In 2020 and 2021, the social media world seemed to be on the verge of complete change. A new app called TikTok was ascendant, bringing a whole new kind of vertical video to phones everywhere. And another app — not as popular, but growing…
Shopify is preparing for the transformation of a lifetime, according to its president, Harley Finkelstein. Speaking at this year’s Upfront Summit in Los Angeles, the longtime e-commerce veteran spoke about how the company is going all in o…
In a surprise launch on Monday, Apple unveiled the AirPods Max 2, the long-awaited successor to its premium headphones that launched in 2020.
The Max 2 cost $549, and feature active noise cancellation, Apple’s audio-speci…
Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging in its complaint that the AI giant has committed “massive copyright infringement.”
Britannica, which owns Merriam-Webster, retains the copyright t…
OpenAI offers app integrations in ChatGPT to allow you to connect your accounts directly to ChatGPT and ask the assistant to do things for you. For instance, with a Spotify integration, you can tell it to create personalized playlists that…
At the SXSW conference on Friday, Spotify co-CEO Gustav Söderström announced a new feature, launching in beta, that will allow listeners for the first time to review and edit their Taste Profile, the algorithmically generated model of thei…
After widespread complaints that Facebook has become an “AI slop hellscape,” Meta on Friday announced new tools to detect impersonation, as well as updated creator guidelines that better define what Facebook considers to be “original conte…
I get it; it’s not an easy time for a legacy automaker to be selling electric vehicles, what with incentives being gutted and Chinese automakers knocking at the door. But Honda is taking it to another level.
This week, Honda killed its …
The Chinese company, best known as TikTok’s parent organization (and now a minority shareholder in its U.S. spinoff), launched Seedance 2.0 in China back in February. Brief videos generated by the model, including a clip featuring Tom Cr…
The new imaging flagship series fuses advanced hardware with visionary TECNO AI to empower artistic creation, streamline daily life, and safeguard the digital experience
AI-driven innovative technology brand TECNO today took the stage a…
Putting People First: AI Ready for Advancing Social Impact in Thailand is a multi-stakeholder showcase convened in partnership with ESCAP and the Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) to explore how artificial intelligence …
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being linked to job cuts across the global tech industry, with new data suggesting that around one in five layoffs this year are connected to companies adopting AI tools.
According to a new report…
Writing tool Grammarly has disabled an AI feature which mimicked personas of prominent writers, including Stephen King and scientist Carl Sagan, following a backlash from people impersonated.
The Expert Review function…
Google announced on Thursday that Google Maps is introducing a Gemini-powered conversational “Ask Maps” feature along with an updated “Immersive Navigation” experience that brings a 3D view, road details, natural voice guidance, and more t…
Disney+ is starting to roll out Verts, its new short-form video feed, to U.S. users on its mobile app. First announced in January, the TikTok-like Verts feed features scenes and moments from movies and TV shows on Disney+.
Following the…
Dating app maker Bumble is venturing into generative AI. During the company’s fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday, Bumble introduced a new AI assistant it’s calling “Bee,” designed to become a personal matchmaker that learns users’ “value…
Google on Wednesday announced a slew of new gaming-focused updates to Google Play at GDC 2026. The tech giant revealed that Google Play is expanding its catalog to include anticipated paid and PC indie games, launching game trials, introdu…
Webflow, which offers a software platform for building and hosting websites, is acquiring AI-powered content-generation platform Vidoso to beef up its suite of marketing offerings.
Founded in 2024, Vidoso uses large langu…
Facebook Marketplace is rolling out new Meta AI features, including one that automatically replies to messages from interested buyers, Facebook announced Thursday. The social network is also using AI to help sellers list items faster and s…
Publishing platform Substack is continuing to invest in video content as it launches the Substack Recording Studio, a built-in mechanism for creators to pre-record and publish videos.
The studio, which is only available on the desktop, …
WhatsApp launched a new set of parent-supervised accounts for users under the age of 13 on Wednesday. The company said that these accounts will only have access to messaging and calling, and won’t be targeted with any ads. W…
Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa+ is getting another new personality. On Thursday, the company announced it’s expanding its lineup of personality styles for users to choose from to include a “Sassy” option, which is for adults only. Notes Amazo…
Flash floods are among the deadliest weather events in the world, killing more than 5,000 people each year. They’re also among the most difficult to predict. But Google thinks it has cracked that problem in an unlikely way — by reading the…
Google announced Wednesday that it is bringing Gemini integration for Chrome to new regions, including India, Canada, and New Zealand. The rollout will let users access Gemini in Chrome through a sidebar on desktop, enabling them to ask Go…
TikTok has partnered with Apple Music to allow subscribers of the streaming service to play full songs without leaving its social network, the company announced on Wednesday. Apple Music subscribers who discover a song they like on their T…
Amazon is expanding access to a program called Shop Direct that lets U.S. customers discover and buy products not sold in its own online store.
