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X Tweaks Algorithm to Surface Replies From Mutuals

X says the change restores missing mutual-connection data so users will see more replies from people they follow back.

Experts Say AI Companions Ease Loneliness but Cannot Replace Human Bonds

Major Meta Platforms Suffer Global Outage

Meta Announces ‘Inkognito’ AI Chats for WhatsApp With Private Processing

Venmo Begins Phased App Redesign With New Feed and Privacy Defaults

Amazon Rolls Out Alexa+ Early Access in Germany

Mexico Reaffirms July 1 Cutoffs for Unregistered Cell Lines as Campaigns Ramp Up

Claude Gets Everyday App Connectors for Spotify, Uber, TurboTax and More

Bluesky Outage Persists as Company Mitigates DDoS Attack

Repeat Claude Outages Prompt Fix From Anthropic

India Delays SIM-Binding to December 2026, Moves to Risk-Based Web Logouts

X’s Video Link Copy Feature Still Works After April Fools’ Claims

X Hit by Repeated Short Outages, Disrupting Feeds, Logins and Posts

Global Outage Briefly Knocks X Offline

Woolworths Scales Back ‘Olive’ Chatbot After Reports of Humanlike Replies

X Suffers Global Outage, Service Largely Restored Within an Hour

Threads Launches ‘Dear Algo’ to Let Users Steer Feeds for Three Days

Openreach Adds 132 Exchanges to Copper ‘Stop‑Sell,’ Extending Fibre Migration to 1.23 Million More Premises

Meta Shuts Down Horizon Workrooms, Ends Enterprise Quest Sales

Austria and Germany Issue Fresh Warnings on Smishing and Bank Fraud