Roku Launching Interactive Game ‘Roklue’ to Assist in Content Searches

Erik Gruenwedel / mediaplaynews - Roku is set to launch interactive game, “Roklue,” affording streamers in the culture of the moment, while also helping them discover new entertainment content. Accessible via the Roku Home Screen, each “Roklue” experience tests players on popular movies a…

#gaming #entertainment #business #apps #ux #media #technology #tv #broadcasting #algorithm

Roku Just Made It Easier Than Ever To Watch Live TV For Free

29 hrs / slashgear

For $15.99, this fixes the “why is this TV so slow?” problem

30 hrs / digitaltrends

Roku’s solution to streaming decision fatigue is a trivia game

31 hrs / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Roku is launching a trivia game called... Roklue?

34 hrs / engadget / Will Shanklin

Roklue Game Serves Up Trivia and Helps You Stream New Roku Shows

36 hrs / cnet / Ty Pendlebury

Roku Launching Interactive Game ‘Roklue’ to Assist in Content Searches

37 hrs / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Google might reshuffle search results to try to dodge fines in the EU

Stevie Bonifield / theverge - Google is planning to test changes to how it displays search results for certain topics, nearly a year after it was charged with violating antitrust rules in the European Union, Reuters reports. The shift will show top-ranked rival services for hotels, fl…

#techpolicy #google #antitrust #business #europe #law #digitalmarketsact #eu #algorithm #advertising

Google prepares search overhaul in Europe, will boost rival services to satisfy EU rules

8 days / techspot

Google might reshuffle search results to try to dodge fines in the EU

8 days / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Daily Search Forum Recap: February 26, 2026

8 days / seroundtable / barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

When Google Is No Longer A Verb: Search Becoming Infrastructure via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester

8 days / searchenginejournal / Duane Forrester

Google To Test Showing Vertical Search Services In EU

8 days / seroundtable / barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Google To Test Search Changes In EU After DMA Charges, Per Report via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

8 days / searchenginejournal / Matt G. Southern

Spotify’s latest feature automatically reorders your playlists for smoother transitions

digitaltrends - Spotify has introduced Smart Reorder, a new feature that automatically reshuffles songs in your playlists to create smoother transitions between tracks.The post Spotify’s latest feature automatically reorders your playlists for smoother transitions appear…

#ai #ml #mobile #streaming #apps #ux #media #technology #spotify #algorithm

Spotify Just Released A New Feature Apple Music Users Wish AutoMix Could Do

8 days / bgr

Spotify’s latest feature automatically reorders your playlists for smoother transitions

8 days / digitaltrends

Spotify adds “Smart Reorder” to perfect playlist flow for Premium users

8 days / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

Spotify Can Now Reorder Playlists Using BPM and Key Information

Laurent Giret / thurrott - Spotify is launching today a new Smart Reorder feature that uses BPM and key information to create smooth transitions between tracks in mixed playlists.The post Spotify Can Now Reorder Playlists Using BPM and Key Information appeared first on Thurrott.com.

#innovation #datascience #mobile #streaming #entertainment #apps #ux #technology #spotify #algorithm

Spotify Can Now Reorder Playlists Using BPM and Key Information

9 days / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Spotify’s Smart Reorder treats your playlists like a DJ set

9 days / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Spotify can reorder your playlists by BPM and key

9 days / engadget / Mariella Moon

Google sent an AI-generated push alert that included a racial slur

Lawrence Bonk / engadget - Google sent out an AI-generated news alert that included the N-word, according to reporting by Deadline. The push notification featured a link to a story by The Hollywood Reporter regarding an incident at the recent BAFTA Film Awards. The word appeared in…

#ai #google #aiethics #genai #culture #media #contentmoderation #broadcasting #algorithm

Racist slur repeated in Google notifications on BAFTA N-word scandal

10 days / mashable

Google apologises for Baftas alert to 'see more' on racial slur

10 days / bbc

Google sent an AI-generated push alert that included a racial slur

10 days / engadget / Lawrence Bonk

Google Apologizes After AI News Alert About BAFTA Film Awards Debacle Included the N-Word

10 days / reddit / /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

Spotify rolls out AI-powered Prompted Playlists to the U.K. and other markets

Lauren Forristal / techcrunch - Spotify continues to test its AI-powered “Prompted Playlists” feature, now rolling out the tool to Premium subscribers in the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and Sweden.

