Why Are Grok and X Still Available in App Stores?
John Gruber / wired - Caroline Haskins, writing for Wired (News+ link, in case Wired’s paywall blocks you): Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is being used to flood X withthousands of sexualized images of adults and apparentminors wearing minimal clothing. Some of this content appea…
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Disney+ will soon feel like doomscrolling social media on your phone
digitaltrends - Disney+ plans to introduce vertical videos this year, blending streaming with social-style scrolling as it looks to keep users engaged daily and compete with platforms that already dominate phone-first viewing habits.The post Disney+ will soon feel like d…
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Gmail Users Just Got a Surprise Free AI Upgrade: What’s New
Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Google is expanding its use of Gemini inside Gmail, with several AI-powered features now available to users at no cost. According to Blake Barnes, Google’s vice-president of product for Gmail, Gemini tools that previously required a paid subscription are …
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Google Unveils Ambitious Gmail Overhaul, And It's All About AI
bgr - Gmail can be a much smarter tool if you enable its new AI features: Suggested Replies, Help Me Write, Proofread, AI Overviews, and AI Inbox are here.
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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Health With Apple Health Integration
Eric Slivka / macrumors - OpenAI today announced the launch of ChatGPT Health, a dedicated section of ChatGPT where users can ask health-related questions completely separated from their main ChatGPT experience.For more personalized responses, users can connect various health data…
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Back to Top / Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 2:20 pm / permalink 17607 / 38 stories in 1 month
Spotify Now Shows Listening Activity on Mobile
Laurent Giret / thurrott - Spotify users on mobile can now share their listening activity in real time and invite friends into a live listening session.The post Spotify Now Shows Listening Activity on Mobile appeared first on Thurrott.com.
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WhatsApp Enhances Group Chats With Three New Features
Tim Hardwick / macrumors - WhatsApp announced three new group chat features today, expanding how users can interact and add context to their role within conversations involving many participants.The Meta-owned messaging app is rolling out Member Tags, Text Stickers, and Event Remin…
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Logitech Caused Its Mice To Freak Out By Not Renewing a Certificate
msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader shares a report: If you're among the macOS users experiencing some weird issues with your Logitech mouse, then good news: Logitech has now released a fix. This comes after multiple Reddit users reported yesterday that Logi Options Plus…
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Roblox rolls out mandatory age checks for all users
mashable - Roblox expands its platform-wide age verification plans with mandatory age checks for any user wanting to chat online.
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Philips Hue 'SpatialAware' feature harmonizes all the lights in a room
Steve Dent / engadget - Philips Hue has introduced a new software feature called SpatialAware at CES 2026 designed to ensure that all the lights in a space are in harmony with each other. Available exclusively for the Hue Bridge Pro, it takes into account each light point in a r…
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NVIDIA Announces Major Updates to GeForce NOW: Sim Controllers, Linux and Fire TV Clients
techpowerup - NVIDIA today announced major updates to its GeForce NOW cloud gaming platform that turns practically any screen with a game controller into a powerful gaming platform with graphics akin to PCs. The company brought NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 performance tier …
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Amazon lets some users chat with Alexa+ on the web in bid to take on ChatGPT
cnbc - The company launched Alexa+ last February and it remains in early access.
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Back to Top / Monday, January 5, 2026, 10:22 am / permalink 17497 / 13 stories in 2 months
Apple Announces New Fitness+ Workout Programs, Strava Challenge, and More
Hartley Charlton / macrumors - Apple today announced a number of updates to Apple Fitness+ and activity with the Apple Watch.The key announcements include:New Year limited-edition award: Users can win the award by closing all three Activity Rings for seven days in a row in January."Qui…
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LG unveils Gallery TV, a canvas-style rival to Samsung's The Frame
techspot - The LG Gallery TV will use the company's Gallery+ content service launched earlier this year. The library offers more than 4,500 pieces of artwork. Owners can also create pieces using generative AI or add their own images from a personal gallery – it even…
Editor: Having seen the Samsung equivalent in the wild, I can appreciate why these qualify as a "craze" - they look fantastic and really add to a space.
Back to Top / Tuesday, December 30, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 17366 / 7 stories in 2 months
Apple Appeals $1.8 Billion UK Antitrust Ruling Over App Store Fees
Hartley Charlton / macrumors - Apple has asked the UK Court of Appeal to overturn a £1.5 billion ($1.76 billion) antitrust ruling that found the company overcharged millions of App Store users, escalating one of the most significant competition cases ever brought against the company in…
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Google Photos Is Coming To Your TV, Starting With Samsung Models
bgr - Samsung is making it easier than ever to share photos and videos with guests by bringing a Google Photos experience to its TVs in 2026.
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China outlines rules to regulate human-like AI companion apps
Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - China’s internet regulator issued new draft rules on Saturday that aim to regulate the use of artificial intelligence “companions,” which are defined as systems that interact with humans and display “human-like traits and behavior.” The new rules, called …
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Google will finally allow you to change your @gmail.com address
Mayank Parmar / bleepingcomputer - Google will finally allow you to change your @gmail address or create a new alias, according to a new support document. [...]
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Apple Agrees to Allow Alternative App Stores and Payments in Brazil
iclarified - Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has approved a settlement agreement with Apple that requires the company to allow alternative app marketplaces and third-party payment processing on iOS devices in the country. The decision resol…
Back to Top / Wednesday, December 24, 2025, 2:20 pm / permalink 17273 / 9 stories in 2 months
Texas App Store Age Verification Law Blocked by Federal Judge
Juli Clover / macrumors - A Texas federal judge today blocked an App Store age verification law that was set to go into effect on January 1, 2026, which means Apple may not have to support the changes after all.The Texas App Store Accountability Act (SB2420) requires Apple and oth…
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