X (Formerly Twitter) has released a rebuilt version of its Android app after nearly a year of development. Nikita Bier, Head of Product at X, announced that the company rebuilt the Android app from scratch and described the project as “one of the largest engineering efforts in the company’s history.” Continue reading “X app for Android gets rebuilt with improved performance”
Adobe has introduced AI Playground, an experimental feature in Project Indigo 1.1 that adds generative AI-powered editing tools to its camera app. The feature allows users to edit photos after capture without transferring them to a separate editing application or web service. Continue reading “Adobe Project Indigo v1.1 adds AI Playground with generative AI photo editing tools”
Google has introduced two new updates for Google Vids with Gemini Omni and personal avatars. The features allow users to generate and edit video clips using text prompts and image references, while personal avatars allow users to create digital versions of themselves for delivering messages without recording a video. Continue reading “Google Vids gets AI video generation, editing tools and personal avatars with Gemini Omni”
Google has renamed NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook, while keeping it as a standalone AI-powered research tool. The company said the renamed product will now work across more areas of the Google ecosystem, including the Gemini app and Google Search. Continue reading “Google renames NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook with cloud computer and Search integration”
Google has started rolling out connected apps support in Search AI Mode, allowing users to securely link supported services and interact with them directly within Google Search. The feature extends app connectivity already available in the Gemini app to AI Mode in Search. Continue reading “Google Search AI Mode gets connected apps support for third-party services”
Google has announced the Play Catalog Access Program, allowing eligible third-party Android app stores in the United States to access the Google Play Store’s app catalog. Continue reading “Google opens Play Catalog Access Program for third-party Android app stores”
Zoho has announced Zoho Classes 2.0, an AI-powered academic learning management system (LMS) built in India for educational institutions worldwide. The platform combines teaching, learning, student lifecycle management, and institutional administration on a single platform with AI tools, multilingual support, and institutional intelligence. Continue reading “Zoho launches Classes 2.0 AI-powered academic LMS with AI Tutor, AI Course Builder, multilingual support”
Spotify has introduced a new conversational experience that allows eligible Premium users to interact with the app using voice or text. The feature lets users choose what to play, learn more about music, revisit listening history, and explore podcasts and audiobooks through conversations within Spotify. Continue reading “Spotify rolls out conversational experience for Premium users with voice and text support”
Google is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Google Images by introducing two new visual search features. The company is rolling out a redesigned Google Images homepage for personalized image discovery and bringing AI-powered image generation to AI Overviews in Search. Google also highlighted major milestones that have shaped the evolution of visual search over the past 25 years. Continue reading “Google Images turns 25, gets redesigned homepage and AI image generation”
Telegram is rolling out a new update that brings a Rich Text Editor for Premium users, Communities for organizing chats, Ephemeral Bot Messages in groups, and an expanded GIF search with access to over 350 million GIFs. Continue reading “Telegram gets Rich Text Editor, Communities, Ephemeral Bot Messages and expanded GIF search”
Waze has announced a set of new features, including a dedicated motorcycle mode, personalized route suggestions, a less chatty voice guidance option, conversational map reporting, and Gemini-powered destination search. Continue reading “Waze gets motorcycle mode, personalized navigation and Gemini-powered features”
The European Commission has preliminarily found that Meta may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) over the design of Instagram and Facebook. The findings are part of a formal investigation launched on May 16, 2024, with the Commission examining features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and the platforms’ highly personalised recommender systems, which it says may contribute to compulsive use and pose risks to the physical and mental wellbeing of users. Continue reading “EU Commission preliminarily finds Meta’s Instagram and Facebook designs breach DSA”
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recently revamped the TRAI MySpeed App, an application that enables users to measure the performance of mobile broadband, broadband, and Wi-Fi connections directly from their smartphones. Continue reading “TRAI MySpeed App helps users track real-world internet performance”
Google has updated Video Remix in Google Photos, a feature that lets users transform their videos using AI-powered effects. Continue reading “Google Photos gets Video Remix with AI-powered video effects”
SpaceXAI has announced Grok 4.5, its latest artificial intelligence model designed for coding, agentic tasks, and knowledge work. The company describes it as its most advanced model to date and said it was developed alongside Cursor. Continue reading “SpaceXAI launches Grok 4.5 AI model for coding, agentic tasks and knowledge work”
