Author: TechBrunch
A game emulator called Delta uses recent court decisions regarding Apple's App Store to support your business by linking to your Patreon membership page. The update was approved for release on Wednesday in the US app store. This allows Delta users to join the Delta team's Patreon directly from the mobile app without having to cut a subscription to Apple. The move follows a court ruling last week, and after years of fighting with Fortnite Maker Epic Games, it forced Apple to open its US app store entirely for external purchases. While Apple won its antitrust lawsuits significantly, the judge…
Snapchat announced on Wednesday that Snap Map currently has over 400 million active users. This is one new milestone in the core features of the app. Released in 2017, Snap Map was originally a way for users to see their friends' locations and browse public snaps around the world. Over time, this feature has evolved, providing a way for users to discover local hotspots and find out what to do. Snap Map success is important to Snapchat. This is because it is an important part of social networks and gives them a competitive edge against rivals like Instagram and Tiktok.…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Instagram head Adam Mosselli, and other Meta executives thought Tiktok was defeating Meta in his own game. That comes from a new filing in the US Federal Trade Commission's anti-trust lawsuit against the tech giant, which was released Monday. The document, which was in February 2022, includes conversations between many meta-executives discussing Facebook and Instagram's strategies and market location. In one message, Zuckerberg called Facebook a “challenger” “he lost mindsharing and momentum,” and added that Tiktok will create a “sharing context” where friends see the same meme. Mosseri also agrees that Facebook should now be considered…
Apple is considering adding AI search engines from Openai, Prperxity and humanity to Safari, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Eddy Cue, Apple's Senior Vice President of Services, issued a statement while testifying in a US Department of Justice lawsuit against Alphabet. Queue disclosure is part of his testimony about Apple and Google's $2 billion annual contract, making Google the default search engine for Safari. He said he believes searches in Safari fell for the first time last month, resulting in an increase in AI use. Queue also said it believes AI search providers will replace traditional search engines like Google, so Apple…
Design Company's Figma today announced several features, including creating AI-powered sites and web apps, how marketers can create large quantities of assets, and new drawing tools. With the launch, the company is taking on other creative solutions such as Canva and Adobe, as well as AI-powered websites and prototypers for WordPress, Wix, Hostinger and Replit. The company's website creation tool is called the Figma site. Startups said designers often prototype what a site looks like within Figma. New AI-powered tools also make it easy to create and publish your website. Once a site is generated, collaborators can easily modify elements…
Cybersecurity's giant cloud strike said Wednesday that it would fire 5% of the global workforce. This amounts to about 500 workers. In 8-K filing, CrowdStrike said the layoffs are “part of the strategic planning (“plan”) and are part of the strategic planning (“plan”) to evolve the business to generate greater efficiency as the company continues to focus and expand with discipline to achieve its $10 billion goal. [Annual Recurring Revenue]. ” The company also said it plans to “employ in key strategic areas throughout the fiscal year ending January 31, 2026.” “These changes make it more efficient to move faster,…
Spotify announced on Wednesday an update to an app designed to give users more control over their listening experiences and recommendations. Refresh Experience introduces some new features that gradually roll out users and premium subscribers to Spotify users and premium subscribers, including helping them create queues, current listening experiences, and playlists. This change often leans heavily towards algorithmic recommendations and helps balance the apps that suggest music and play by giving the user the power to shape what was played, when and how often. For premium users, Spotify's queue has been revamped. The new design will make it easier to…
Photography and video editing platform VSCO launched an AI-powered collaboration mood board on Wednesday, expanding the way photographers and artists use their products. This mood board, called Canvas, allows you to import and edit photos using standard VSCO editing tools. Therefore, you can adjust settings such as shadow, brightness, exposure, temperature, shade, grain, blur, vibrantness, and tint. AI chops work when you want to generate images using a text prompt. Also, using the mood board, you can select some of the images and use the Region Prompt menu to allow AI to recreate those parts using a text prompt. Regional…
Netflix officially unveiled the feature at Wednesday's Tech and Product event after hinting at a new AI-powered search experience during its recent revenue call. This new search experience utilizes Openai's ChatGpt to provide users with a conversation discovery experience. Users can enter their preferences using natural phrases such as “I want something interesting and bright” or more detailed requests such as “I want something scary but it's not too scary and maybe a little less interesting, but haha isn't funny.” This feature is set to be deployed to iOS users as an opt-in beta this week. As Bloomberg reported last…
Netflix announced Wednesday that it was testing its short video feature, indicating that even the streaming giant with over 300 million subscribers is worried about losing time for viewers who spent mobile on apps like Tiktok, YouTube shorts and Instagram reels. The company debuted its feature at its first product and high-tech event. There, we also revealed some other future plans for the service. These plans include AI-powered search tools, redesigning the TV homepage and improving real-time recommendations. Netflix's new mobile-only vertical feed allows users to scroll through clips of the original title with ease. Within this feed, users can…