Instagram now allows for ads in search results via its Marketing API

May 25, 2023

Two months after announcing that it was beginning to test ads in search results, Instagram said today that it now allows for ads in search results via the Instagram Marketing API. These ads will show up in the feed that people can scroll through when they tap into a post from search results. In March, […]

Instagram now allows for ads in search results via its Marketing API by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

WhatsApp is working on introducing usernames to the app

May 25, 2023

WhatsApp has long relied on phone numbers as the only identity for accounts. Users need a phone number to create an account. Anyone in an individual or a group chat can see your phone number. This might be changing as WhatsApp is working on introducing usernames. The latest beta version of WhatsApp’s app suggests that […]

WhatsApp is working on introducing usernames to the app by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Sam Altman’s big European tour

May 25, 2023

Fresh from telling US lawmakers he’s a fan of regulation and laws are needed to mitigate the risks around artificial intelligence — and, indeed, calling for an international regulatory body for AI — OpenAI CEO’s Sam Altman is on a tour of Europe this week to meet European regulators and warn against, er, too much […]

Sam Altman’s big European tour by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Arc browser’s new tool lets you remove some elements from a website

May 25, 2023

The Browser Company, the company behind the web browser Arc, introduced a fun new tool today called Boosts. It lets you customize a website with new colors and fonts. But the best feature of this tool is that you can “Zap” (read: remove) any element from a website like a sidebar or a trending topic […]

Arc browser’s new tool lets you remove some elements from a website by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch