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Ring the alarm bells, the iPhone alarm isn’t working

After many users complained about their alarms ringing silently on iPhones, Apple said that it is aware of the issue and is working on a fix. Wall Street Journal reporter Joanna Stern and NBC correspo

The Browser Company releases Arc for Windows

The Browser Company, makers of the Arc web browser, released its Windows version today. The company started testing the Windows client in December, and it said that more than 150,000 people have been

With Backstage, Spotify’s getting serious about its enterprise and dev tools business play

You know that mildly jarring experience whenever that well-known celebrity shows up in an entirely different context — e.g. a musician making a horror flick cameo; an NFL player rearing their he

Instagram is updating its algorithm to surface more content from smaller, original creators

Instagram is introducing a few new changes to its ranking systems to better highlight content from smaller, original creators.

WeTransfer cuts out the middle man and now lets users sell files directly on the platform

The integrated payments on WeTransfer are powered by Stripe and are rolling out to all users globally.

Bumble’s Opening Move feature takes the pressure off women to come up with a new message every time

Allowing women to make the first move has been Bumble’s modus operandi ever since it launched in 2014. A decade later, the company wants to give women even more control. “Opening Move” is a new

Yelp is launching a new AI assistant to help you connect with businesses

Yelp announced a new AI-powered chatbot today for consumers that helps them connect with relevant businesses for their tasks. The company joins a long list of organizations leaning into AI chatbots as

Google Gemini: Everything you need to know about the new generative AI platform

Google’s trying to make waves with Gemini, its flagship suite of generative AI models, apps and services. So what is Gemini? How can you use it? And how does it stack up to the competition? To m

Epic Games says it will bring Fortnite to iPad after EU dubs iPadOS a ‘gatekeeper’ under DMA

Whether or not Epic Games will be able to bring Fortnite to the iPhone and iPad as planned still remains to be seen.

Meta confirms launch of a bonus program for creators on Threads

Meta’s Threads social network passed the 150 million monthly users mark recently, but the company is not slowing down its growth engine. To increase engagement, the social media giant is running

Copilot Workspace is GitHub’s take on AI-powered software engineering

GitHub's new Copilot Workspace brings AI-powered assistive software engineering tools front and center.

Indian ride-hailing giant Ola cuts 180 jobs in profitability push

India's Ola has let go its chief executive, Hemant Bakshi, just four months after appointing him to the post, and is cutting about 180 jobs.

Apple’s iPadOS will have to comply with EU’s Digital Markets Act too

The European Commission said it will apply its flagship market fairness and contestability rules to Apple's iPadOS.

Photo-sharing community EyeEm will license users’ photos to train AI if they don’t delete them

EyeEm, the Berlin-based photo-sharing community that exited last year to Spanish company Freepik after going bankrupt, is now licensing its users’ photos to train AI models. Earlier this month,

Curio raises funds for Rio, an ‘AI news anchor’ in an app

AI may be inching its way into the newsroom, as outlets like Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, Gizmodo, VentureBeat, CNET and others have experimented with articles written by AI. But while most respectab

Google’s new ‘Speaking practice’ feature uses AI to help users improve their English skills

Google is testing a new “Speaking practice” feature in Search that helps users improve their conversational English skills. The company told TechCrunch that the feature is available to English lea

Despite complaints, Apple hasn’t yet removed an obviously fake app pretending to be RockAuto

Apple’s App Store isn’t always as trustworthy as the company claims. The latest example comes from RockAuto, an auto parts dealer popular with home mechanics and other DIYers, which is ups

Snap says total watch time on its TikTok competitor increased more than 125%

As part of its Q1 2024 earning release, Snap revealed that total watch time on its TikTok competitor, Spotlight, increased more than 125% year-over-year. Snapchat launched the TikTok-like feed in late

Why Meta is looking to the fediverse as the future for social media

Meta’s move into the open social web, also known as the fediverse, is puzzling. Does the Facebook owner see open protocols as the future? Will it embrace the fediverse only to shut it down, shif

Is TikTok getting banned? Not yet, but you should explore alternatives

As a TikTok ban gets closer to becoming a reality in the United States, it might be time to start thinking about other platforms to adopt early in case you need to fill the void left by the popular ap
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