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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...

Meta Platforms Inc.'s (NASDAQ: META) Instagram has expanded the AI-powered Age Verification Program to additional countries, including India and Brazil.  What Happened: Instagram has updated its official blog post, saying that the platform is expanding the AI-powered Age Verification...

Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) is working on an experiment to limit the usage of clickable hashtags — that lets users discover trends and find tweets related to specific topics. What Happened: Twitter is experimenting with reducing the functionality of clickable hashtags....

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...

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, ...

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...

Rapper Kanye West, who also goes by Ye, posted on social media platform Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) for the first time in nearly two years. The posts come as West may be banned from a rival platform. What Happened: For the first time since November 2020, West posted on Twitter Friday night. Among the...

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...

One of the most unusual memorabilia pieces from a CEO of a leading publicly traded company just sold in an auction. Here’s a look at the auction and the final sales price. What Happened: A 1992 custom little league baseball trading card just sold for $105,000. The baseball card has been...

Millions of people tuned into coverage of Sunday Night Football on Sept. 25 with Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) owned NBC airing a contest between the San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos. One viewer anxiously awaited the outcome that could net him millions of dollars or wash out gains seen...

Engagement trends for social media platforms improved sequentially in the third quarter, KeyBanc Capital Markets said, citing its quarterly consumer survey. Pinterest Inc. (NYSE: PINS) and TikTok, however, were the only platforms to see year-over-year growth as well, the firm said. Impressed With...

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) is being sued for coming up with a workaround to Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy protection safeguards put in place in 2021, Bloomberg reported. What Happened: Two of Meta-owned Facebook’s users have filed a class-action lawsuit in the San...

Leading social platform TikTok has become one of the most downloaded and used apps around the world with growing interest in the U.S. Facing security concerns with links to China, the app faces a potential ban in the U.S. Here’s what Benzinga followers think could happen. What Happened: Owned...

Users of Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 14 are flagging an issue with third-party apps such as TikTok and the smartphone’s new camera technology.  What Happened: The issue affects third-party apps such as TikTok, Meta Platforms Inc’s (NASDAQ: META) Instagram and Snap Inc...

On Sunday, one of Elon Musk's followers tweeted a clip of Berkshire Hathaway's Vice Chairman Charlie Munger talking about envy.  Munger was saying in the video clip that the world is not driven by greed; it's driven by envy.  “The world is not driven by greed, it...