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You Can Now Watch Mini Dramas on TikTok's Standalone 'PineDrama' App

Lori Grunin / cnet - "Single Dad Hunt," "Cohabitating Romance" and other bite-size sugar fixes have earned their own app.

#mobile #entertainment #culture #apps #tiktok #bytedance #ux #community #media

TikTok's latest spinoff app feels a lot like Quibi, but with shorter and cornier content

6 wks / engadget / Jackson Chen

You Can Now Watch Mini Dramas on TikTok's Standalone 'PineDrama' App

7 wks / cnet / Lori Grunin

TikTok quietly launches a microdrama app called ‘PineDrama’

7 wks / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 7:21 pm / permalink 18101 / 3 stories in 7 wks


Inside Montreal’s Massive New Apple Store: Why This Opening is Different

John Quintet / iphoneincanada - Apple officially opened its expanded retail location on Sainte-Catherine Street West today, a move that significantly grows its footprint in Montreal. The new shop is more than double the size of the previous location and is the result of years of plannin…

#digitaltransformation #apple #business #canada #ux #economy #technology #gadgets

All-New Apple Store Now Open in Downtown Montréal

7 wks / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Inside Montreal’s Massive New Apple Store: Why This Opening is Different

7 wks / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

All-New Apple Store Now Open in Downtown Montréal

7 wks / macrumors / Joe Rossignol

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 6:20 pm / permalink 18089 / 3 stories in 7 wks


Why Apple Chose Google’s Brain Over OpenAI’s Ambition

Chris Hauk / idropnews - Apple’s multi-billion-dollar deal with Google to power the new Siri with Gemini 3 marks a massive shift in the AI race. We look at why OpenAI was sidelined and how the Jony Ive "io" partnership turned a former ally into an iPhone rival.Read More...

#ai #voice #apple #google #genai #business #alphabet #ux #assistant #gemini

The Gemini Mandate: Apple and Google Form Historic AI Alliance to Overhaul Siri - FinancialContent

7 wks / financialcontent

The MacRumors Show: Apple Creator Studio and Gemini-Powered Siri

7 wks / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

Why Apple Chose Google’s Brain Over OpenAI’s Ambition

7 wks / idropnews / Chris Hauk

Engadget Podcast: Why did Apple choose Gemini for next-gen Siri?

7 wks / engadget / Devindra Hardawar

Siri is a Gemini

7 wks / theverge / David Pierce

The Reasoning Revolution: Google Gemini 2.0 and the Rise of ‘Flash Thinking’ - FinancialContent

7 wks / financialcontent

Why Apple Choosing Google Gemini For Siri Could Be Masterstroke - BW Businessworld

7 wks / businessworld

Google and Apple are just getting started on AI

7 wks / sources / Alex Heath

And the Winner of Apple's Great AI Bakeoff is... Google

7 wks / spyglass / M.G. Siegler

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:51 am / permalink 18045 / 9 stories in 7 wks


OpenAI Quietly Rolls Out ChatGPT Translate to Take on Google

Aminu Abdullahi / eweek - OpenAI quietly launches ChatGPT Translate, a standalone AI translation tool focused on tone and context, signaling a potential challenge to Google Translate.The post OpenAI Quietly Rolls Out ChatGPT Translate to Take on Google appeared first on eWEEK.

#ai #innovation #google #openai #genai #chatgpt #apps #ux #technology #assistant

OpenAI Quietly Rolls Out ChatGPT Translate to Take on Google - eWeek

7 wks / eweek

OpenAI Quietly Rolls Out ChatGPT Translate to Take on Google

7 wks / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

OpenAi launches ChatGPT Translate and challenges Google and others: how AI transforms translation - Il Sole 24 ORE

7 wks / ilsole24ore

OpenAI Enters the Translation Race Strongly: The 'ChatGPT Translate' Page Challenges Google's Dominance - عالم تسعة

7 wks / tesaaworld

OpenAI Takes on Google Translate With New ChatGPT-Powered Translation Tool - Analytics Insight

7 wks / analyticsinsight

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Translate as a New Alternative to Google Translate - TechJuice

7 wks / techjuice

OpenAI quietly launches ChatGPT Translate to take on Google Translate

7 wks / techspot

Google Launches TranslateGemma, Takes On ChatGPT Translate

7 wks / analyticsindiamag / Siddharth Jindal

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:21 am / permalink 18037 / 8 stories in 7 wks


Bluesky rolls out cashtags and LIVE badges amid a boost in app installs

Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Bluesky adds new features to its app amid a boost in installs due to the deepfake drama on X.

#bluesky #apps #ux #community #media #technology #updates #broadcasting

Bluesky adds new features to its app amid a boost in installs due to the deepfake drama on X.

7 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Bluesky rolls out cashtags and LIVE badges amid a boost in app installs https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/16/bluesky-rolls-out-cashtags-and-live-badges-amid-a-boost-in-app-installs/

7 wks / bsky / @sarahp.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy / sarahp.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

Bluesky rolls out cashtags and LIVE badges amid a boost in app installs

7 wks / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Bluesky launches Live Now badge and cashtags in major update

7 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Bluesky's 'Live Now' badge is available to everyone - Engadget

7 wks / engadget

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 10:22 am / permalink 18030 / 5 stories in 7 wks


Microsoft confirms strange Windows 11 update bug affecting Outlook POP accounts

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson / betanews - Some users of Outlook are reporting that they are experiencing problems after installing the KB5074109 update for Windows 11. Released just a few days ago, the update is causing Outlook to hang or freeze. While Microsoft has acknowledged the reports, it i…

#software #windows #microsoft #ux #productivity #patching #updates #bugs #office

Sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that! PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch

7 wks / theregister / Carly Page

Microsoft confirms strange Windows 11 update bug affecting Outlook POP accounts

7 wks / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Microsoft confirms KB5073455 update is causing Windows 11 shutdown problems

7 wks / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Microsoft: Windows 11 update causes Outlook freezes for POP users

7 wks / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 10:22 am / permalink 18029 / 4 stories in 7 wks


X is Down: Twitter Not Working Across iPhone and Web

Joe Rossignol / macrumors - It's not just you: X is down right now for many users across the iPhone, web, and other platforms.The social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, is failing to display posts due the outage. It is unclear how long the issues will last.Not everyone is…

#mobile #social #techsupport #iphone #ios #internet #apps #ux #media #technology

techcrunch.com/2026/01/16/x...

7 wks / bsky / @carpenter22.bsky.social / carpenter22.bsky.social

X is Down: Twitter Not Working Across iPhone and Web

7 wks / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

X has been down for most of the morning

7 wks / engadget / Karissa Bell

X is still having issues following an hour-long outage on Friday

7 wks / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

X, Grok Outage Reports Spike and Then Subside

7 wks / cnet / Jon Skillings

X is down for the second time this week

7 wks / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan

It's not just you, X is down

7 wks / pocket-lint / Craig Donaldson

X Down for Second Time This Week, Leaving Users in the Dark

7 wks / parameter / Trader Edge

Elon Musk’s X Suffers Widespread Outage

7 wks / gizmodo / Matt Novak

X is Down: Twitter Not Working Across iPhone and Web

7 wks / macrumors / Joe Rossignol

X outage: Elon Musks site is down, heres what we know

7 wks / mashable

Is Twitter down? Users report access issues as X won’t open

7 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 18024 / 12 stories in 7 wks


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