Instagram just launched a new app that's a mix of Snapchat and BeReal

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Instagram has a new app and feature called Instants.
Instagram has a new app and feature called Instants.

Instagram

Venmo isn't taking privacy seriously enough

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A Venmo feed with a green background.
Venmo is doing a redesign, but it isn't fixing a huge privacy issue.

Venmo

Read the pitch decks of 17 startups looking to disrupt dating apps and social networking that have raised millions

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Money in the shape of a heart

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How a Gen Z power couple's breakup became a trial by internet

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Screenshots of Ben Pasternak and Evelyn Ha on social media surrounded by hearts and likes symbols.
The breakup between Evelyn Ha and Ben Pasternak is the subject of an all-out online information war.

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This '90s stoner trend is now the latest Gen Z obsession: the hacky sack

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group playing hacky sack
Hacky sack, the Gen X campus staple, is making a comeback with Gen Z.

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GameStop's CEO unleashed a flood of good memes with his eBay offer

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Michael Burry GameStop meme
GameStop wants to take over eBay, and the internet delivered with memes.

DOMO Capital Management, LLC on X

Would you like a zombie app? Friendster and Vine are back from the dead.

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Divine and Friendster apps

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Donald Trump owns his own social media platform. But Melania Trump used X to go after Jimmy Kimmel.

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Melania and Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' dinner, April 2026
Melania Trump went after Jimmy Kimmel using Truth Social, the platform her husband owns. But she made sure to post on Elon Musk's X, too.

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WNBA star Angel Reese, 23, says she learned the hard way to stop engaging with social media

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Angel Reese.
Angel Reese says she is protecting her peace in the age of social media.

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This new app uses AI to help you catalog and make new memories with your closest friends

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Bond app how it works
Bond is a new social app for connecting with friends over memories.

Bond

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