X Tests Feature Highlighting Posts Liked by Users With Opposing Views
X announced on Thursday that it is rolling out an experiment designed to identify and highlight posts that receive likes from people who typically hold opposing views. This new feature…
Google Claims Gemini 2.5 Pro AI Model Shows Improved Coding Abilities
Google announced on Thursday an updated preview of its Gemini 2.5 Pro AI model, highlighting improvements in programming capabilities. This update builds on the Gemini 2.5 Pro release from about…
Perplexity CEO Reports 780 Million Queries Last Month
Perplexity’s AI search engine handled 780 million queries in May, CEO Aravind Srinivas announced Thursday at Bloomberg’s Tech Summit. He highlighted a strong month-over-month growth rate exceeding 20%. Srinivas noted…
Meta Reveals Tech Packed Into Its Aria Gen 2 Smart Glasses
Meta’s Aria Gen 2 smart glasses, announced earlier this year, showcase advanced technology that sets a new benchmark for wearable devices. Designed primarily as “research glasses,” these models are unlikely…
Apple Fails to Halt Third-Party Payments in App Store
An appeals court this week denied Apple’s request to pause a ruling that mandates the company to allow app developers to direct users to external payment options. Apple had been…
British Fintech Wise to Shift Primary Listing to U.S., Dealing Blow to London Stock Exchange
British money transfer company Wise announced Thursday that it intends to move its primary stock listing to the United States, while maintaining a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange…
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai Downplays AI Job Fears, Highlights Growth Plans
In a Bloomberg interview Wednesday night in San Francisco, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai pushed back against fears that AI might render half of the company’s 180,000-person workforce redundant. Instead, Pichai…
Google Postpones Launch of ‘Ask Photos’ AI Search Feature
Google has announced a delay in the rollout of its “Ask Photos” feature for approximately two weeks. Jamie Aspinall, product manager for Google Photos, shared the update on X, citing…
TikTok Launches AI-Powered Smart Keyword Filters to Block Unwanted Content
TikTok announced the rollout of its new AI-driven Smart Keyword Filters, designed to help users limit unwanted content on their For You page more effectively. How Smart Keyword Filters Work…
Snap Introduces New Tools to Create Bitmoji Games
Snap is rolling out new Lens Studio features designed to help AR creators and developers build Bitmoji games. Alongside the launch of a Bitmoji Suite, the company is also releasing…
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Reveals Nintendo Switch 2 Features Dedicated AI Processors
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang praised the new Nintendo Switch 2 chip in a video released by Nintendo just days before the console’s launch. Huang described the chip as “unlike anything…
Photoshop Launches on Android with All Features Free for Limited Time
Following its iPhone debut earlier this year, Adobe’s flagship editing tool, Photoshop, is now available in beta for Android smartphones and tablets. While not the full desktop version, this app…
Google Wallet to Delete Your PayPal Account Within Two Weeks
Google Wallet will no longer support PayPal accounts in the US beginning June 13. After this date, users won’t be able to use linked PayPal accounts for online or contactless…
Microsoft Bing Adds Free AI Video Generator Powered by Sora
Microsoft Bing announced on Monday the launch of Bing Video Creator, a new feature in its app that uses OpenAI’s Sora model to generate videos from text prompts. First Free…
Google Expected to Appeal Antitrust Ruling Amid Risk of Losing Chrome
After the conclusion of the lengthy trial in the federal antitrust case against Google, the company has announced its intention to appeal the court’s ruling. The Department of Justice (DOJ)…
Samsung Galaxy S26 Might Replace Google Gemini as Default AI Chatbot
Samsung is reportedly moving toward a deal with AI company Perplexity to better integrate its services into the next Galaxy S26 series, Bloomberg sources say. This could mark a shift…
Instagram for iPad May Launch Later This Year
A dedicated Instagram app for the iPad is reportedly on track for release later this year, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Development is progressing “full steam ahead,” with some Meta…