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Apple Podcasts adds original programming from Apple Music, Apple News+ and other apps
As Google is shifting its podcast listeners over to YouTube Music, Apple today announced an upgraded experience for its own Apple Podcasts app, following the release of iOS 17. With the software updat
Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024 with listeners migrated to YouTube Music
Google announced this morning it will be shutting down its Google Podcasts app later in 2024 as part of its broader transition to move its streaming listeners over to YouTube Music. The company earlie
Spotify launches Jam, a real-time collaborative playlist controlled by up to 32 people
Today Spotify is introducing its latest social feature, Jam, which allows multiple people to blend their own musical tastes into a combined playlist. However, the new feature, which builds on technolo
Snap partners with Microsoft on ads in its ‘My AI’ chatbot feature
Snapchat has a new advertising partner in Microsoft for the ads it’s inserting into its AI product, My AI, an AI chatbot introduced earlier this year to the wider Snapchat user base. The company
X will make audio and video calls a premium subscriber-only feature
Last month X CEO Linda Yaccarino confirmed that video calls would be coming to the app formerly known as Twitter as part of its transition into an “everything app.” Now, new code in the X
Tinder snobs can now pay $499 per month to be matched with the ‘most sought after’ profiles
Tinder has rolled out its promised high-end membership, a pricey $499 per month subscription dubbed “Tinder Select,” which includes unique perks like the ability to be seen by more users,
Bluesky saw record usage after Elon Musk announced plans to charge all X users
Social network Bluesky once again benefited from Elon Musk's missteps with X, the network formerly known as Twitter.
Pixel Pals delivers a cute and clever update that takes advantage of new iOS features
An updated version Pixel Pals takes advantage of new iOS features like Live Activities, the Dynamic Island, and interactive widgets on iOS 17.
Microsoft’s mobile keyboard app SwiftKey gains new AI-powered features
Along with AI advances in Windows 11 and Bing, Microsoft also this week announced it’s bringing new AI-powered features to its SwiftKey mobile keyboard app for iOS and Android. This third-party
Microsoft Bing to gain more personalized answers, support for DALLE-E 3 and watermarked AI images
Microsoft’s Bing is gaining a number of AI improvements, including support for OpenAI’s new DALLE-E 3 model, more personalized answers in search and chat, and tools that will watermark ima
Artifact co-founder Kevin Systrom doesn’t believe in AI doomerism
News aggregation startup Artifact co-founder Kevin Systrom doesn’t believe in AI doomerism, even as he’s developing a new app that’s embracing novel AI technologies. The Instagram co
Snapchat now has over 5M paying users for Snapchat+
Snapchat announced today its subscription service for power users, Snapchat+, has now topped 5 million subscribers.
Mastodon’s latest release makes the open source Twitter alternative easier to use
The open source, decentralized social network Mastodon is releasing an update designed to make it easier for users to use the platform.
YouTube debuts a new app, YouTube Create, for editing videos, adding effects and more
YouTube introduced a new app for creators, YouTube Create, that offers easy-to-use, free tools that will allow them to make Shorts and longer videos.
YouTube to add AI creator tools to find music for videos, add dubs
YouTube is expanding its Creator Music feature, announced last year, with new AI features in addition to the launch of an AI-dubbing tool. Currently, creators can use Creator Music to search for songs
YouTube Shorts to gain a generative AI feature called Dream Screen
YouTube today announced a new feature coming to its short-form video platform Shorts that will allow users to leverage AI tools to create videos. The feature, called Dream Screen, will allow users to
Capsule introduces its AI-powered video editor for enterprise teams
Capsule, a startup that’s been putting AI to use in video editing, is releasing its product to the public, after three years in development. The company’s enterprise-focused AI editor aims
Orion, from makers of Halide, lets you use an iPad as an external HDMI display
Lux, the makers of popular iPhone photography apps like Halide, Spectre and Skylight, is out today with its latest app: Orion, an app that turns an iPad into an external HDMI display for any camera, v
Amazon unveils a pricey but faster $599.99 eero Max 7
Alongside updates for smart home products from its Ring and Blink brands, Amazon today also introduced a new version of its eero mesh Wi-Fi system, the eero Max 7. The new device includes the latest W
Amazon is bringing generative AI to Fire TV along with new devices
At its annual devices event, Amazon updated its Fire TV lineup with new devices, including the Fire TV Stick 4K and Fire TV Stick 4K Max, as well as a new Fire TV-branded soundbar — following