Snapchat brings AI-powered conversational advertising to its app
Users will be able to chat with a brand’s AI agent to do things like ask questions and get recommendations.
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Apple introduces a cheaper option for App Store subscriptions
Apple is adding a new subscription option that lets app developers offer lower monthly pricing in exchange for a 12-month commitment.
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Lovable launches its vibe-coding app on iOS and Android
The app allows developers to vibe code web apps and websites on the go.
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Match Group invests $100M in Sniffies, a cruising app for gay men
The app is Match Group’s newest attempt to get mobile users excited about online romance again.
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Amazon launches an AI-powered audio Q&A experience on product pages
Amazon’s new “Join the chat” feature lets you ask questions about products and receive AI-powered audio responses.
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Jack Dorsey-backed Vine reboot Divine launches to the public
Divine offers access to an archive of roughly 500,000 Vine videos, restored from a backup of the original service, and allows creators to post new Vines once again.
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Google Translate now lets you practice pronunciation
When you translate a word, sentence, or phrase, you can navigate into the “Practice” menu to find a “Pronounce” button, which shows you phonetics that you can say out loud to practice speaking the translated text.
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Meet Shapes, the app bringing humans and AI into the same group chats
Think Discord chats, but with AI characters in addition to humans.
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Apple loses bid to pause App Store fee changes as case heads to Supreme Court
Apple lost its bid to pause court-ordered App Store payment changes, keeping external purchase links in place as its case with Epic heads toward the Supreme Court.
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Roku’s $3 streaming service, Howdy, reaches 1M subs, per recent report
Roku’s $2.99 streaming service Howdy has topped 1M subscribers, showing demand for cheaper, low-commitment alternatives to pricier streamers.
