Viral Photo of Dog Humping a Robot Dog Is Sadly Fake
Have you seen that photo of a dog attempting to make sweet and passionate love to a robot dog? It’s gone viral on sites like Reddit, Instagram, and X. But…
Meta’s ChatGPT killer is taking over your favorite apps
Meta The AI hype is in full swing right now, transcending form factor boundaries with mixed success. But for the most part, the situation has been a pricey endeavor for…
Kathryn Newton on Becoming a Universal Monsters Staple With Abigail and Lisa Frankenstein
While Universal Pictures has long stepped away from its planned Universal Monsters Dark Universe (except at Universal Studios theme parks), the cinematic lore of the characters has found new life,…
Instagram Will Blur Out Nudes in DMs to Fight ‘Financial Sextortion’
This story originally appeared on Quartz. Meta on Thursday announced a new tool for Instagram direct messages to protect kids and teens from predators trying to elicit nudes and “sextort”…
‘TikTok Notes’ Is TikTok’s Latest Swipe at Instagram
It’s no secret that TikTok has been working on a new photo-sharing app to compete with Instagram and grow its social media empire. While one may look at TikTok’s success…
Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook Down After Suffering Major Outage
File photo of a woman checking her phone during an Instagram outage in 2021.Photo: Ed Jones (Getty Images) Meta platforms Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram are experiencing a global outage with…
Google Maps Is Officially the Greatest App of All Time
Graphic: Gizmodo After 31 days in the trenches of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge, Google Maps has emerged victorious! If you’re just tuning in, you can read all about our…
Only 28% of Americans Support Banning TikTok, Poll Says
Only about 28% of Americans support banning TikTok, according to a new poll from market research firm Savanta. And while it remains to be seen whether the U.S. Senate will…
Project Ghostbusters: Facebook Accused of Using Your Phone to Wiretap Snapchat
Meta has lots of data through Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook, but that’s not enough for them. Court filings unsealed last week allege Meta created an internal effort to spy on…
Zuckerberg Swiped Elon’s Big Swiping Idea
Mark Zuckerberg began testing a horizontal swiping feature on Wednesday for his pet project, Threads, the app whose main purpose seems to be trolling Elon Musk. The feature appears to…