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Some Android app developers may be sharing users’ precise locations with advertising companies without realising it, according to new research from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The issue occurs when advertising…

Apple has released Siri AI in the consumer beta of iOS 27, giving users access to the assistant’s long-delayed conversational and personal-context features. Siri can now search information stored across…

WhatsApp is restoring access to accounts that were unexpectedly blocked and placed under review, according to Meta. Users across several social media platforms reported being locked out of the messaging…

OpenAI’s ChatGPT accounted for nearly 90% of disclosed spending on standalone AI tools by US House offices, committees and institutional accounts during the year ending March 31, 2026. An analysis…

Wispr Flow appears to be preparing an AI meeting notetaker that can generate transcripts, summaries, action items, speaker labels and other insights. The planned feature was disclosed through changes to…

Samsung is banning smart TV apps that allow outside parties to route internet traffic through customers’ home or office connections. The policy change follows research from Norwegian cybersecurity company Mnemonic,…

Snap said fully AI-generated videos will no longer qualify for Spotlight recommendations under its updated rules. The company wants the short-video section to focus on personal storytelling, original perspectives and…

Reddit is developing a new video experience that would let users watch videos from the platform and listen to spoken versions of posts in the background. Chief executive Steve Huffman…

WhatsApp is testing a feature that automatically moves messages from large businesses into a separate “Offers & Updates” folder, according to TechCrunch. The test is intended to keep promotional offers,…

Spotify has introduced User Notes, a feature that lets listeners attach personal captions to individual songs in their playlists. The notes can record why a track was added, where it…

Google is expanding its Play Age Signals API globally, giving Android developers a privacy-focused way to identify broad user age ranges and provide more appropriate app experiences. The technology is…

WhatsApp is rolling out audio and video calling through web browsers, allowing users to make and receive calls without installing its desktop application. The update brings the web version closer…

Granola has launched an Apple Watch app that lets users record and transcribe in-person meetings without taking out their phones. The AI note-taking company expects the wearable app to be…

Shared Claude conversations and Artifacts containing personal and corporate information were found in Google and Bing search results over the weekend. The pages became searchable after users generated public links…

Meta is rolling out its Meta AI assistant inside Threads’ direct messages, giving users a private way to ask questions and discuss posts without leaving the app. The integration is…

Google’s AI-generated answers appeared in 43% of searches by May 2026, up from about 15% a year earlier, according to Similarweb. The increase shows how AI Overviews are becoming a…

Snapchat is introducing a feature that lets users display the music they are currently playing on Spotify to selected friends through Snap Map. Called Now Playing, the opt-in integration also…

Autonomous Key is a $9 NFC device designed to make distracting apps harder to reopen. Instead of relying only on timers or notifications, users must physically scan the key with…

Bird identification apps are helping millions of people recognise birds by their appearance, songs and calls, making birdwatching more accessible to beginners. Merlin Bird ID, developed by the Cornell Lab…

Bluesky is expanding Attie, its AI assistant for building custom social feeds, into a research tool that can analyse discussions across the wider AT Protocol network. A new feature called…