After an open beta that rolled out last month, Arc Search is now available to all Android users. The Browser Company’s search engine — which describes itself as “the fastest way to search” — has been positioning itself as a better alternative to Chrome. As The Verge reports, Arc Search not only blocks ads but also has […]
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Xbox continues its Push Beyond Consoles with New Ad Campaign
Microsoft has been trying to expand Xbox to multiple devices for more than five years now, and now it’s launching a marketing campaign to make it very clear that it thinks every screen is an Xbox now. As The Verge reports, a new “This is an Xbox” campaign has just launched to position the Xbox brand as a […]
X Terms of Service Update Reveals they Scrape Your Data to Train AI
Thinking about dropping X? A change implemented last week may help push you toward the exit. The company updated its terms of service on November 15 to officially say it uses public tweets to train its AI. As PCMag reports, the new doc reads: “By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through the Services, you grant […]
Want AI as your DJ? YouTube is Testing AI-Generated Music Remixes
How would you feel about letting AI be your DJ? YouTube is testing a new feature that will let creators use AI to “restyle” licensed songs for their shorts. As The Verge reports, currently a small group of creators with access can enter a prompt to change up different elements in a song, such as its mood […]
People are fleeing X and Threads for Bluesky
Bluesky gained more than 700,000 new users in the last week and now has more than 14.5 million users total, Bluesky COO Rose Wang has confirmed to The Verge. The “majority” of the new users on the decentralized social network are from the US, Wang says. As The Verge reports, people posting on Threads, on the […]
Apple Now Offers Self-Repair Parts for iPhone 16
If you’ve already smashed your iPhone 16 screen or destroyed its battery somehow, repair parts for Apple’s latest smartphone are now available on its self-service website. As MacRumors reports, users can now purchase replacements for the iPhone 16’s displays, battery, back glass, cameras, speakers, primary microphone, and more. Apple already shared repair manuals for all four iPhone 16 […]
Instagram is going to stop Pulling the Rug Out when you Log In
You know that thing where, just after you’ve opened Instagram and become invested in whatever video was already loaded, a new video pops in and seemingly purges the old video into the void, never to be seen again? Well, as The Verge reports, that’s now a thing of the past, according to Instagram boss Adam […]
How to Lock Down Your TikTok Profile
Before joining the military in 2023, Jung Kook, BTS’ main vocalist and a chart-topping soloist in his own right, received a tough lesson about TikTok’s default account privacy settings when he accidentally exposed his private account name to his over 19 million fans on social media. As PCMag reports, Jeon Jungkook, whose stage name is Jung Kook […]
Apple’s iOS 18.2 Upgrade with more Intelligence Features Expected on December 2
The next Apple Intelligence rollout is likely to happen in early December, according to Bloomberg. “The iOS 18.2 operating system update… is likely to arrive on the earlier side of December, I’m told,” Mark Gurman writes in his PowerOn newsletter. He’s eyeing the week of Dec. 2, which is about a week earlier than is typical for these […]
Apple is working on 4 new AR/VR products, including a $2,000 Vision Headset and competition for Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
Apple is working on four new AR/VR products including two new Vision headsets and a Meta Ray-Ban glasses rival, according to Bloomberg. As PCMag reports, Apple Vision Pro saw relatively low demand when it launched earlier this year—largely because of its hefty $3,500 price tag. Now, Apple’s Vision Products Group is hoping to produce a hit with a slightly […]