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Google gets something right in its Wednesday announcement about new Gemini Live voice features when it says, “You shouldn’t have to guess whether a task requires Spark, a Daily Brief, or a quick inbox search.” Google means that as a promise — that the updated Gemini app can handle a variety of taskss given every…

Flipboard, the news magazine software company that has more recently invested in the open social web — the umbrella term for social platforms that let users, not one company, control their own data and audience — is making another big bet on that ecosystem. The company on Wednesday announced it’s acquiring the Portland-based feed-building startup…

Instagram is making one of the most tedious parts of creating Reels easier. The company announcedTuesday in a Threads post that it’s rolling out “First Draft,” a new editing feature that automatically trims selected video clips and removes pauses, pulling together the best moments into an initial cut. 

Nitter, an openinto or even opening the X app, has received cease-and-desist letters from X demanding that it shut down. The news was shared X’s earlier attempts to knock Nitter offline by technical means

A change to Claude’s memory system will eliminate one of the most annoying things about using agents — the constant need to rebrief the AI on things it already knows. On Tuesday, Anthropic announced it’s merging the memory system used by chat and Claude Cowork, which means that Claude will always remember what it learned…

Family location-sharing and safety app Life360 is expanding its pet-tracking capabilities on Tuesday with the launch of a new product line of $7.99 scannable pet tags and other pet care features that tap into its tracking network technology.

Pie, the social app from Bonobos’ founder Andy Dunn, is taking its mission to connect people in real life one step further. On Tuesday, the startup launched a new communities feature that allows people to establish more permanent homes for their social groups on its app, offering an alternative to group texts, Facebook Groups, and…

Zillow and Redfin have reached a settlementwith the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and five states, ending a legal fight over a 2025 partnership that the FTC claimed hurt competition in the rental-listing market. The settlement was announced on Monday, just as the case was scheduled to head toward trial this morning.