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ChatGPT launches pilot group chats across Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan

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OpenAI on Thursday introduced a group chat feature for ChatGPT. The feature, currently being tested in select regions including Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan, lets users collaborate directly within the app. The group chat is available to Free, Plus, and Team users on both mobile and web platforms. OpenAI says the pilot is […]

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TikTok launches its own version of Instagram’s broadcast channels

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TikTok announced on Thursday that it’s launching “bulletin board,” a new feature that lets brands and creators share public, one-to-many messages to their followers. Bulletin board is essentially TikTok’s own version of Instagram’s broadcast channels feature that launched in 2023. Just like with broadcast channels on Instagram, only the creator of a bulletin board can post

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Google takes on Pinterest with a dedicated ‘inspirational’ images tab in its mobile app

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Google is adding a new feature to its mobile app that could potentially challenge Pinterest in becoming users’ first stop for inspirational imagery: a dedicated images tab. The company announced on Wednesday it is introducing a new “Images” icon at the bottom of Google’s Search app for iOS and Android devices that will display images

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Spotify introduces a Premium Platinum plan with lossless access in five markets

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Spotify is shaking up its premium offering and introducing new tiers called Premium Lite, Premium Standard, and Premium Platinum in five markets, including India, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa. Prior to this change, in markets like India, Spotify offered Premium Standard, Duo (for two people), and Family plans for six

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Spotify adds a new, less repetitive shuffle, plus audiobook recaps

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Music streaming service Spotify said it is introducing a new shuffle option that repeats fewer suggested songs. The company originally launched Smart Shuffle for paid users in 2023, a feature that added new songs to a playlist’s queue based on users’ previously played songs and their preferences. Users previously could not disable this feature. With

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Willow’s voice keyboard lets you type across all your iOS apps — and actually edit what you said

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One of the most effective use cases to have emerged from modern AI models is their ability to understand the human voice better, which has led to more accurate dictation tools. One such Mac tool, Willow, is launching an iOS app to let users type with their voice across all apps. Similar to Wispr Flow,

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Jack Dorsey funds diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine’s video archive

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As generative AI content starts to fill our social apps, a project to bring back Vine’s six-second looping videos is launching with Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s backing. On Thursday, a new app called diVine will give access to more than 100,000 archived Vine videos, restored from an older backup that was created before Vine’s shutdown.

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Productivity app Hero announces an SDK that will complete your AI prompts for you

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Crafting a perfect prompt for AI chatbots is often a challenge — so much so that startups are creating roles for prompt engineers. Consumer-facing AI apps are increasingly adding features like suggestion buttons or autogenerated recommendations to nudge customers to use the chatbot more frequently and show them about what the app can do. Hero,

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Apple launches Digital ID, a way to carry your passport on your phone for use at TSA checkpoints

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iPhone and Apple Watch owners in the United States will now be able to carry a copy of their U.S. passport on their device, which they can then use at TSA checkpoints across more than 250 U.S. airports when traveling domestically. The feature, known as Digital ID, was previously announced as part of the iOS 26 release, and

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