#ai #mobile #streaming #entertainment #genai #apps #ux #media #spotify #algorithm

Spotify expands “Prompted Playlist” feature to UK, Ireland, and Australia

10 days / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Spotify’s next big update could make its recommendations make more sense

11 days / digitaltrends

Spotify’s Prompted Playlist Comes to the UK, Ireland, Australia, and Sweden

11 days / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Spotify rolls out AI-powered Prompted Playlists to the U.K. and other markets

11 days / techcrunch / Lauren Forristal

Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back

techxplore - Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes.

#digitalhealth #social #health #apps #wellness #psychology #ux #media #productivity #algorithm

Governments worldwide are moving to restrict youth access to social media — from Australia’s nationwide under-16 ban to fast-moving proposals in Europe, Asia, and the United States. Tech Policy Press is tracking these legislative efforts across continents

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Make sure to try out the tracker: www.techpolicy.press/tracking-eff...

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Tracking Efforts To Restrict Or Ban Teens from Social Media Across the Globe

11 days / techpolicy

How Have Platforms Addressed Addictive Design Under the DSA

11 days / techpolicy

Gen Z is fueling an iPod comeback

11 days / digitaltrends

Research: Microdramas overtake streamers on mobile engagement

11 days / advanced-television / Editor

Meta's own research found parental supervision doesn't really help curb teens' compulsive social media use

12 days / reddit / /u/gdelacalle

How to Get Paid to Polarize on TikTok

12 days / techpolicy

How technology is reshaping our minds

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Capturing the nine-to-five: why ‘WorkTok’ films are gripping Gen Z

13 days / ft

Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back

13 days / techxplore

Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back

13 days / abcnews

Zuckerberg Contacted Tim Cook on Teen Safety Amid Meta Trial

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Mark Zuckerberg has testified he reached out to Tim Cook on teen wellbeing as Meta faces a landmark trial alleging its platforms were designed to addict youth.The post Zuckerberg Contacted Tim Cook on Teen Safety Amid Meta Trial appeared first on WinBuzze…

#techpolicy #meta #judiciary #zuckerberg #law #contentmoderation #litigation #algorithm #safety #timcook

National Parent Teacher Association breaks ties with Meta amid child-safety trials

14 days / cnbc

A new study finds that longer daily social media use was associated with predominantly negative outcomes for 60% of adolescents, but not all platforms are the same. The variances point to the opportunity for more nuanced regulation than blanket bans, writ

14 days / bsky / @techpolicypress.bsky.social / techpolicypress.bsky.social

Apple and Meta Called It Privacy. The Courts Call It Willful Blindness.

14 days / implicator / Maria Garcia

Smart glasses in court are a privacy nightmare

14 days / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Researchers Embrace Complexity in Social Media and Teen Mental Health

14 days / techpolicy

Privacy is at the center of child safety accusations against Apple and Meta. Here’s why

14 days / cnbc

Engadget Podcast: Instagram on trial and the RAMaggedon rages on

14 days / engadget / Devindra Hardawar

Zuckerberg Contacted Tim Cook on Teen Safety Amid Meta Trial

14 days / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

How Meta’s high-stakes trial could have ripple effects across other industries

14 days / fastcompany / Chris Morris

LA County lawsuit accuses Roblox of exposing children to 'grooming and exploitation'

14 days / engadget / Steve Dent

Zuckerberg to testify in landmark social media addiction trial

techxplore - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify Wednesday at a groundbreaking social media addiction trial, summoned by lawyers representing a plaintiff who alleges Instagram and other platforms were deliberately designed to make young users addicted.

