Articles tagged "Online services"

Netflix today announced it's introducing an AI chatbot into its iOS app as "a small opt-in beta". It will let you search for shows and movies "using natural, conversational phrases", the company says...

Spotify has announced some updates, that are "gradually rolling out" starting today. First, Premium users get an upgraded Queue, with a new, easier to use design and included Shuffle, Smart Shuffle,...

The US Congress passed a law that would have forced TikTok to close its operations in the US – unless it was sold to a US company. But then President Trump gave it a 75-day extension and then another...

It's the end of the road for Skype as today marks the official retirement of the legendary communication platform. Existing Skype users can migrate to Microsoft Teams (free) with their Skype...

TikTok has just been handed a hefty €530 million ($600 million) fine in Ireland by the country's Data Protection Commission (DPC). The reason has to do with transfers of personal data of TikTok users...

Google Search launched AI Mode back in March as an experimental feature that would transform your search experience into more or less a conversation with a chatbot. Now, AI Mode has become available...

Spotify has added five million premium users in the first quarter of this year (between January and March), the company has just revealed. That's a 12% increase compared to Q1 2024, and brings the...

Today WhatsApp has officially announced the launch of Advanced Chat Privacy, which was leaked at the beginning of this month. This is a new "layer of privacy" that is available in both 1-to-1 chats...

WhatsApp has been working on chat messages and channel updates translation feature since last year, which is now available to some Android users enrolled in the beta program. According to...

WhatsApp is constantly testing new features through its beta channel, and these usually take months to finally launch for everyone. Today the service actually released a dozen new features at the...

WhatsApp has begun testing new audio and video call options for its Android users. This revelation comes from WABetaInfo, who spotted these features in WhatsApp for Android's beta version...

TikTok's 75-day grace period in which it needed to sell its US operations or get banned would have ended tomorrow, but today US President Donald Trump decided to give the app another 75-day...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has announced that ChatGPT Plus, which costs $20/month, is free to use until the end of May 2025. However, it's not available for free to everyone. The offer is valid only for...

WhatsApp is working on a new privacy feature which was spotted in the latest beta build for Android. This will be in development for a while longer, so don't expect to get it right away. When you...

Amazon just announced an intriguing new feature called Buy for Me. This essentially means that Amazon will buy stuff for you from other websites. This is meant to work for products that Amazon...

Samsung announced that it will support HDR10+ for Netflix movies and shows on 2025 Samsung Neo QLED, OLED and Lifestyle TVs, as well as 2024 and 2025 monitor models. Future TVs will have support as...

With iOS 18.2 released last year, Apple allowed iPhone users to set third-party apps as the default apps for messaging and calling, and soon, they could set WhatsApp as the default app for calls and...

Google Maps' Timeline feature (formerly known as Location History) is to some people extremely creepy and gross, and to others incredibly useful as it allows you to go back in time and see where you...

Google's Gemini team seems to be on a roll lately. After launching Gemini with personalization a few days ago, today Gemini is getting two new features: Canvas and Audio Overview. These are quite...

Apple has just announced that today it's expanded Tap to Pay to nine additional European countries: Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and...