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Facebook acquires Giphy for $400 million, promises deeper Instagram integration

2 weeks ago

Facebook acquires Giphy for $400 million, promises deeper Instagram integration

Facebook confirmed Friday that it is acquiring popular GIF website Giphy to the tune of $400 million.

By Mike Peterson | 2 weeks ago

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Facebook Pay launched to challenge Apple Pay for mobile payment supremacy

6 months ago

Facebook Pay launched to challenge Apple Pay for mobile payment supremacy

Social media giant Facebook is rolling out a payment method like Apple Pay to allow users to buy products or services, donate to charity, and send money to each other.

By William Gallagher | 6 months ago

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PSA: You cannot stop Instagram or Facebook from using your photos with a post

9 months ago

PSA: You cannot stop Instagram or Facebook from using your photos with a post

Celebrities and other online personalities are unwittingly circulating a hoax claiming Instagram is changing its privacy policy, one that can supposedly avoided by publicly posting the statement, with it being the latest incarnation of a chain message that has existed for years.

By Malcolm Owen | 9 months ago

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Samsung trying to fight iMessage chat elitists with response graphic gallery

9 months ago

Samsung trying to fight iMessage chat elitists with response graphic gallery

Samsung wants owners of its smartphones to know that they can respond to iPhone owners cutting them out of chats — but they may not want to use what Samsung has provided.

By Mike Wuerthele | 9 months ago

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Apple adds Apple Card account on Twitter

9 months ago

Apple adds Apple Card account on Twitter

Seemingly first created several months ago, the Apple Card account on Twitter has gone live as the card itself became available for all US iPhone users.

By William Gallagher | 9 months ago

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New MacBook Pro, 2019 iPhone models, Instagram, & Huawei's suffering on the AppleInsider podcast

1 year ago

New MacBook Pro, 2019 iPhone models, Instagram, & Huawei's suffering on the AppleInsider podcast

This week on the AppleInsider Podcast, Victor is sad to inform you that Instagram leaked your information for months. William points out that at least it wasn't Facebook this time — and Victor looks at him for that just like you're doing now. In better news, Apple has new MacBook Pro models and the much-liked software developer Panic is moving into games hardware, because it can.

By Victor Marks | 1 year ago

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Instagram website source code exposed private information of thousands

1 year ago

Instagram website source code exposed private information of thousands

A security researcher discovered a flaw in Instagram's website that left user contact information exposed for months, potentially allowing nefarious actors to create databases containing the phone numbers and email addresses of thousands.

By Mikey Campbell | 1 year ago

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Unsecured database exposed private information of millions of Instagram influencers

1 year ago

Unsecured database exposed private information of millions of Instagram influencers

An unsecured database thought to be owned by a Mumbai-based social media marketing firm exposed the personal information of millions of Instagram influencers, including those not affiliated with the company.

By AppleInsider Staff | 1 year ago

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Facebook admits millions of Instagram accounts affected by unencrypted password storage blunder

1 year ago

Facebook admits millions of Instagram accounts affected by unencrypted password storage blunder

Facebook has admitted its major security breach from March where the social network stored "hundreds of millions" of plain-text passwords on internal servers was worse than first thought for users of Instagram, advising it may have affected millions of accounts on the image-sharing service and not the "tens of thousands" it initially reported.

By Malcolm Owen | 1 year ago

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