Apps
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TikTok is Paying Kenyan Creators, But it’s Leaving its Best Tools on the Table
TikTok is detailing how Kenyan creators can earn money through gifts, subscriptions, and artist collaborations to boost its creator economy.
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Uber’s Next Ride is a Safari Through a National Park
Uber now offers on-demand, guided safari tours through Nairobi National Park, which can be booked directly via its app.
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Microsoft Paint, like Photoshop, gets project files, Notepad and Snipping Tool updated too
Microsoft is rolling out significant updates to its core Windows 11 apps — Paint, Snipping Tool, and Notepad — with…
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Spotify Takes Direct Aim at YouTube Music by Letting Free Users Play Any Song
Spotify revamps its free tier, allowing users to pick and play any song on demand, ending the shuffle-only limitation.
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Google Updates Gmail With New Purchases View and Smarter Promotions Tab
Google is rolling out new shopping-related updates to Gmail, introducing a dedicated Purchases view and improvements to the Promotions tab.…
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Nepal’s Youth Use Discord to Form New Government After Social Media Ban
What happens when you ban social media in a country where young people already don’t trust the politicians flaunting their…
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Spotify Takes on ReVanced Over Unlock Premium Patch with DMCA Notice
It’s not every day that the world’s biggest music streamer decides to flex its legal muscles against a small open-source…
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Google Photos now turns your still photos into life-like videos with AI
Google Photos is embedding its Veo 3 AI model to animate still pictures into short, lifelike videos for users.
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Taegis now ships with Sophos Endpoint, promising lower costs and faster response
Sophos adds Endpoint to all Taegis XDR and MDR plans, targeting lower costs and stronger ransomware defense.
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Google’s Circle to Search Just Got Smarter With ‘Scroll and Translate’
Imagine scrolling through TikTok or reading a menu in Spanish, and the words magically change into English without you lifting…
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Netflix Upgrades ‘Moments’ Feature, Letting Fans Select and Clip their Favorite Scenes
New: Netflix’s Moments now lets you choose exact start and end points. Great for sharing with friends on Netflix, limited…
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Android Devs Have Less Than Two Months to Make the 16 KB Switch
Android developers have less than two months left to make their apps compatible with Google Play’s new requirement for 16…
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Instagram on iPad at Last: Now Please Simplify Reels for Everyone
Instagram finally ships a real iPad app. Great. Now make creation simple: one video format, predictable quality, no algorithm “hacks.”
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OpenAI to Roll Out Parental Controls for ChatGPT After Teen Suicide Lawsuit
OpenAI is adding parental controls to ChatGPT after a California family accused the AI chatbot of encouraging their teenage son…
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Google Dodges Android and Chrome Breakup in Antitrust Ruling, Told to Drop Exclusive Deals
After nearly five years of legal mud-wrestling with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Google has walked out of court…