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New Google Messages functionality and features announced
Google has just announced a slew of new features that are either coming to coming to Google Messages, or already launched and available to some users.
Instagram utilizes AI in captions to make videos more accessible
Meta Platforms-owned Instagram has introduced automatic captions to videos in an ongoing effort to make content on its platform more accessible.
Advocacy group to challenge the iOS browser status quo
Apple is being challenged by a group of developers to end WebKit’s dominance and allow other browser engines on the tech titans iPhone and iPad devices, following accusations...
Vestager says tech giants may prefer EU fines to compliance, cites Apple
Some US tech giants may prefer to pay a fine rather than comply with antitrust rules, the European Union’s antitrust chief said, and cited Apple’s fight with the Nether...
Facebook launches Reels globally, betting on ‘fastest growing’ format
Facebook is launching its short video feature Reels to more than 150 countries, its owner Meta Platforms has said, in a move to expand its fastest growing content format.
Analysis: Amazon defies break-up wave sweeping conglomerates
Amazon.com Inc has become the poster child of technology giants bucking the trend of major conglomerates breaking up, thanks to bright growth prospects shielding it from pressure t...
Trump’s Truth Social tops downloads on Apple App Store; many waitlisted
Former President Donald J Trump’s new social media venture, Truth Social, has now launched in Apple’s App Store, potentially marking the former president’s return...
President Trump’s Truth Social app set for release today in the App Store?
Donald Trump’s new social media venture, Truth Social, appears set to launch in Apple’s App Store later today, according to posts from an executive on a test version vi...
Two US Big Tech antitrust bills backed by publisher trade group
A group representing publishers such as News Corp and National Public Radio wrote to leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee to back two bills targeting Big Tech, including one t...
ISS urges Apple shareholders to vote against CEO Cook’s bonus
Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) urged Apple Inc investors to vote against Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook’s remuneration, citing concerns around...
Top Apple executives likely to be deposed in US fight with Google
The Justice Department wants to depose some of Apple’s top executives as it prepares for a trial to determine if Alphabet’s Google broke antitrust law in how it runs it...
Twitter misses ad revenue and user growth estimates; revenue forecast light
Twitter Inc reported weaker-than-expected quarterly advertising revenue and user growth and forecast revenue short of Wall Street targets, indicating that its turnaround plan has y...
Apple to turn iPhones into payment terminals in FinTech push
Apple Inc is introducing a new feature that will allow businesses to accept credit card and digital payments with just a tap on their iPhones, bypassing hardware systems such as Bl...
Digital ad minnows Snap, Pinterest soar past giant Meta
For years, investors have wondered about the long-term prospects for Snap and Pinterest, smaller digital advertising players which have had to pick up the ad dollar scraps left ove...
Snap recovers from Apple privacy changes, shares surge 50%
Snap Inc has said its advertising business bounced back from the effects of Apple Inc’s privacy changes faster than it expected, and shares of the company skyrocketed 50% as ...