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Google Adds New ‘Images’ Tab to Mobile App in Push Toward Personalized Visual Inspiration

Google is rolling out a dedicated “Images” tab in its mobile Search app for iOS and Android, a feature positioned to offer users a curated feed of visual inspiration and…

TikTok Introduces ‘Bulletin Board’ for One-to-Many Messages from Creators and Brands

TikTok is rolling out a new feature called “bulletin board” that lets creators and brands send public, one-to-many messages to followers, offering a tool similar to Instagram’s broadcast channels launched…

UK Economic Growth Slows to 0.1% After Sharp Drop in Car Production Linked to JLR Cyber-Attack

UK economic growth slowed to 0.1% in the July-to-September period, falling short of the 0.2% expected by analysts, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The slowdown…

AI-Personalised Advertising Expands as Brands Experiment With Emotion-Based Targeting

Advertisers are adopting AI systems that can tailor ads to individual users by analysing language, tone, colour preferences and online behaviour, raising questions over effectiveness, ethics and consumer acceptance. Companies…

Trump Administration to Reduce Coffee and Banana Tariffs in New Trade Agreements with Four Latin American Countries

The Trump administration said on Thursday that it will lower import taxes on coffee and bananas under new trade agreements with Argentina, Guatemala, El Salvador and Ecuador. The announcements come…

Heineken UK to Reduce Foster’s Alcohol Strength to 3.4% Ahead of New Duty Threshold

Heineken UK will lower the alcohol strength of Foster’s lager to 3.4% by February, reducing it from the current 3.7% to qualify for a lower alcohol duty band. The company…

Valve Announces New Steam Machine Console and Wireless VR Headset Ahead of 2026 Launch

Valve has introduced a new version of its Steam Machine console, positioning it as a competitor to Nintendo, Xbox, and PlayStation as the company pushes further into living room gaming.…

Starbucks Faces New Strike as Labor Dispute Over Pay and Staffing Pressures Turnaround Efforts

Starbucks is confronting another strike from unionized baristas at a moment when the company is attempting to revive sales through faster service, store updates, and a renewed emphasis on its…

Ryanair Ends Acceptance of Printed Boarding Passes as Airline Shifts to Fully Digital System

Ryanair will no longer accept printed boarding passes at airports, introducing a full transition to digital-only check-ins and mobile passes starting Wednesday. The airline said the shift is intended to…

Skims Reaches $5 Billion Valuation After Raising $225 Million in New Funding

Skims, the shapewear company co-founded by Kim Kardashian, has secured $225 million in new investment, pushing its valuation to $5 billion. The funding round, which includes backing from a Goldman…

Deepwatch Cuts Dozens of Jobs as Company Shifts Resources Toward AI Automation

Cybersecurity company Deepwatch has laid off dozens of employees as part of a restructuring effort tied to expanding its investment in AI and automation. The company, which develops an AI-powered…

Researcher Develops Bat-Inspired Robots for Search and Rescue Missions

A researcher at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is designing small flying robots modeled after bats to support search and rescue teams in places where smoke, dust, rough terrain, or harsh…

Apple Rolls Out Digital ID for Passport Verification at 250+ TSA Checkpoints

Apple has introduced Digital ID, a passport-on-phone feature that lets travelers use their iPhone or Apple Watch to present a digital copy of their U.S. passport at TSA checkpoints in…

Anthropic Commits $50 Billion to U.S. Data Centers in Partnership With Fluidstack

Anthropic has announced a $50 billion data center buildout across the United States through a new partnership with U.K.-based neocloud provider Fluidstack, marking its largest infrastructure investment to date. The…

Airbnb Tests Kitchen Stocking Service With Instacart for U.S. Guests

Airbnb is launching a pilot program with Instacart that allows guests to order groceries directly through the Airbnb app before or during their stay, marking the latest expansion of Airbnb’s…

Foxconn’s Q3 Profit Rises 17% on Surging AI Server Demand, Beating Expectations

Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer and a major supplier to Nvidia and Apple, reported a 17% year-on-year rise in third-quarter profit, fueled by robust demand for artificial intelligence…

Elden Ring: Nightreign DLC ‘The Forsaken Hollows’ Arrives December 4

FromSoftware has announced The Forsaken Hollows, the first major DLC for Elden Ring: Nightreign, its co-op survival spinoff of the acclaimed open-world RPG. The expansion will release on December 4,…

First Permanent Pokémon Theme Park, PokéPark Kanto, to Open in Tokyo in February 2026

Pokémon fans will soon have a year-round destination of their own. The first permanent Pokémon theme park, called PokéPark Kanto, is set to open on February 5, 2026, inside Yomiuriland…

ElevenLabs Launches AI Marketplace for Licensing Celebrity Voices in Ads

AI audio company ElevenLabs has unveiled the Iconic Voice Marketplace, a new online platform that allows brands to legally license and use AI-replicated voices of famous figures in advertisements and…

Researchers Warn AI Chatbots Are Enabling Eating Disorders and Deepfake ‘Thinspiration’

AI chatbots are increasingly being used in ways that can conceal or sustain eating disorders, according to new research from Stanford University and the Center for Democracy & Technology. The…