Author: socialmediawala

Here’s a small, but handy update for TikTok users. The platform has added a new floating player option, which enables you to keep watching TikTok videos on your desktop PC while switching to other tabs. The new Floating Player option is in the bottom right of the playback window on desktop, and when tapped, you…

As we enter the next stage of AI development, more questions are being raised about the safety implications of AI systems, while the companies themselves are now scrambling to establish exclusive data deals, in order to ensure that their models are best equipped to meet expanding use cases. On the first front, various organizations and…

Meta’s super keen to become a key player in the generative AI race, which is why it’s investing billions upon billions into AI hardware and development, and jamming its new AI features into all of its apps. Which includes WhatsApp, the most popular messaging app in the world, which is also notoriously difficult to add…

Yeah, this is probably going to upset a lot of Elon Musk’s acolytes on X. Today, X has updated creator ad revenue share program documentation with a note that all participants will now need to submit a government-issued ID for verification. As you can see in this note, participants in the revenue share initiative will…

Amid ongoing questions about the influence of the Chinese Government on its operations, TikTok has launched an updated transparency report, which will now provide more specific insight into detected influence operations that have been removed from the app, while it’s also updating its rules to restrict the reach of state-affiliated media accounts that attempt to…

In Q4 last year, Snapchat’s performance looked pretty bleak, with lower-than-expected ad growth, and higher-than-anticipated costs, leading to job cuts, funding reductions, projects shelved, etc. But in Q1 this year, Snap shares bounced back, based on increased ad performance, re-focused businesses opportunities, and a major new push on SMBs. That final point resulted in the…

Hey, remember that one time you added a funny AR filter to your PC camera view, via Snapchat’s separate “Snap Camera” app, and it livened up the endless stream of Zoom meetings during lockdown? Well, you can now do it again, and be the funny guy/girl, for at least a moment. Snap’s Snap Camera app…

I’m not exactly sure what the true bet is here, but it’s Elon Musk, and I suspect a lot of venture capital firms are just too scared to miss out, in case he is able to back up his many promises. Or they just believe in his vision. Either way, xAI, the team building X’s…

Okay, this may not be an “official” update, as it’s only a passing comment made by Elon Musk, which always end up sparking media overreaction (which, of course, I’m playing into here). But: ???? has 600 million monthly active users, about half of which use the platform every day — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 23,…