Turkey has unblocked Instagram after the app agreed to deal with the government’s concerns about crime-related content and censorship.

Matt Binder / Mashable:X adds the ability to sort replies, letting users choose most relevant, most recent, or most liked replies; it is unclear how the most relevant option works  —  Sorry, blue checks, it seems like you will no longer dominate users' mentions on X.  —  Thanks to a new feature, “blue checks” may no longer dominate reply threads on X.

Image: The VergeTikTok will now create in-app hubs for movies and TV shows and place them directly on fan-made videos.

But that will also mean that creators earn less from ad revenue share.

Content recommendation firm Outbrain agreed to acquire adtech firm Teads Thursday for $1 billion, with the newly combined company aiming to offer a "true end-to-end, full-funnel platform for the open internet," said Outbrain chief executive David Kostman.

Karissa Bell / Engadget:Meta rolls out AI Studio in the US, letting users create and share AI chatbots, and Instagram creators set up chatbots to answer DM questions and story replies  —  Meta is rolling out its AI Studio tools for custom chatbots.  —  The next time you DM a creator on Instagram, you might get a reply from their AI.

Wall Street Journal:Sources: Twitch remains unprofitable a decade after Amazon's acquisition; Docs show Twitch generated ~$667M in ad revenue and $1.3B in commerce revenue in 2023  —  Amazon Paid Almost $1 Billion for Twitch in 2014.  It's Still Losing Money.  The live-video service has slowing user growth …

Doctored campaign video featuring US vice-president reposted by Tesla chief executive watched 128m timesKamala Harris’s election campaign has accused Elon Musk of spreading “manipulated lies” after the Tesla chief executive posted a doctored video featuring the vice-president on his X account.Musk reposted a manipulated Harris campaign video on Friday evening in which a fake Harris voiceover says “I was selected because I am the ultimate diversity hire” and that anyone who criticises her is “both sexist and racist”.

A study earlier found that AI can be used to boost creativity, but it can also decrease the originality of the content.

Loud SilenceA longtime Democratic presidential advisor is calling for a Tesla boycott after Elon Musk's endorsement of Donald Trump for president.

Image: CadillacCadillac has a new convertible concept EV that’s longer than some SUVs, has giant pillar-to-pillar infotainment screens, and can keep you cool for the summer with a refrigerator in the back seat.

To hear tech execs tell it, AI chatbots are poised to become our arbiters of facts and purveyors of the news.

Der Smart Roadster könnte eine elektrische Wiedergeburt erleben.

Instagram will now let you pummel your followers with multiple songs in a Reel.In a post on Wednesday, the social media company announced a feature that lets you add up to 20 tracks in one Reel.

Elon Musk is aiming pursue groups that recommend against advertising on X.

Der Pariser Stadtrat wehrt sich gegen einen Erlass der französischen Regierung, laut dem auf der Seine ein Vertiport errichtet werden darf.

Threads growth has slowed, but it's still rising as a potential rival for X.

Zwei Roboter von Hyundai automatisieren den lästigen Park- und Ladevorgang von Elektroautos.

Trust or BustA new report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism has found that a majority of news consumers are suspicious of AI being used to produce the news — a finding that comes at a time when Google’s newly debuted AI summaries keep making horrendous mistakes, while despite its obvious shortcomings, the technology continues to make inroads into the media industry.

Die Creator Economy ist für TikTok der große Wachstumstreiber.