Image Credits:WhatsAppOn Friday, WhatsApp introduced a new feature that lets users add short music clips to their Status updates, bringing a nostalgic touch similar to the Myspace era.WhatsApp Status Now Supports Music Clips for Photos and VideosStatus, similar to Instagram Stories, lets users share photos, videos, and text that vanish after 24 hours. When...
DepositphotosAfter hinting at a return to “OG Facebook” earlier this year, the social network announced a new update on Thursday aimed at simplifying how users connect with friends. The new Facebook Friends tab will display only updates from friends, free of recommended content.In a blog post, Meta stated that the update aligns with Facebook’s...
Credit: PixabayMeta-owned Instagram is once again borrowing a feature from TikTok—this time, allowing users to play Reels at 2x speed by long pressing on either side of the screen.TikTok’s Evolution in Video Length and SpeedWhen TikTok first launched, videos were limited to 15 seconds. As the platform grew in popularity, it expanded support for...
Credit: PixabayGoogle is introducing a range of new AI-powered features across Search, Maps, and Gemini to assist users in planning summer vacations. This update comes as more travelers turn to tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT for trip planning.Google Search’s AI Overviews, which provide a summarized snapshot of key information at the top of search results,...
Image Credits:Eugene Gologursky/The New York Times / Getty ImagesJust a day after ChatGPT’s new AI image generator launched, social media is overflowing with AI-created memes mimicking the style of Studio Ghibli, the beloved Japanese animation studio behind hits like My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away.In the past 24 hours, users have shared Studio Ghibli-style...
Image Credits:Krisp.aiAudio startup Krisp announced on Wednesday a new AI-powered feature that modifies a user’s accent during calls. Initially, it will support converting Indian English accents to U.S. English.According to the company, the technology preserves the speaker’s voice while adjusting phonemes to align with American pronunciation. The feature has been tested in enterprise settings...
Image Credits:Silas Stein / picture alliance / Getty ImagesDuring a livestream on Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the first major update to ChatGPT’s image-generation capabilities in over a year.Now, ChatGPT can use the GPT-4o model to create and edit images directly. While GPT-4o has long powered OpenAI’s chatbot, it previously handled only text-based...
Image Credits:Daniel de la Hoz(opens in a new window)/ Getty ImagesOn Tuesday, Instagram introduced a school partnership program designed to fast-track moderation reports from verified school accounts.Available to all U.S. middle and high schools, the program enables schools to directly report posts or student accounts that may breach Instagram’s guidelines. These reports receive priority...
Image Credits:Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket / Getty ImagesMicrosoft is rolling out a “deep research” AI tool within Microsoft 365 Copilot, its AI-powered chatbot app. Recently, several deep research agents have emerged across AI chatbots, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and xAI’s Grok. These tools rely on reasoning AI models, which can analyze problems and verify...
Image Credits:Google DeepMindOn Tuesday, Google introduced Gemini 2.5, a new family of AI reasoning models designed to pause and “think” before responding to questions.The first in this series, Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental, is a multimodal AI model that Google describes as its most advanced yet. Starting Tuesday, it will be available in Google AI...
