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A simple mistake in the Meta AI app could expose your deepest secrets
By Nick Lucchesi published
The Meta AI app launched in April, and users are inadvertently sharing embarrassing, private questions to the Discover feed because of poor design choices by Meta that have still not been fixed.

ChatGPT's Sam Altman threatened to "Uno reverse" Facebook over AI app — he might be dead serious
By Rael Hornby published
An older tweet from Sam Altman suddenly looks less like a joke and more like OpenAI's next big move.

Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger are down: Everything you need to know about Meta's outage
By James Pero last updated
Tens of thousands of users are reporting outages across Meta's social apps

Yes, Facebook, Instagram are down worldwide: Meta claim issues are now resolved
By Rael Hornby published
Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram are currently out of action worldwide.

How to use Instagram's new AI-generated backgrounds to spice up your Stories
By TJ Fink published
Instagram just launched an AI editing tool for Stories that allows you to remove your background and replace it with an AI-generated image.

How to stop Instagram from tracking your web activity
By Sarah Chaney published
New features within certain Meta apps, including Instagram, make it easy to control which data, if any, is sent from other companies to Meta regarding your web browsing habits.

How to see who unfollowed you on Instagram
By Sarah Chaney published
Learning how to see who unfollowed you on Instagram is a bit tedious and involves downloading third-party apps, but it’s possible to find out exactly who hit that unfollow button.

USB-C iPhones are here, but will Backbone One work with them?
By Jason England published
The USB-C Backbone One is getting an update to be compatible with both USB-C iPhones and Android devices.
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