The Yahoo News app is getting a significant revamp that will bring several new artificial intelligence (AI) features to the news reporting and aggregation platform. The company highlighted that the new app’s AI capabilities come from now-defunct AI news app Artifact. Yahoo acquired the platform in April 2024, and has now integrated its architecture into … Read more
Representational Image Mumbai: In a middle-class suburb of Mumbai, workers at SoftBank-backed Swiggy’s grocery warehouse race against time to deliver orders within 10 minutes. Their speed is tracked by the seconds on a screen that flashes red warnings for slowness. Outside in sweltering heat, Swiggy’s bikers, sporting the firm’s trademark bright orange T-shirt, frantically collect … Read more
Google Gemini may soon be able to interact with music and audiobook streaming platform Spotify. The tech giant introduced Gemini Assistant for compatible smartphones earlier this year but its functionality was very limited. While the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot could perform generic AI tasks, it did not integrate with Google apps and third-party apps like … Read more
According to a report, Google is testing the Auto Dark Mode feature for websites on its iPhone app. As the name implies, the report suggests that the feature automatically turns on dark mode on applicable websites. Similar to a browser, Google apps let users browse the web. Additionally, it also has artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities … Read more
iOS has many useful and interesting features, but when it comes to app icons, the system is quite rigid. While Apple allows app developers to use a feature called Alternate App Icons to add one or more app icons that users can switch between, these changes can only be added manually by the user, leaving … Read more
Dolly, a 3D video rendering app for iPhone that can easily create 3D product videos, was launched on Monday. Developed by French startup ANIML, the app provides on-cloud rendering of any product – from a water bottle to a fancy shoe – simply by scanning it using a smartphone’s camera. The free-to-download app allows anyone … Read more
WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature that will allow users more control to manage their number of unread messages in its Android app. This feature is still under development, so beta testers who registered through the Google Play beta program may not have access to it yet. The reported feature could prove to … Read more
Google is reportedly working on a new feature that will help developers showcase their apps and their capabilities in a new location. The tech giant is said to have shared its plans with third-party app developers at the Google I/O 2024 event during a session. This new feature will create a new surface where users … Read more
According to a new leak, Huawei may start rolling out its in-house operating system HarmonyOS Next in September 2024. The new OS is said to be built on the Hongmeng kernel and system applications, and does not rely on Google’s Android Open Source Project (AOSP) code. This change will result in all Android apps running … Read more
Apple released the fourth annual fraud prevention analysis report, highlighting how the company has dealt with fraudulent activities over the past few years and primarily in 2023. The report provides an in-depth analysis of how App Store rules have protected user privacy during this period. , The company also highlighted how it has taken anti-fraud … Read more
Microsoft discovered a major security vulnerability in several Android apps last week that could be exploited to gain unauthorized access to apps and sensitive data on the device. Interestingly, this security flaw does not come from the system code, but rather from improper use of a particular system by developers which can lead to exploitable … Read more
WhatsApp is working on a new feature that will reportedly recommend contacts you can reach out to. A list of features has been dubbed Recently Online Which shows the names of contacts who recently logged in to the app. The report speculates that the feature is intended to help users determine people who are more … Read more