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Meta Launches Instagram for iPad, Says Version for Android Tablets Coming Soon
Instagram has launched a version of its app that is optimized for Apple’s iPad and that device’s bigger screen. The new Instagram for iPad opens with Reels, the app’s short video form...

Google is having ‘productive discussions’ with Trump lawyers about his deplatforming suit
Critics of Big Tech and President Donald Trump are on high alert as Google and President Donald Trump’s legal t...

Facebook custom sharing feature scans camera roll
Meta is facing scrutiny over potential privacy concerns as users report that the company may be scanning their entire camera roll without explicit consent. The issue revolves around a Facebook feature...

Meta AI bots used celebrity likenesses without consent
Meta is facing scrutiny after a Reuters investigation revealed the unauthorized use of celebrity names and likenesses in AI chatbots across its platforms. The investigation, conducted exclusively by R...

Substack forces IAP, hits writers with 30% fee
Substack implemented a policy change requiring all writers to offer Apple’s in-app purchase (IAP) payment option, leading to a 30% fee for subscriptions purchased via IAP. Substack will adjust iOS a...

Six women ran a gambling ring that racked up over $1.5 million in seized cash
A bizarre story surrounding “first-degree” money laundering and “organized criminal activity” has come out of the Texas city, Galveston. Six women, all between the ages of 53 and 65, have been...

SoFi Bets on Crypto to Cement Its Digital Finance App Lead
Digital banking. The phrase means different things to different consumers, but for the PYMNTS app provider rankings, digital banking includes the apps that enable them to plan, spend and track their m...

Meta is struggling to rein in its AI chatbots
Meta is changing some of the rules governing its chatbots two weeks after a Reuters investigation revealed distur...

This Week In Techdirt History: August 24th – 30th
Five Years Ago This week in 2020, the Secret Service joined the list of law enforcement agencies using data brokers to dodge warrant requirements for location data, much like the CPB was still doing v...

Showrunner wants to turn you into a happy little content prompter for the ‘Netflix of AI’
As one of the cofounders behind Oculus Story Studio, Edward Saatchi knows how hard it can be to sell people on new tech that bills itself as revolutionary. Even though Story Studio snagged an E...

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