The retail giant on Wednesday said it will now support third-party product feeds, which merc…
WordPress’s publishing software can now run entirely in the web browser, the organization behind the open source publishing software announced on Wednesday. Through a new service called my.WordPress.net, the WordPress software lets users s…
Google announced on Tuesday that it’s bringing a slew of new Gemini-powered AI capabilities to Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive. The new features let users do things like quickly generate fully formatted first drafts, slides, and sheets bas…
YouTube is expanding its likeness detection technology, which identifies AI-generated deepfakes, to a pilot group of government officials, political candidates, and journalists, the company announced Tuesday. Members of the pilot group wil…
New findings reveal sustained pressure on global including African, networks as attackers maintain high operational tempo and GenAI-driven data exposure persists.
Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point® Softwar…
On Tuesday, OpenAI introduced dynamic visual explanations, a new ChatGPT feature that allows users to see how formulas, variables, and mathematical relationships change in real time.
Instead of just reading an explanation or looking at…
Uber has launched a feature allowing female drivers and passengers across the US to request trips with other women on the ride-hailing app.
The feature was piloted in the US last year and led to women feeling "more com…
MPs have rejected an Australia-style ban on social media for under-16s, and have instead backed flexible ministerial powers.
A ban on sites like Tiktok, Instagram, and Snapchat was brought in for children in Australia …
When it comes to coding, peer feedback is crucial for catching bugs early, maintaining consistency across a codebase, and improving overall software quality.
The rise of “vibe coding” — using AI tools that take instructions given in pl…
OpenAI announced Monday it has acquired Promptfoo, an AI security startup founded in 2024 to protect LLMs from online adversaries.
The frontier lab said in a blog post that once the deal closes, Promptfoo’s technology will be integrated…
Advanced technology and Italian design come together in a strategic partnership blending innovation and iconic style.
TECNO, the AI-driven innovative technology brand, today at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) announced a new collaborati…
Dr Jannie Zaaiman - Secretary General of Technology Information Confederation Africa (TICON Africa)
Johannesburg 9 March 2026 From Silicon Valley to Europe’s boardrooms, tech executives are trimming headcount again. In contrast, across …
OpenAI has delayed the launch of “adult mode,” a ChatGPT feature that will give verified adult users access to erotica and other adult content.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman first announced the feature in October, writing, “In December, as we…
X is testing a new ad format that inserts a recommendation directly underneath a post that references the company or its products. The initial test, spotted by an X user in Europe, displayed a suggestion to “Get Starlink” beneath a post fr…
While Washington’s breakup with Anthropic exposed the complete lack of any coherent rules governing artificial intelligence, a bipartisan coalition of thinkers has assembled something the government has so far declined to produce: a framew…
Apple’s week of product announcements kicked off with the iPhone 17E, a phone designed for those who don’t want to spend north of $700 on their next upgrade. The iPhone 16E follow-up won’t officially launch until March 11th; however, pre…
Another high-profile live-service game is shutting down soon after launch: this time it’s the free-to-play squad shooter Highguard.
Developer Wildlight Entertainment says that, even though Highguard reached 2 million players, the …
From being polite to pretending you're on Star Trek, the advice you get about talking to chatbots can be truly bizarre, and totally useless. Here's what actually works.
When a group of researchers decided to test whether "positi…
Apple on Tuesday announced a new MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, both powered by its latest chips, as well as a new family of displays. The latter includes a new $1,599 Studio Display and a $3,299 Studio Display XDR.
The new 27-inch displa…
Social network X is bringing its private messaging service, dubbed X Chat, to a standalone app. The company on Monday said the initial beta of the X Chat app was being made available to thousands of early adopters through Apple’s TestFligh…
Mapping where bees collect pollen, planting, weeding and understanding the soil are all at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI) being used by a farmer in Cornwall.
Pollen gathered in sacs on bees' legs has bee…
Audible is rolling out a cheaper “Standard” subscription plan that costs $8.99 per month, the Amazon-owned company announced on Tuesday. The new plan is $6 cheaper than the platform’s existing “Premium” plan, which costs $14.95 per month.
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As AI-powered browsers from companies like OpenAI, Perplexity, and others attempt to carve out a space for themselves in a market that’s long been dominated by Chrome, Google says that it’s now speeding up the pace of Chrome releases. Star…
Screams filled the laboratory – screams, thankfully, of joy. Akib Zaman, a PhD candidate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) had just made a mini chair appear, seemingly out of nowhere.
He had pulled a threa…
Take a breath, stop spiraling. You’re not crazy, you’re just stressed. And honestly, that’s okay.
If you felt immediately triggered reading these words, you’re probably also sick of ChatGPT constantly talking to you as if you’re in som…
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