<p>While TikTok already allows users to use keyword filters to restrict specific content from appearing in their feeds, the new Smart Keyword Filters will use AI to additionally limit content that contains similar keywords, such as synonyms.</p>

<p>Snapchat is launching new Lens Studio tools that AR creators and developers can use to build Bitmoji games.</p>

<p>The rebooted version of social site Digg aims to bring back the spirit of the old web.</p>

<p>Elon Musk announced that a new version of X&#8217;s direct messaging feature, XChat, was rolling out with support for features like vanishing messages, encryption, and the ability to share files, alongside its audio and video calling support.</p>

<p>Many big, left-leaning social media accounts have recently joined Bluesky — but a new analysis from the Pew Research Center attempts to quantify that shift.</p>

<p>An AI-powered system could soon take responsibility for evaluating the potential harms and privacy risks of up to 90% of updates made to Meta apps like Instagram and WhatsApp, according to internal documents reportedly viewed by NPR.</p>

<p>We&#8217;ve got a ton of stories for you this week, including a new AI-powered browser from Arc; not one but TWO hacks; Gemini email summaries; and much more.</p>

<p>People reported that photos weren&#8217;t loading, its banking service XMoney wasn&#8217;t working, and search wasn&#8217;t returning any results, among other things.</p>

<p>X&#8217;s new DM feature, XChat, has begun rolling out to beta testers. Some X users who pay for the platform&#8217;s subscription product have reported that they can access XChat, while reverse engineer Nima Owji confirmed to TechCrunch that the new messaging system appears to be ready to ship. XChat is intended to be a more [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Apple will reportedly change the way it names its operating systems.</p>

<p>X said it will work on &#8220;making some improvements&#8221; to the encrypted DMs feature. It didn&#8217;t mention when the feature might be available again.</p>

<p>Meta wants to grow its retail footprint, Business Insider reported on Wednesday. As Meta continues to invest in wearables, these stores would ideally help Meta boost the sales of hardware like the Ray-Ban Meta glasses and the Meta Quest VR headsets. These products may be easier to sell if customers can try them out at [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Discord announced on Wednesday that it’s experimenting with a new virtual reward system aimed at encouraging more users to engage with its interactive ads. This new feature, called “Orbs,” comes on the heels of the company preparing for a potential IPO.&nbsp; Users can earn Orbs by completing “Quests,” Discord’s ad format where advertisers incentivize users [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Wednesday said Elon Musk&#8217;s AI company, xAI, is investing $300 million worth of cash and equity in the chat app.</p>

<p>WhatsApp is officially available on iPad, Meta announced on Tuesday. The new iPad app allows you to make video and audio calls with up to 32 people, share your screen, and use both front and back cameras. Up until now, if you wanted to use WhatsApp on your iPad, you had to use the web [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Discord is entering its second decade as a company and is seeking to go public. Along the way, it&#8217;s changed the way that online communities interact, turning groups that may have previously existed as forums or message boards into multi-channel instant message servers. Now, everything finds a home on Discord, whether it&#8217;s an AI platform [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Bluesky on Thursday quietly opened the doors to those who want to become verified on its social networking service. In a post published by the Bluesky Safety account, the company announced that &#8220;notable and authentic&#8221; accounts can now apply for verification through a new online form. Plus, organizations can request to become a Trusted Verifier [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Faye Iosotaluno, the CEO of Tinder, will step down from her role in July, according to a post she published on LinkedIn.&nbsp; Iosotaluno served less than two years in the role and spent nearly eight years overall at the company, which is owned by Match Group. In her post, she said she was “especially proud [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Grok, the AI-powered chatbot created by xAI and widely deployed across its new corporate sibling X, wasn’t just obsessed with white genocide this week. As first noted in Rolling Stone, Grok also answered a question on Thursday about the number of Jews killed by the Nazis in World War II by saying that “historical records, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Welcome back to Week in Review! We&#8217;ve got tons of news for you this week, including a hack at Coinbase; YC thinks Google is a ‘monopolist’; layoffs at Microsoft; and much more. Have a great weekend! Uh-oh: Coinbase says that customers&#8217; personal information, including government-issued IDs, was stolen in a data breach. The hackers demanded [&hellip;]</p>