YouTube Music tests AI hosts that share trivia and commentary
YouTube Music’s new AI hosts are currently being tested through YouTube Labs, the platform’s new hub for AI experiments.
Apps
As people look for ways to make new friends, here are the apps promising to help
We’ve compiled a list of friendship apps, from friend discovery platforms like BFF to event-focused ones like Timeleft.
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Here’s what’s happening right now with the US TikTok deal
A number of investors are competing for the opportunity to purchase the app, and if a deal were to go through, the platform’s U.S. business could have its valuation soar to upward of $60 billion.
How developers are using Apple’s local AI models with iOS 26
As iOS 26 is rolling out to all users, developers have been updating their apps to include features powered by Apple’s local AI models.
Trump signs executive order to approve TikTok deal
Vice President JD Vance said that the deal would value TikTok US at “around $14 billion.”
Meta launches ‘Vibes,’ a short-form video feed of AI slop
Think TikTok or Instagram Reels, but every single video you come across is essentially just AI slop.
Viral call-recording app Neon goes dark after exposing users’ phone numbers, call recordings, and transcripts
Call recording app Neon was one of the top-ranked iPhone apps, but was pulled offline after a security bug allowed any logged-in user to access the call recordings and transcripts of any other user.
Spotify denies recent accusation that it changed its terms for artists
Spotify sets the record straight about the distribution rights of artists, podcasters, creators, and authors on the platform.
Threads is developing a tool that lets you ‘tag’ its algorithm to configure your feed
Threads is developing a new feature that would let users control what they see by ‘tagging’ the algorithm.