Snapchat Expands Location Alerts With New Arrival Notifications Feature
New Alerts Beyond Home SafeAfter adding a “Home Safe” option that lets users notify contacts when they arrive home, Snapchat said it is introducing “Arrival Notifications” to cover other destinations.…
YouTube TV Introduces Lower-Priced Bundles For Sports, News, And Entertainment
New Plans And PricingYouTube said on Monday that it will roll out more than 10 lower-priced YouTube TV plans that let subscribers tailor packages around sports, news, and entertainment. The…
Discord To Roll Out Global Age Verification And Default Teen Settings In March
Global Rollout And Default SettingsDiscord said it will begin rolling out age verification worldwide starting next month, placing all users into a “teen-appropriate experience” by default. Only users verified as…
Apple Weighs Adding AI Chatbot Apps To CarPlay, Report Says
Reported Plans For CarPlayApple is working on ways to support AI chatbot apps inside CarPlay, a move that could let drivers talk to services such as Google’s Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude,…
Roblox Says 45% Of Daily Users Completed Facial Age Checks After Safety Lawsuits
Adoption Of Age VerificationA month after introducing mandatory facial verification for access to chats, Roblox said 45% of its daily active users had completed age checks as of January 31.…
Biotech Firms Say AI Is Closing The Talent Gap In Drug Discovery And Gene Editing
AI As A Force Multiplier In BiotechExecutives from Insilico Medicine and GenEditBio said this week that artificial intelligence is helping the industry tackle problems that have gone untreated for years…
Spotify Tightens Developer Mode Access With Premium Requirement And API Limits
Changes To Developer Mode AccessSpotify is changing how its APIs work in Developer Mode, the layer that lets developers test third-party applications using the platform’s APIs. The update introduces a…
Gizmo App Uses AI Prompts To Turn Ideas Into Interactive Mini Apps
A Feed Built Around Play, Not Just Video Gizmo, a mobile app from startup Atma Sciences, is offering a new way to create and share interactive media by letting users…
Amazon Prepares Closed Beta Of AI Tools For Film And TV Production
AI Studio Moves Beyond Internal Testing Amazon MGM Studios will begin a closed beta program in March for the AI tools developed by its dedicated AI Studio, according to a…
Roblox Opens Beta Of 4D Creation Tools That Add Interactive Objects
From 3D To 4D Objects Roblox has opened the beta of a new 4D creation feature that lets creators build interactive objects, expanding beyond the static 3D models generated by…
Amazon Makes Alexa+ Available To All US Prime Members With Free Access And New AI Features
Wider Release Across Devices And Pricing Amazon said Alexa+, its generative AI-powered upgrade to the Alexa assistant, is now available to all customers in the United States, with the company…
Spotify Expands Lyrics Features With Offline Access, Global Translations, And New Placement
Feature Changes And Subscriber Push Spotify said on Wednesday that it is updating its built-in lyrics feature by adding global access to translations, allowing lyrics to be viewed offline, and…
Spain Plans Ban On Social Media For Children Under 16
Spain has announced plans to ban children under the age of 16 from using social media, becoming the latest European country to move toward stricter age limits as governments increase…
OpenAI Launches Codex macOS App To Accelerate Agentic Software Development
OpenAI has released a new macOS app for Codex, aiming to close the gap with rival agentic coding tools by integrating multi-agent workflows, background automation, and a more flexible interface…
Firefox Adds Controls To Block AI Features As Mozilla Emphasizes User Choice
Mozilla said Firefox will soon allow users to block all current and future generative AI features, introducing new controls aimed at people who do not want artificial intelligence integrated into…
China Bans Hidden Door Handles On Electric Vehicles Over Safety Concerns
China has banned the use of hidden door handles on electric vehicles, introducing new safety rules that make it the first country to prohibit the design amid growing scrutiny of…
Instagram Develops Option For Users To Leave Close Friends Lists
Instagram is developing a feature that would allow users to remove themselves from another person’s Close Friends list, a change that would alter how private sharing works on the platform,…
Microsoft Rolls Out First AI Chips for Inference Work, Plans More in the Coming Months
Maia 200 Chip Deployed in Data Centers for AI Inference TasksThis week, Microsoft deployed its first batch of homegrown AI chips, the Maia 200, in one of its data centers,…
X Signals New “Manipulated Media” Labels Without Detailing Detection Standards
X appears to be introducing a feature that labels edited images as “manipulated media,” but the company has not explained how the designation will be applied or whether it covers…
WhatsApp Introduces Strict Account Settings After Lawsuit Raises Security Questions
WhatsApp has introduced a new security option designed to limit exposure to cyberattacks, days after Meta was sued over claims that it misrepresented privacy protections on the messaging platform. New…