#techpolicy #meta #zuckerberg #ux #mentalhealth #law #facebook #litigation #algorithm

Families and plaintiffs converge in Los Angeles courtroom (2)
Landmark legal test: can platform design be held responsible? (3)
On the stand: Zuckerberg faces grilling from plaintiffs' lawyers (5)
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in LA social media safety trial

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Mark Zuckerberg to testify in landmark social media trial

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Zuckerberg to testify in landmark social media addiction trial

16 days / techxplore

Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in watershed social media trial

16 days / abcnews

Social and community posts amplifying trial coverage

Meta's Zuckerberg faces questioning at youth addiction trial

16 days / reddit / /u/Nexusyak

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to face jury in landmark social media addiction trial

16 days / reddit / /u/zsreport

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Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify before a Los Angeles court on Wed as the billionaire social media chief responds to claims that social media is addictive to children. Social media platforms face legal consequences from claims their products are harmful

16 days / bsky / @robertscotthorton.bsky.social / robertscotthorton.bsky.social

Europe probes Shein's addictive app design and illegal product sales

Andre Revilla / engadget - The European Commission (EC) has opened an investigation into low-cost fast fashion retailer Shein. EC officials are concerned about the sale of illegal products, including child sexual abuse material, as well as the potentially addictive design of its sh…

#ecommerce #techpolicy #business #apps #europe #law #contentmoderation #eu #algorithm #safety

Shein’s ‘addictive design’ and illegal sex dolls under investigation

17 days / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

Europe probes Shein's addictive app design and illegal product sales

17 days / engadget / Andre Revilla

EU launches DSA probe into Shein over sale of child-like sex dolls

17 days / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

Shein faces EU investigation over illegal products and addictive design features

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U.S. TikTok Introduces 'Local Feed' to Surface Nearby Events and Content

Juli Clover / macrumors - The U.S. version of TikTok is being updated with a new community-focused "Local Feed," according to a blog post shared by the TikTok USDS Joint Venture.The Local Feed is designed to let TikTok users "discover and connect with content, businesses, and serv…

#dataprivacy #digitalmarketing #us #apps #tiktok #bytedance #community #algorithm

The new TikTok tab that helps you find hidden gems in your city

22 days / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

U.S. TikTok Introduces 'Local Feed' to Surface Nearby Events and Content

23 days / macrumors / Juli Clover

TikTok US launches a local feed that leverages a user's exact location

23 days / engadget / Lawrence Bonk

TikTok launches Local Feeds in the US

23 days / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Threads now lets you personalize your feed with simple text prompts

digitaltrends - Threads is rolling out a new feature called Dear Algo that lets you temporarily adjust what appears in your feed using a simple text prompt.The post Threads now lets you personalize your feed with simple text prompts appeared first on Digital Trends.

#meta #apps #ux #technology #instagram #algorithm #threads

How the “dear algo” meme forced Meta to change its feed forever

22 days / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Threads ‘Dear Algo’ Feature Launches to Let You Control the Algorithm

23 days / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Meta will let users tweak Threads algorithms as long as they ask nicely

23 days / theregister / Brandon Vigliarolo

Threads now lets you rewrite your feed without ever opening a menu

23 days / fastcompany / Emily Price

Threads now lets you personalize your feed with simple text prompts

23 days / digitaltrends

Meta launches AI algorithm personalization feature for Threads

23 days / cnbc

Meta turned Threads algorithm complaints into an official feature

23 days / engadget / Karissa Bell

Threads’ new ‘Dear Algo’ feature lets you tell the algorithm what you want to see

23 days / theverge / Jay Peters

Threads’ new ‘Dear Algo’ AI feature lets you personalize your feed

23 days / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Instagram and YouTube owners built 'addiction machines', trial hears

bbc - The tech giants are under scrutiny over social media addiction in a landmark jury trial in Los Angeles

#techpolicy #meta #google #youtube #psychology #ux #instagram #litigation #algorithm

How does this man think that rewiring brains works www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/t...

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In opening statements in a social media addiction trial in Los Angeles, YouTube argues it is an entertainment service like Netflix rather than a social network (New York Times) Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink

24 days / bsky / @mediagazer.com / mediagazer.com

YouTube rejects addiction claims in landmark social media trial

24 days / techxplore

YouTube Argues It Isn’t Social Media in Landmark Tech Addiction Trial

24 days / nytimes / Eli Tan and Cecilia Kang

Meta and Google Face Jury in Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial

24 days / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at landmark US trial

24 days / ycombinator

Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at landmark US trial

24 days / techxplore

Instagram and YouTube owners built 'addiction machines', trial hears

24 days / bbc

Social media 'addicting the brains of children,' plaintiff's lawyer argues in landmark trial

24 days / go

Instagram and YouTube owners built 'addiction machines', trial told

25 days / reddit / /u/Outrageous-Baker5834

Arguments to begin in key US social media addiction trial

techxplore - Arguments are set to begin Monday in a landmark US trial that could establish a legal precedent on whether social media companies deliberately designed their platforms to lead to addiction in children.

