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Facebook hit 2.85 billion monthly active users, or MAUs, last quarter (up 10%) and 1.88 billion daily users (up 8%) as ad-driven revenue surged 48% to $26.2 billion, crushing forecasts. Earnings per share of $3.30 — up 93% – were also a beat as the social media giant’s advertising muscle powers through the cloud of…

What, me worry? That’s Tiger Woods, borrowing a phrase from Alfred E. Neuman, as depicted in his first post-accident photo. Woods was shown on crutches with a small cast on his right foot and ankle. The Instagram post was taken in his backyard practice area in Jupiter, Florida. The caption on the Instagram post shows…

Matthew Perry has confirmed the news – the Friends cast reunion is on. Perry posted a photo on Instagram Friday night of himself in a makeup chair, mouth askew. “Seconds before eating a makeup brush,” he joked. “Not to mention reuniting with my Friends.” The photo was quickly taken down, but the damage was done, as…

UPDATE: Facebook and Instagram appeared to be back online late Thursday afternoon after thousands reported outages in a widespread event that seemed start around 5:30 ET, according to website Downdetector. The issue follows an outage three weeks ago that took Facebook and Instagram offline for a few hours. At it’s…

Antics on social media appear to have claimed another victim. ESPN and its NBA analyst Paul Pierce have parted ways in the wake of his wild Instagram Live that included pot smoking and scantily clad exotic dancers. The Associated Press confirmed the split tonight. Neither side has confirmed the reason for Paul’s…

I was mulling a New York Post report that half the employees at The New York Times are afraid to say what they're thinking when it hit me.  It’s time for Free Speech Insurance. This is nothing like libel insurance, which protects a publisher, and maybe a writer, from defamation claims. Under a Free Speech policy from…

Queen & Slim director Melina Matsoukas is partnering with Howard University and Instagram to help amplify and support the stories of aspiring Black storytellers through the newly launched Instagram x Share Black Stories “Future First” Reels Challenge. The program kicks off today as we enter the second week of Black His…

Facebook reported strong fourth-quarter financials but spooked markets a bit by warning of advertising headwinds this year — some created by Apple as it mulls stricter privacy controls that could eat into Facebook ad sales. Revenue was $28.1 billion, up 33%. Net profit hit $11.2 billion, or $3.94 a share, up 53%…

Ellen DeGeneres delivered a health update via Instagram today, assuring fans that she is well and feels “100%” despite contracting the coronavirus. DeGeneres announced last week that she had tested positive for Covid-19. Today, she spoke from her home with an upbeat assessment. "I feel really good," the 62-year-old…

Jeff Bridges, smiling with a recently shaved head and a new puppy, posted a simple message on Instagram to let fans know how he’s doing in his battle with cancer. Bridges writes: “Here’s the latest: • Feeling good • Shaved my head • Got a puppy – Monty • Had a Birthday – 71, man.” (See his post below.) In addition to…

After conducting tests in Brazil, Italy, India and South Korea earlier this year, Twitter has officially launched a disappearing messaging function called Fleets across its global platform. In a blog post, Twitter Design Director Joshua Harris and Product Manager Sam Haveson wrote that the aim of the new option is to…

A House Subcommittee has concluded after a 16-month probe that four tech giants – Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google — are monopolists and wants Congress to change antitrust laws to force the companies to split off businesses or make it harder for them to buy smaller rivals. Basically, the group needs to be reined in…