After being harried by complaints that its search function needed improving, Reddit has in the last few years invested in its search engine, and has even added AI features to help its users find what they’re looking for. It appears that investment is finally paying off: The company has seen …

TikTok is launching a new “Campus Hub,” the company told TechCrunch in an email on Thursday. The new hub features dedicated college group chats and personalized feeds designed to help students stay connected with their campus communities, even while they’re away for the summer. The new hub builds on the …

1 billion to social media scams in 2025, according to a new report from the U. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The agency reports that losses from social media scams have increased eightfold and that social media scams resulted in higher losses than any other method scammers used to contact consumers. …

XChat, X’s stand-alone messaging app, launched to the public on Friday. Initially available on iOS devices, the new app allows users to connect with their X contacts for messaging, file sharing, audio and video calls, as well as group chats. The company first began publicly testing XChat with a small …

Launched in 2021, when the company was still known as Twitter, Communities were meant to provide the social network’s users with a place to connect with each other around shared interests. Now, X is shutting down the feature for good, saying it was overrun with spam and a headache to …

Meta announced on Thursday an improved Meta Account system designed to make it easier for users to sign in and manage their Meta accounts and devices. Today, the Meta ecosystem has become so expansive that it almost feels unwieldy — users might have various different accounts and log-ins for Facebook, …

Bluesky is beefing up its social network as a better place to post photos. Late Wednesday, the company announced a new version of its app (version 1. 121), which boosts the quality of images in posts both in terms of upload size and resolution. Before, Bluesky only supported photo uploads …

Meta is planning to cut 10% of its workforce, amounting to 8,000 employees, according to a report from Bloomberg. Meta also will not hire for 6,000 roles that are currently open. According to an internal memo sent to employees Thursday and viewed by Bloomberg, Meta told staff that the cuts …

Instagram is testing a new image-sharing app called “Instants,” the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday. The app, which is available in Spain and Italy, lets users share disappearing photos with their friends that can be viewed only once and remain available for 24 hours. With Instants, you capture a …

Ryan Roslansky stepped down as LinkedIn’s CEO on Wednesday after six years running the world’s largest professional network. Dan Shapero, the company’s COO, takes over immediately. Roslansky’s tenure deserves attention. He joined LinkedIn in 2009 — he was one of Jeff Weiner’s first hires — and spent more than a …