#techpolicy #judiciary #ux #mentalhealth #law #media #litigation #algorithm #california

Arguments to begin in key US social media addiction trial

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Arguments to begin in landmark social media addiction trial set in Los Angeles

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Meta Challenges Sora With Standalone Vibes App

PYMNTS / pymnts - Meta is considering making its artificial intelligence-powered short-form video feed Vibes a standalone app, TechCrunch reported Thursday (Feb. 5). The company is testing an app and positioning it as a direct competitor to OpenAI’s Sora app, according to …

#ai #mobile #meta #social #aiethics #genai #apps #media #contentmoderation #algorithm

Meta Tests Standalone Vibes App to Compete With OpenAI’s Sora

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Meta Challenges Sora With Standalone Vibes App

29 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Meta is giving its AI slop feed an app of its own

29 days / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

Meta tests a standalone app for its AI-generated ‘Vibes’ videos

29 days / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

China approves first batch of Nvidia H200 chip imports

J.D. Capelouto / semafor - China began allowing purchases of Nvidia’s powerful H200 chips for the first time, pointing to a nascent US-China rapprochement ahead of a planned visit by President Donald Trump in April.

#ai #innovation #vr #meta #social #genai #business #zuckerberg #technology #algorithm

AI-Powered Wearables Advancements (2)
Geopolitics & Regulatory Side Notes (2)
Meta's Deep AI Investment Drive (3)
Zuckerberg's Bold AI Social Shift (6)

AI-Powered Wearables Advancements

Meta stock price surges as Mark Zuckerberg predicts most glasses will be AI-powered in ‘several years’

5 wks / fastcompany / Michael Grothaus

Zuckerberg: Meta’s AI glasses are reaching a “smartphone moment”

5 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Geopolitics & Regulatory Side Notes

Italy becomes test case for Meta’s third-party AI chatbot pricing model

5 wks / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

China approves first batch of Nvidia H200 chip imports

5 wks / semafor / J.D. Capelouto

Meta's Deep AI Investment Drive

Meta Stock: Social Media Giant Posts Earnings Beat, Plans Massive AI Buildout

5 wks / parameter / Trader Edge

Meta to pour the GDP of Kenya into AI infrastructure push in 2026

5 wks / theregister / Dan Robinson

Meta to Nearly Double AI Spending

5 wks / eweek / eWEEK Staff

Zuckerberg's Bold AI Social Shift

Meta's CTO on VR layoffs, glasses, and the next AI model

5 wks / sources / Alex Heath

Zuckerberg Thinks Meta Has an AI Advantage Because It Knows So Much About You

5 wks / cnet / Katelyn Chedraoui

Zuckerberg promises 2026 AI blitz after Meta “rebuilt the foundations”

5 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Meta to 'dramatically change' with AI, Zuckerberg says

5 wks / bbc

Mark Zuckerberg is all in on AI as the new social media

5 wks / theverge / Emma Roth

Zuckerberg teases agentic commerce tools and major AI rollout in 2026

5 wks / techcrunch / Russell Brandom

Google AI Overviews Now Powered By Gemini 3 via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Matt G. Southern / searchenginejournal - Google is making Gemini 3 the default model for AI Overviews and adding a direct path to ask follow-up questions in AI Mode.The post Google AI Overviews Now Powered By Gemini 3 appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

#ai #ml #google #genai #ux #technology #assistant #algorithm #gemini

Google launches Agentic Vision in Gemini 3 Flash

5 wks / testingcatalog / Erin

Google’s AI Overviews In Search Now Let Mobile Users Ask Follow-Up Questions

5 wks / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Google Just Killed the Search Bar as You Know It

5 wks / iphoneincanada / Nehal Malik

Google puts AI Mode conversations directly in AI Overviews in Search

5 wks / mashable

AI Overviews gets upgraded to Gemini 3 with a dash of AI Mode

5 wks / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Google AI Overviews Now Powered By Gemini 3 via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

5 wks / searchenginejournal / Matt G. Southern

Gemini 3 is now Google's default model for AI Overviews

5 wks / engadget / Igor Bonifacic

Google Search now lets you ask AI Overviews follow-up questions

5 wks / theverge / Robert Hart

Google now lets users jump from AI Overviews into AI Mode conversations

5 wks / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Report reveals that OpenAI's GPT-5.2 model cites Grokipedia

