After Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced plans to more than double the amount of "recommended" content that appears in feeds by the end of 2023, Instagram has revealed how its algorithm suggests new content to users.
Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has been injecting code into websites its users visit so that the company can track them across the internet after they click links in its apps.
A photographer has captured incredible images and footage of Iceland's most recent volcanic eruption.
Snapchat has launched a new in-app safety tool that lets parents see who their teens have sent messages, photos, or videos to in the last week -- but keeps the content of the material hidden.
Instagram will be testing full-screen photographs on feeds, which will allow users to post ultra-tall, 9:16 images that match the format for Reels.
Despite being the world's biggest photo-sharing app, Instagram is pushing full-steam ahead with its plan to focus on Reels and "recommended" content. So where do photographers go now?
A team of researchers has developed an artificial vision system that offers a full, panoramic view both above and under the water that is inspired by the eyes of fiddler crabs.
Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a stamp-sized sticker that can provide live, high-resolution ultrasound images of the heart, lungs, and other internal organs.
This optical illusion reveals how a person's brain can change the color of the objects that they see.
Thousands of Ukrainian women are posing for photographs seated with their legs apart in support of the wartorn country's First Lady, Olena Zelenska, after she was targeted with criticism following her divisive Vogue photoshoot with Annie Leibowitz.
TikTok's domination in short-form video is not the only thing Instagram should be worried about. In the time that Instagram has shifted ever further away from its roots as a photo-sharing app, Generation Z has found a new space to post their selfies and photo-dumps -- and that's TikTok.
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has unveiled smart glasses equipped with a 50-megapixel camera as well as an 8-megapixel periscope camera that is capable of up to 15x zoom and 100 minutes of continuous recording.
Photo-sharing app BeReal has seen a surge in popularity in recent weeks. However, the demand for BeReal has meant that the app frequently crashes at the crucial moment when users try to upload their daily photo -- as one woman found out during a Harry Styles concert.
New research has revealed the most famous photographs of all time -- with NASA's iconic "Man on the Moon" photo from 1969’s Apollo 11 mission topping the list.
YouTube has launched a new tool that allows creators to turn their existing longer videos into "Shorts" -- in order to better compete with TikTok.
Instagram has added a new "Dual" camera feature -- seemingly in a bid to copy photo-sharing app BeReal which soared to the number one spot in the U.S. on Apple’s App Store charts this week.
Instagram will be walking back some major changes to the social media app following mounting criticism from users this week.
Scientists have discovered a series of mysterious and seemingly "human-made" holes 1.6 miles (2,540m) below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean -- holes that have left them "stumped" for answers.
Instagram and Facebook are going to show even more posts from accounts that users do not follow -- after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company plans to "more than double" the amount of "recommended" content that appears in users' feeds by the end of next year.
Generation Z (Gen Z) is the only generation that reported declining use of social media in recent years after constant pivots by apps, such as Instagram, eroded younger users' trust.