The Shopify Magic suite, a set of generative AI tools unveiled in April last year, is expanding its features. It’s introducing a media editor that incorporates generative image fill into its platform, along with an AI-driven conversational search. Merchants now have…
WhatsApp working on Passkey feature to enhance security
January 31, 2024
WhatsApp just dropped a fresh update via the TestFlight beta Program, bumping the version to 24.2.10.73. In the WhatsApp Settings, you’ll see it as version 2.24.2.73, while the TestFlight build is 24.2.10 (559417995). So, what’s cooking in this update? Brace…
Instagram is trying out another feature aimed at providing users an alternative to finstas. It’s called “flipside,” and it enables users to create a secondary photo grid visible only to specific designated friends.
If that rings a bell, it’s likely…
WhatsApp users can now share screens on Android and iOS
January 29, 2024
WhatsApp, the messaging service owned by Meta, rolled out the screen share feature in 2023. With this feature, users can show their screens to others during a video call. Similar features are found on platforms like Google Meet and Zoom. You can use this screen-sharing…
AI-powered neuromarketing to make YouTube ads way more effective
January 29, 2024
A while back, the Junbi.ai AI team did this brain study. They brought in 10 ad creatives and had them bring their best work. Then, they stuck them in an MRI scanner to see what was going on in their brains while they rated each other’s work. Well, it ended up that the…
Apple is willing to let other wallet and payment services access its NFC chip in the EU. This decision will end Apple’s exclusive control over the NFC chip for Apple Wallet and Apple Pay. The tech giant from Cupertino made this proposal in response to the European…
Spotify planning to launch in-app payment system for iOS users
January 25, 2024
Big changes are coming to Spotify once the European Union’s Digital Markets Act kicks in on March 7. The audio streaming service has announced that EU residents will at last have the option to buy a Premium subscription or switch from an Individual to a Duo or Family…
ChatGPT bringing Quick Setting access to Android phones
January 25, 2024
The ChatGPT app from OpenAI is rolling out a cool update for Android, introducing a handy Quick Settings shortcut. This nifty feature comes with a user-friendly interface and can be accessed from any app.
As mentioned earlier this month, ChatGPT is gearing up to be a default…
This iOS app glitch cost a restaurant owner almost $8000
January 25, 2024
A blunder on Apple Maps might have hit a small Aussie business hard, costing them a bunch of cash. They wrongly tagged a Thai restaurant, Pum’s Kitchen, in Queensland, Australia, as “permanently closed” and messed up its location. Chris Pyatt, who runs the…
Hackers using Discord bots to steal information
January 24, 2024
Experts are cautioning that hackers are employing Discord to snatch data gathered from compromised computers. In a recent report, cybersecurity researcher Gurumoorthi Ramanathan from Trellix outlined the malware and the techniques it utilized for data exfiltration.
As per…
Gmail on Android will soon let you use AI for drafting emails
January 24, 2024
Gmail stands out as one of the top email apps for Android. Sure, part of its popularity comes from being preloaded on a ton of Android phones worldwide, but the app itself deserves props—it’s pretty darn good. Now, Google is kicking things up a notch by introducing…
Meta’s Threads app could soon integrate Instagram DMs
January 24, 2024
Threads has evolved significantly to emerge as the most practical alternative to X (formerly Twitter). However, a notable missing feature is the ability to privately message people you know on Threads. An APK teardown of the latest version of the Threads Android app now…
Amazon fined $35 million for over-surveilling warehouse workers
January 24, 2024
France’s data privacy watchdog, the CNIL, has slapped a €32 million fine on Amazon’s logistics subsidiary in France, which is roughly $35 million in today’s exchange rate. The CNIL argues that Amazon France Logistique has set up a “surveillance…
Word on the street is that WhatsApp is cooking up a nifty feature that lets you share files with folks nearby. Think of it like Android’s ‘Nearby Share’ – you’ll need to be in the same physical vicinity to make it happen.
As per the latest scoop…
Iowa drags TikTok to court for setting its app age limit too low
January 20, 2024
Iowa is taking TikTok to court, accusing the platform of misleading parents about the existence of sexual content, drugs, alcohol, profanity, and other inappropriate material on the app.
In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird asserted that TikTok…