Jackson Chen / engadget - OpenAI may have called GPT-5.2 its "most advanced frontier model for professional work," but tests conducted by the Guardian cast doubt on its credibility. According to the report, OpenAI's GPT-5.2 model cited Grokipedia, the online encyclopedia powered b…

#ai #datascience #ml #openai #aiethics #genai #chatgpt #wikipedia #contentmoderation #algorithm

AI chatbots like ChatGPT are using info from Elon Musks Grokipedia, report reveals

5 wks / mashable

ChatGPT and Claude found citing xAI’s controversial Grokipedia

5 wks / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

ChatGPT Is Using Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as a Source

5 wks / reddit / /u/i-drake

Information from the conservative-leaning, AI-generated encyclopedia developed by Elon Musk’s xAI is beginning to appear in answers from ChatGPT.

5 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Comienza la era de la IA coprófaga

5 wks / bsky / @kr3at0r.bsky.social / kr3at0r.bsky.social

ChatGPT is pulling answers from Elon Musk’s Grokipedia

5 wks / techcrunch / Anthony Ha

Microsoft tests new personality selector for Copilot

5 wks / testingcatalog / Alexey Shabanov

ChatGPT found to be sourcing data from AI-generated content — popular LLM uses content from Grokipedia as source for more obscure queries

5 wks / tomshardware

GPT-5.2 Often Cites Grokipedia Instead of Primary Sources

5 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

ChatGPT fails to spot 92% of fake videos made by OpenAI's own Sora tool

5 wks / the-decoder / Jonathan Kemper

LLMs Don't Hallucinate – They Drift

5 wks / ycombinator

Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as source, tests reveal

5 wks / reddit / /u/esporx

Latest ChatGPT model uses Grokipedia as source, tests reveal

5 wks / reddit / /u/PaiDuck

Report reveals that OpenAI's GPT-5.2 model cites Grokipedia

5 wks / engadget / Jackson Chen

Gmail’s spam filter and automatic sorting are broken

Terrence O’Brien / theverge - Some Gmail users have noticed that promotional emails that normally go to their own siloed tab have started flooding their inbox. Reports have been hitting the Google forums and Reddit that messages are bypassing the Updates and Promotional filters and go…

#cloud #google #alphabet #internet #apps #ux #performance #bugs #delivery #algorithm

Gmail Spam Filter Breaks, Flooding 1.8B Users’ Inboxes

5 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Google resolves widespread Gmail issue that flooded primary inboxes

5 wks / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

Gmail is having issues with spam and misclassification

5 wks / reddit / /u/Logical_Welder3467

Gmail is having issues with spam and misclassification

5 wks / techcrunch / Anthony Ha

Google says it's working to fix Gmail issue that's led to flooded inboxes and increased spam warnings

5 wks / engadget / Cheyenne MacDonald

Gmail’s spam filter and automatic sorting are broken

5 wks / theverge / Terrence O’Brien

It's not you: Gmail is glitching this weekend, and spam filters are slipping

5 wks / techspot

Gmail Spam Detection Down

5 wks / ycombinator

Google AI Search taps Gmail and Photos for personalized results

Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - Google is connecting Gmail and Google Photos to its AI-powered search. Subscribers to Google AI Pro and Ultra in the US can now opt in to share their emails and photos for personalized search results.The article Google AI Search taps Gmail and Photos for …

#ai #dataprivacy #google #aiethics #genai #technology #algorithm

User Data Is Important In Google Search, Per Liz Reid’s DOJ Filing via @sejournal, @marie_haynes

6 wks / searchenginejournal / Marie Haynes

Google AI Mode Can Now Use Gmail, Photos to Personalize Search Results

6 wks / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

SEO Pulse: Google’s AI Mode Gets Personal, AI Bots Blocked, Domains Matter in Search via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

6 wks / searchenginejournal / Matt G. Southern

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Search Double Heated, Personal Intelligence in AI Mode, ChatGPT Ads & Apple Siri Updates Coming

6 wks / seroundtable / barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Google AI Search taps Gmail and Photos for personalized results

6 wks / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Google Search Gains Personal Intelligence In AI Mode