Sarah Perez

Spotify’s AI DJ, which first launched last year, is meant to serve as a smart audio guide that introduces music using a convincingly realistic voice.

Apple’s changes may affect apps that today have an estimated $393 million in revenue and have been downloaded roughly 58 million times over the past year.

These messaging features, announced at WWDC 2024, will have a significant impact on how people communicate every day.

The tests indicate there are loopholes in TikTok’s ability to apply its parental controls and policies effectively in a situation where the teen user originally lied about their age, as…

The AI chatbot has been trained on Amazon’s product catalog, customer reviews, community Q&As, and other public information found around the web.

Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, is continuing to develop a downvoting feature that will be used to improve how replies are ranked. Although the company has not yet officially announced…

Retro CEO Nathan Sharp isn’t worrying just yet about Google’s plan to copy his app’s experience, despite the numerous similarities.

The new YouTube features include those that will automatically transform longer videos into Shorts, among others.

Dark patterns refer to a range of design techniques that can subtly encourage users to take some sort of action or put their privacy at risk.

The question now is whether Spotify will add something similar for music artists in the future.

Ahead of these potential competitors comes Openvibe, a simple aggregator for the open social web.

Design and animation are core to the Duolingo experience, which makes learning a new language or skill more like a game rather than a task to be dreaded.

The feature puts Spotify in more direct competition with YouTube as a place where creators can interact with their listeners.

Over the past few days, Ghost says it has achieved two major milestones in its move to become a federated service.

Pestle addresses the common problem of finding recipes on the web.

After multiple rejections, Apple has approved Fortnite maker Epic Games’ third-party app marketplace for launch in the EU. As now permitted by the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Epic announced…

Elon Musk’s X is exploring more ways to integrate xAI’s Grok into the social networking app. According to a series of recent discoveries, X is developing new features like the…

Noplace had already gone viral ahead of its public launch because of its feature that allows users to express themselves by customizing the colors of their profile.

The new bylines go beyond the typical @username references that often accompany link posts from news publications and those pointing to other written content, like a WordPress blog or Substack

code references found in the X iOS app indicate that the company could be considering adding downvotes for replies only to improve how they’re ranked.

The Make Design feature is available within Figma’s software and will generate UI (user interface) layouts and components from text prompts.

Music, podcasts, audiobooks…emergency alerts? Spotify’s latest test has the streaming app venturing into new territory with a test of an emergency alerts system in its home market of Sweden. According…

Simply submitting the request for a takedown doesn’t necessarily mean the content will be removed, however.

Investment app Robinhood is adding more AI features for investors with its acquisition of AI-powered research platform Pluto Capital, Inc. Announced on Monday, the company says that Pluto will allow…

As Google described during the I/O session, the new on-device surface would organize what’s most relevant to users, inviting them to jump back into their apps.

There were definite differences between how the two platforms managed last night, with some saying X felt more alive, and others asserting that Threads proved that X is no longer…

In the conversation, Zuckerberg said there needs to be a lot of different AIs that get created to reflect people’s different interests.

Meta has fixed the bug that caused people to believe the company had adjusted their selections in a political content settings tool without their consent. The issue had impacted users…

A travel hack that went viral on TikTok teaches users how to save money on hotels and Airbnbs by booking directly with the properties themselves. Now, a new startup, Directo,…

Like Instagram, Whee also supports the use of photo filters and includes messaging. However, the company’s plans for Whee aren’t clear.