By Sarah Perez Facebook’s kid-friendly messaging app, Messenger Kids, is expanding to its first countries outside the U.S. today, with launches in Canada and Peru. It’s also introducing French and Spanish versions of its...
By Paul Sawers Facebook is expanding its controversial Messenger Kids app beyond the U.S. and into Canada and Peru, the company announced today. Accordingly, Messenger Kids will also be made available in Spanish and...
By Paul Sawers YouTube announced a handful of new monetization and engagement features for creators today. Speaking at the VidCon 2018 online video conference in California, YouTube chief product officer Neal Mohan revealed that...
By Conor Kostick, SnatchBot SPONSORED: Presented by SnatchBot Chatbots are everywhere in 2018. This summer’s FIFA World Cup, for example, sees a new landmark in chatbot use as millions of fans interact with bots...
By Sarah Perez Dating app Happn, whose “missed connections” type of dating experience connects people who have crossed paths in real life, is fighting back at Tinder. Seemingly inspired by Happn’s location-based features, Tinder...
By Josh Constine Facebook’s been criticized for tearing America apart, but now it will try to help us forge bonds with our neighbors to the south. Facebook Messenger will now offer optional auto-translation of...
By Sarah Perez Facebook this morning announced an expansion of its fact-checking program and other actions it’s taking to combat the scourge of fake news on its social network. The company, which was found...
By Jeremy Horwitz For most mobile carriers around the world, building a 5G network is going to be crushingly expensive, but AT&T has a cost-efficient plan: Use a $6.5-billion U.S. contract to upgrade cell...
By Anna Hensel As part of its efforts to stem the flow of hateful content on its platform, Twitter announced today that it’s acquiring Smyte, a startup that “specializes in safety, spam, and security...
By Sarah Perez Twitter this morning announced it has agreed to buy San Francisco-based technology company Smyte, which describes itself as “trust and safety as a service.” Founded in 2014 by former Google and...
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