The early lineages of hexapods (broadly defined insects) have long been debated. Researchers at University of Tsukuba and ...

Pixelfed, a decentralized alternative to Instagram, has launched its official mobile apps. The service today runs on the same ActivityPub protocol that powers open source X alternative Mastodon ...

Pixelfed recently said it’s seeing ‘unprecedented levels of traffic’ to the original pixelfed.social server. Pixelfed recently said it’s seeing ‘unprecedented levels of traffic’ to the ...

They require a knowledge graph. How does the journey to a knowledge graph start with unstructured data—such as text, images, and other media? The evolution of web search engines offers an ...

Think twice before signing up for a TikTok competitor. I took a look at the types of data that popular social apps are collecting about you, and they aren't much better. I review privacy tools ...

TikTok will be banned in the US on January 19 if parent company ByteDance fails to find a buyer before then. Based on download charts, American users appear to be migrating to the Chinese social ...

The impact of Donald Trump’s return to presidency on alternative investments depends on the details of policy implementation, market expectations, and global economic conditions. While some ...

So far, another Chinese app, RedNote, is getting attention as a possible alternative. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Here are the answers to the questions being asked.

Because Bluesky is built on an open protocol, it means just about anyone can create their own apps using the Bluesky social graph ... re seeing in your feed. An alternative could be what you ...

Tens of millions of American users of TikTok who are girding for a ban of the app are migrating en masse to another Chinese-owned platform that has emerged as an alternative. RedNote, which is ...