $44 billion acquisition. Musk has plans to change the platform, which could involve reviving an old company. What Happened: Among the early plans for Twitter from Musk are to charge...

Meta Platforms Inc.'s (NASDAQ: META) Instagram has updated its web interface but has no immediate plans to build a dedicated app for Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad. What Happened: Instagram's web interface now has a slightly redesigned version, featuring a navigation sidebar with...

Major Wall Street indices closed in the red on Monday as investors and traders braced for a 75 basis point hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday. Market participants are keenly waiting for any cue that the central bank has finally decided to reduce its aggression.  Here...

As Meta Platforms Inc.'s (NASDAQ: META) Instagram and Twitter Inc. roll out age-verification systems, privacy groups raise concerns about personal data and pornography-viewing habits.  What Happened: Digital Rights Watch, a privacy group, has urged federal regulators to exclude...

After all the tech bloodbath, it was a refreshing sight to see a social media stock rally hard following its quarterly results. What Happened: Pinterest Inc. (NYSE: PINS) shares climbed 9.64% late on Thursday after it reported third-quarter revenue that rose 8% to $685 million and exceeded the...

The world’s richest man is nearing the finish line of acquiring social media platform Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR). With many speculating why Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is spending $44 billion to acquire Twitter, Musk shared several reasons Thursday for why he is doing the deal. What...

Meta Platforms Inc.'s (NASDAQ: META) saving grace, amid the otherwise gloomy Q3 earnings report, was its photo and video-sharing social networking app Instagram.  What Happened: On Wednesday, Meta announced that Instagram now has two billion monthly active users worldwide. It is...

Adidas (OTC: ADDDF) (OTC: ADDYY) and Kanye West, who has rechristened himself as Ye, are parting ways, joining a host of brands snapping ties with the rapper. What Happened: Adidas said on Tuesday that it has decided to terminate its partnership with Ye, with immediate effect. The apparel and...

Meta Platforms Inc.'s (NASDAQ: META) Instagram has rolled out new features, addressing instances of cyber abuse, harassment and growing number of court cases.  What Happened: On Thursday, Instagram introduced new safety tools like advanced user blocking and more. "Now, when you...

TikTok’s popularity with teens in the U.S. is rising but Meta Platforms Inc.’s (NASDAQ: META) Instagram is still a dominant force in social media. What Happened: Piper Sandler's Fall 2022 Survey revealed that ByteDance-owned TikTok is widening the lead as U.S. teens' most...

A Russian lawmaker has urged state institutions to stop using Meta Platforms Inc.'s (NASDAQ: META) WhatsApp, as the country tries to wean itself off Western technologies.  What Happened: On Wednesday, Anton Gorelkin, deputy head of the Russian parliament's committee on information...

TikTok has announced that it will raise the minimum age required for creators to go live on the app, while also introducing a new adults-only streaming category. What Happened: TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, announced on Monday that from Nov. 23 the minimum age to host a...

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...