Happy Sunday!

Welcome to the first Weekly Recap newsletter of 2025. It’s the weekend, which means it’s time to catch up on the most important articles you may have missed this week.

So pour yourself a cuppa, sit back, and enjoy.

What's up with ByteDance's new platform, Lemon8?
tl;dr - Think of Lemon8 as a mash-up of Instagram and Pinterest. Unlike TikTok, the platform is geared toward curated content rather than quick swiping. But with a potential ByteDance U.S. ban looming, Lemon8 is a platform to keep your eye before diving in headfirst…[Read more]

Elon announces X is about to become more “positive”
tl;dr - Elon Musk has just announced an algorithm change on X, which will promote “informational and entertaining” content while reducing negativity. This decision raises questions about what qualifies as “negativity,” and what this means for X…[Read more]

What the end of Meta's fact-checking program means for brands
tl;dr - Zuckerberg has just announced that Meta is replacing third-party fact-checkers with user-driven “community notes” across its platforms. The timing of this move raises questions about who’s really steering the ship in Silicon Valley…[Read more]

The 2025 Consumer Electronics Show has been overrun by...robots?
tl;dr - This year’s CES 2025 is all about robots, with Samsung’s Ballie—a cute, rolling AI companion stealing the show so far. But it’s worth questioning why we’re so obsessed with robots right now, and what exactly we’re hoping they’ll do for us…[Read more]

Meta envisions AI account takeover
tl;dr - Meta wants AI-generated accounts to have a larger presence on Facebook and Instagram. It's been a long term goal for the company for a while, but after a Meta exec's recent comment about it, the public outcry has become louder than ever…[Read more]