Facebook said Tuesday it’s rolling out a new website called Bulletin that will allow writers to create and share paid and free newsletters. The company said it’s starting with a small group of writers and plans to add more. The release of a newsletter product shows that Facebook, like other tech companies, is increasing its …

Twitter said Tuesday that it’s looking for “a small group of people” to try out two new features, known as Super Follows and Ticketed Spaces, that could help creators make more money on its site. Twitter users can apply to try out Super Follows and Ticketed Spaces by clicking on Monetization in the app’s sidebar. Twitter The social network said …

Facebook said Monday it’s rolling out a live audio tool that will be available first to public figures and select groups in the US, taking on rivals Clubhouse, Twitter and Spotify. The world’s largest social network, like other tech companies, has been investing more in audio features after the medium grew in popularity following the launch of invite-only audio app …

Facebook is releasing new tools for people who manage groups on the social network, including features that are designed to make it easier to moderate content.  Facebook group administrators will be able to slow down the amount of comments on a post with this new tool. Queenie Wong/CNET The move shows that Facebook is continuing to invest in groups, online …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple said Monday it’s introducing a new feature that will let you move content between a Mac computer and more than two devices, including an iPad, with a single mouse and keyboard. Apple announced the universal control tool at its Worldwide Developer Conference, …

Twitter is offering some users a way to revise their tweets before they get posted if they pay for a new subscription service that includes exclusive features. The service, known as Twitter Blue, is rolling out Thursday in Australia and Canada and costs $4.49 AUD or $3.49 CAD, respectively. Twitter Blue is the social media site’s first subscription offering, a …

Facebook executives outlined the company’s focus on improving business messaging, augmented reality and artificial intelligence on Wednesday at the social media giant’s developer conference, which was held virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic. F8 is typically Facebook’s biggest event of the year, but Wednesday’s presentations were a less flashy and free version of the tech conference, which normally attracts thousands …

Facebook is trying to make it easier for users to message businesses, as more people have turned to online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic.  The social media giant said Wednesday that app developers will have the tools they need to build more messaging experiences on Facebook’s photo service, Instagram, where people already go to shop and get customer support.  And Facebook-owned messaging …

Brace yourself for more ads on Twitter. The social media company said Tuesday that some Twitter users in the US will start seeing ads pop up among content posted via its fleets format, which lets users put up photos and videos that disappear in 24 hours. The move shows how Twitter plans to make money as it rolls out more …

On Thursday, Jeremy Browning, a Twitter product manager, gave the public a behind-the-scenes look at a new feature the company built for live audio chats. Not everyone, though, could understand what he was saying. Fittingly, Browning hosted the conversation on Spaces, Twitter’s live audio product. The audio chat tool has live captioning, a feature meant to help deaf or hard …