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TikTok’s ‘Effect House’ AR development platform exits beta

TikTok’s AR development platform called “Effect House,” which allows creators to build AR effects for use in the video app, is officially out of beta. Creators can now download Effec

Substack introduces new AI-powered audio transcription tools

Substack is introducing new AI-powered tools that are designed to make podcasting on the platform easier, the company announced on Wednesday. With these new tools, users can easily generate transcript

Instagram is internally testing the ability to create Reels up to 10 minutes long

Instagram is internally testing the ability to create Reels that are up to 10 minutes in length, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Wednesday. The social media giant says it is not testing the cap

Starz is lowering the price of its annual subscription

Starz is lowering its annual subscription price from $74.99 to $69.99, the company confirmed to TechCrunch in an email. Existing Starz subscribers will see the price adjustment in their next billing c

Snapchat launches a new AI selfie feature called ‘Dreams’

Snapchat is launching a new generative AI feature called “Dreams” that allows users to create fantastical images of themselves in different scenarios, such as a mermaid in a deep-seascape

Calm’s new Sleep Story is narrated by TikTok’s text-to-speech voice artist

Calm is introducing a new Sleep Story that is narrated by the voice behind TikTok’s text-to-speech voice, the company announced on Tuesday. Kat Callaghan, a Canadian radio host and voiceover art

Uber Eats is reportedly developing an AI chatbot that will offer recommendations, speed up ordering

Uber Eats is developing an AI-powered chatbot that will offer recommendations to users and offer them a quicker way to place orders, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The report says developer

Amazon increases its free shipping minimum to $35 for non-Prime members in some regions

Amazon is increasing its free shipping minimum to $35 for customers who don’t have a Prime membership in some regions, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday. Up until now, the free shipp

Yahoo Mail introduces new AI-powered capabilities, including a ‘Shopping Saver’ tool

Yahoo is introducing new AI tools for Yahoo Mail that are aimed at helping users save time and money, the company announced on Monday. The rollout includes upgrades to several of Yahoo Mail’s ex

DoorDash launches AI-powered voice ordering technology for restaurants

DoorDash is launching AI-powered voice ordering technology that will allow restaurants to increase their sales by answering all of the calls they receive, the company announced on Monday. The system w

Dropbox drops unlimited storage, blames crypto miners and resellers for the change

Dropbox is ending its unlimited option because some customers were using it for purposes like crypto mining, pooling storage for personal use cases and even reselling storage. The company’s highest-

Shein inks deal with Forever 21 as it looks to boost its reach

Shein and Forever 21 have entered into a partnership that will give both brands new ways to reach customers, the retailers announced on Thursday. As part of the partnership, Shein will acquire around

Meta is shutting down Messenger Lite for Android in September

Meta is shutting down Messenger Lite, its lightweight stripped-down version of Messenger, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. Users of the app are starting to see a message that advises them to &#822

TikTok plans to ban links to outside e-commerce sites like Amazon, new report claims

TikTok is planning to ban links to outside e-commerce links, according to a report from The Information, but TikTok denies the claim. The report says the move would be a way for the company to force p

iOS 17 beta includes further hints that the iPhone 15 Pro will have an ‘Action Button’

Apple has released iOS 17 beta 7 to developers and it includes further hints that the iPhone 15 Pro will have an “Action Button.” The new details, which were first spotted by 9to5Mac, seem

Wand.app raises $4.2M to scale its AI-powered creative tool for artists

Wand.app, an AI-powered creative tool that gives artists the ability to manually customize and visualize their ideas, has raised $4.2 million in seed funding led by O’Shaughnessy Ventures. Unlike AI

Amazon tries to boost its TikTok-like shopping feed by asking influencers to submit videos — for $25 each

Amazon is looking to boost its TikTok-style “Inspire” shopping feed and is offering to pay influencers $25 a video, but some creators are mocking the low rate. The company sent out an emai

Tumblr is rolling out a new web interface, and it looks a lot like X (formerly Twitter)

Tumblr is officially rolling out a new look for its web browser after testing it with select users over the past month. The new navigation interface looks a lot like X, formerly known as Twitter, as i

Google’s new Transparency Center outlines its product policies, reporting tools and more

Google is launching a new Transparency Center to make it easier for users to learn more about its product policies. The central hub collects existing resources and policies to inform users on how Goog

X, formerly Twitter, now sorts posts by like count on profiles when signed out

X, formerly known as Twitter, now sorts posts by like counts as opposed to the order in which they were posted when users are logged out. Posts, formerly called tweets, still appear in chronological o
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