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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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Airbnb’s testing a ‘kitchen stocking’ service that lets guests place Instacart orders before their stay

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Airbnb is piloting a service with Instacart that will allow guests to order groceries directly through the Airbnb app before and during their stay, Bloomberg reports. Airbnb will offer the “kitchen stocking” service during a three-month pilot program starting on January 5, according to an email sent to hosts, the report said. The new service

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Google Pixel update adds battery-saving maps mode, AI photo remixing, and smarter notifications

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Google announced its November software update for Pixel phones, called Pixel Drop — a quarterly feature release that brings new capabilities to existing devices — with features including notification summaries, a power-saving mode for the Maps app, prompt-based edits for Photos, and Gemini Nano-powered photo edits in Messages. Apple introduced notification summaries with its Apple

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Google Photos adds new AI features for editing, expands AI-powered search to over 100 countries

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Google Photos has rolled out a series of new AI-powered features, including a way to edit objects and people in images, a new Ask button for AI-powered answers about the photo or edit requests, AI templates to create new photos, and the expansion of natural language search. The company first introduced prompt-based editing for Pixel

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