Facebook is shutting down its Paper newsreading app on July 29th

It gave birth to Instant Articles.

Facebook 2026

Mark Zuckerberg on his plan to bring the internet to every human on earth.

Instagram's new stories are a near-perfect copy of Snapchat stories

Same story, different app.

Instapaper has been acquired by Pinterest

It will continue to operate as an independent app.

Twitter is killing off Vine

The end of the short-form video app.

Twitter might build a paid subscription service for power users

What the premium version could look like.

Instant recall

“The future of Facebook’s Instant Articles is less certain than ever.”

The Verge Tech Survey

How Americans really feel about Facebook, Apple, and more.

“The best gift you can get anyone in their 30s is to cancel a meeting they’ve been asked to attend. You will never forget the look of joy in their eyes.”

Instagram announces IGTV, a standalone app for longer videos

Going after YouTube, with vertical video.

Facebook and Instagram add dashboards to help you manage your time on social apps

How it works.

Twitter is relaunching the reverse-chronological feed

As an option for all users starting today.

The Verge Tech Survey 2020

How people feel about Apple, Google, Facebook, and more.

Facebook launches Shops to bring more businesses online during the pandemic

A major new push into e-commerce.

How social networks got competitive again

Facebook’s surprising new challenges.

Will Apple Mail threaten the newsletter boom?

How Mail Protection Privacy will force the email economy to adapt.