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SwitchBot Kata Friends AI Pet Review: Useless if You Don’t Pay Up (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: switchbot, kata friends, ai pet

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Show HN: ValuePair – a friendship app that cares about values first (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: show hn, valuepair, friendship app

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X admits its broken algorithm made the site feel like a ‘battleground’ (theverge.com)

2026-07-14 | by Stevie Bonifield | tags: algo, algo friends, appear

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‘Slow-cial’ app Roost forces you to slow down to the speed of a carrier pigeon (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-08 | by Amanda Silberling | tags: birds, friends, mendelsohn

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Survey says friends and family are probably envious of your Pixel phone’s defining feature (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-08 | tags: camera, family, friends

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Snapchat limits users under 16 to sharing Spotlights with friends (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-10 | by Ivan Mehta | get Snapchat Parental Control Kit → | tags: friends, posts, share

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Apple is fixing the headache of splitting the bill with its new Siri in Camera feature (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-08 | by Amanda Silberling | get Apple Siri Camera Accessory → | tags: apple, apps, camera

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Beyond Instagram: Introducing the next generation of social apps (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-06 | by Sarah Perez | get Meta Portal Video Calling Device → | tags: credits, friends, image

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The Instagram Plus subscription has officially launched (engadget.com)

2026-06-04 | by Anna Washenko | get Instagram Plus Premium Subscription → | tags: friends, pick, profile

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Your Friends & Neighbors adds yet another star for season 3 (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-04 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple, apple tv, friends

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Instagram Plus launches on iPhone, here’s every new feature (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-04 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Instagram Plus App → | tags: friends, instagram, instagram plus

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Sometimes, a short game hits the spot (theverge.com)

2026-05-30 | by Jay Peters | get Miniature Puzzle Game → | tags: slots & daggers, future friends games, nintendo switch

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How to turn off Instagram’s new Instants feature and retract photos you accidentally shared (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-14 | by Aisha Malik | get Instagram Privacy Settings Guide → | tags: instagram, instants, meta

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Instagram’s New Instants App Is a Snapchat Clone for Thirst Traps (wired.com)

2026-05-13 | by Reece Rogers | get Snapchat Original Spectacles → | tags: close, close friends, friends

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Instagram debuts a new disappearing-photo app called Instants (engadget.com)

2026-05-13 | by Kris Holt | tags: called, friends, instagram

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Google is hitting pause on the Fitbit app’s social features (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-13 | get Fitbit Versa 3 Smartwatch → | tags: fitbit, friends, google

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Instagram’s new ‘Instants’ feature combines elements from Snapchat and BeReal (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-13 | by Aisha Malik | get Smartphone Camera Lens Kit → | tags: authentic, friends, instagram

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Meta launches Instants, a new iPhone app and Instagram feature for ephemeral sharing (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-13 | by Zac Hall | get Instagram Photo Sharing Kit → | tags: feature, friends, instagram

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Instagram hits the copy button again with new disappearing Instants photos (theverge.com)

2026-05-13 | by Jay Peters | get Instagram Disappearing Photos Camera → | tags: friends, instagram, instants

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SwitchBot's New AI Pets Respond to Your Behavior, Won't Pee on the Carpet (cnet.com)

2026-05-13 | by See Full Bio | get SwitchBot AI Pet Robot → | tags: friends, kata, kata friends

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Why we lose our friends as we age (2023) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | by Isabel Fattal | get Friendship Building Board Game → | tags: connecticut college, adulthood friendships, julie beck

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I bought Friendster for $30k – Here's what I'm doing with it (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | get Friendster Vintage T-Shirt → | tags: friendster, social network, purchase

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Your Friends & Neighbors has already confirmed a new star for season 3 (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-17 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple tv, your friends & neighbors, michelle monaghan

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Apple TV is about to have three top-tier shows airing all at once (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-13 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Apple TV Subscription → | tags: apple tv, ted lasso, dark matter

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My baby deer plushie told me that Mitski’s dad was a CIA operative (theverge.com)

2026-04-11 | by Victoria Song | get Mitski Plushie Keychain → | tags: mitsuki, ai companions, aurora hallow

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Before ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Blew Up, Disney Scrapped a Pixar Movie With a Similar Vibe (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-10 | get Pixar Toy Story Collectible → | tags: kpop, disney, pixar

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AI animation studio Toonstar will turn books into digital shows for HarperCollins (engadget.com)

2026-04-03 | get Toonstar Animation Software → | tags: toonstar, harpercollins, ai animation

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Apple TV has one of its biggest hit series returning today (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-02 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Apple TV Subscription Gift Card → | tags: apple tv, your friends & neighbors, jon hamm

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How Adult Swim Skipped the April Fools’ Nonsense and Dropped a ‘Smiling Friends’ Claymation Horror Short Instead (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-01 | tags: adult swim, smiling friends, claymation

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Big Bear’s internet famous bald eagles have entertained millions. Now they need millions to save their home (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-01 | get Eagle Conservation Fundraiser Kit → | tags: big bear, bald eagles, friends of big bear valley