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Spotify is no longer just a streaming app, it’s a social network Jul 11, 2024

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Vimeo joins YouTube and TikTok in launching new AI content labels; Instagram vows to focus on short-form content; Spotify is no longer just a streaming app, it’s a social network

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Spotify adds comments to podcasts Jul 10, 2024

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Whataburger app becomes unlikely power outage map after Houston hurricane; Bumble users can now report profiles that use AI-generated photos; Spotify adds comments to podcasts

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Valuations of startups have quietly rebounded to all-time highs Jul 09, 2024

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Amazon revives its Echo Spot with an upgraded look and improved audio; Substack rival Ghost federates its first newsletter; Valuations of startups have quietly rebounded to all-time highs

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Epic Games calls out Apple for rejecting its Games Store in the EU Jul 06, 2024

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Plus, Amazon faces more EU scrutiny over recommender algorithms and ads transparency and YouTube’s updated eraser tool removes copyrighted music without impacting other audio.

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Threads nears its one-year anniversary with more than 175M monthly active users Jul 04, 2024

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Amazon retires its Astro for Business security robot after only 7 months; Noplace hits Number 1 on the App Store; Threads nears its one-year anniversary with more than 175M monthly active users

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X weighs adding a downvote button to replies Jul 03, 2024

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Meta plans to bring generative AI to metaverse games; X weighs adding a downvote button to replies

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Robinhood adds AI tools to its investing app Jul 02, 2024

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Apple reportedly working to bring AI to the Vision Pro; YouTube now lets you request removal of AI-generated content that simulates your face or voice; Robinhood snaps up Pluto to add AI tools to its investing app

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Volkswagen’s Silicon Valley software hub is already stacked with Rivian talent Jun 29, 2024

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Plus, Hubspot says it’s investigating customer account hacks and the White House will host a conference for social media creators

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TikTok challenges Amazon Prime Day Jun 28, 2024

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Meta starts testing user-created AI chatbots on Instagram; TikTok challenges Amazon Prime Day; Amazon consolidates Amazon Clinic into the One Medical brand

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SpaceX scores $843M NASA contract Jun 27, 2024

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TikTok’s Instagram rival, Whee, has no traction; Google improves search experience in the Chrome mobile app; SpaceX scores $843M NASA contract to de-orbit ISS in 2030

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