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What Are Instagram Highlights and How to Use Them on Your Profile

Get onboard with Instagram Highlights to showcase your best Stories on your profile. See this post to learn how to create a Highlight.

By Alexandra Arici – Dec 19, 2024

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Yes, You Can Leave Meta And Still Exist

Can you exist without Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads? Yes. Find out how you can leave Meta and still exist.

By Crystal Crowder – Dec 17, 2024

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It’s Time to Add Music to Your Instagram Profile

Find out how to add music to your Instagram profile and make your profile stand out with your favorite tracks.

By Alexandra Arici – Dec 14, 2024

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Appeals Court Puts Another Nail in TikTok’s Coffin

A U.S. federal appeals court has furthered a potential sale or ban on TikTok, but there is a glimmer of hope that it can remain as is.

By Laura Tucker – Dec 10, 2024

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8 of the Best Twitter Alternatives

Ready to jump ship and abandon Twitter? This list includes some great Twitter alternatives that may help you make the jump.

By Megan Glosson – Dec 5, 2024

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Use the Instagram Archive Feature to Hide Posts

Learn how to use Instagram’s archive feature to hide posts that you don’t want to showcase, yet save them for historical reference.

By Alexandra Arici – Dec 5, 2024

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How Will Australia’s Social Media Ban Affect the Industry?

Australia has declared a ban on social media for children under 16 years old. Will this ban harm the industry?

By Laura Tucker – Nov 29, 2024

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I’m Moving to Bluesky, and the Grass Is Greener So Far

Looking for a Twitter or X alternative? See why I’m moving to Bluesky, which is almost identical to X – but better.

By Crystal Crowder – Nov 26, 2024

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13 Features I Use to Keep My Privacy While Using WhatsApp

Control your privacy on WhatsApp with these helpful options. Learn how to limit interactions and keep your presence low-key.

By Alexandra Arici – Nov 24, 2024

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How to Delete Your X (Twitter) Account

Do X’s new terms of service have you concerned for your privacy? It may be time to delete your X account once and for all.

By Alexandra Arici – Nov 22, 2024

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Meta Is Taking a Stand Against ‘Pig Butchering’ and Other Scams

Meta is taking a stand against the organized crime sector that hosts scams such as “pig butchering.” They are taking them down.

By Laura Tucker – Nov 22, 2024

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Can a Social Network Sue a Company for Not Advertising?

X added Twitch to a lawsuit for “boycotting” the social media platform’s advertising options. It would seem that should be a free choice.

By Laura Tucker – Nov 20, 2024

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How I Accidentally Went “Viral” on TikTok: Tips From a Creator Program Member

Content creator Megan Glosson (@because_of_emily) shares tips on how she accidentally went TikTok viral, and other Creator Program insights.

By Megan Glosson – Nov 18, 2024

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Am I The Only Person Not Using WhatsApp?

As a tech writer, is it weird I’m not using WhatsApp? Find out why I’m not on board and what I use to stay in contact instead.

By Crystal Crowder – Nov 16, 2024

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Amidst Defections, X Is Making Even More Changes

A new TOS document shows that X owner Elon Musk can use your tweets and media to train Grok, his new AI bot. You may want to defect.

By Laura Tucker – Nov 15, 2024

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How I Quit Social Media (And You Can Too)

Looking to quit social media? These tips, based on personal experience, show how to distance yourself from your digital social life.

By Alexandra Arici – Nov 15, 2024

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How to Download Instagram Stories and Highlights on Android

If you want to download an Instagram story or highlight on your Android for later viewing, use one of these methods.

By Alexandra Arici – Nov 13, 2024

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How to Check Pending Follow Requests on Instagram

Wondering how many follow requests haven’t been accepted? Learn how to check your pending follow requests on Instagram.

By Samarveer Singh – Nov 12, 2024

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X Alternative Bluesky Gains 700,000 New Users Since Election

X (formerly Twitter) alternative Bluesky has had 700,000 new users this past week, with the election continuing to impact the tech world.

By Laura Tucker – Nov 11, 2024

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Keep Tabs on Conversations With WhatsApp Lists

WhatsApp lists allow you to keep tabs on chats with multiple contacts and groups in an intuitive manner. Learn how to create and manage them.

By Sayak Boral – Nov 6, 2024

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Russia still custom-builds the Soyuz return seats for ISS crew members using plaster casts taken weeks before launch, because astronauts grow as much as five centimetres taller during a long-duration stay and a seat moulded to their Earth-shaped spine would no longer fit the body that comes home

Jun 12, 2026

Mycorrhizal fungi colonised plant roots roughly 450 million years ago and biologists now suspect plants could never have moved out of the oceans onto bare rock without them, meaning every forest on Earth — including the redwoods, the Amazon, and the boreal belt — is still running on a partnership older than trees themselves

Jun 11, 2026

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The “CrackBerry” nickname stuck for a reason — and the variable-reward psychology that hooked early-2000s executives on their BlackBerrys is the exact same machinery now running every push notification on every smartphone in your pocket

Jun 11, 2026

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Suzanne Simard sealed paper birch and Douglas fir seedlings inside plastic bags, fed them carbon-14 and carbon-13 dioxide, and nine days later found carbon had crossed between species through fungal threads in the British Columbia soil beneath her boots

Jun 10, 2026

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A species of jellyfish called Turritopsis dohrnii can revert its adult cells back to a juvenile polyp stage when injured or starving, effectively restarting its life cycle, and biologists have so far failed to identify any natural limit to how many times it can do this.

Jun 10, 2026

Octopuses possess roughly 500 million neurons distributed across their body, with two-thirds located in their arms rather than their central brain, meaning each arm can taste, problem-solve, and react to stimuli independently of whatever the octopus is otherwise paying attention to.

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