The AI-powered feature is rolling out today as beta, letting users in select countries directly steer their feeds (albeit temporarily). Here’s how it works.
A few months ago, a trend on Threads had users publishing posts along the lines of “Dear algorithm, connect me to users who also miss Gil Amelio,” believing that this would influence their reach and the posts suggested in their feeds.
Today, Threads is actually turning this trend into a feature, with the launch of Dear Algo, “
Kicking off today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break deals, Amazon now officially launched its 2026 President’s Day sale with price drops on Apple Watch Series 11 at $100 off , AirTag, AirPods , and more. We also have some rare price drops on Apple Sport Bands and Loops at up to 41% off and a new Amazon low on Apple’s 11-inch 1TB M5 iPad Pro . Just be sure to also scope out the $1
TikTok is officially under US ownership for American users, and after a rocky first week plagued by issues, the new owners have just announced a brand new TikTok feature exclusive to the US: the Local Feed.
Like many people , Apple CarPlay is a must-have feature for me. Having quick access to key iPhone apps via my car’s screen is incredibly convenient. Here are three of my favorite recent CarPlay features.
I drive a Ford Mustang Mach-E, which has a large, portrait-oriented center console screen. iOS 26 added a new “Smart Display Zoom” feature that makes CarPlay significantly better on this screen and other cars with similarly large screens.
Apple has a lot of new products rumored to launch soon, and among them, the most affordable iPhone, iPad, and MacBook models will get a lot more exciting. Here’s what’s coming.
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Apple has previously teased that it wants to make a sequel to F1: The Movie, but today the film’s producer officially confirmed that one is in the works.
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A sequel to the Brad Pitt blockbuster F1 is officially in the works, the film’s producer Jerry Bruckheimer has told the BBC. […]
Speaking to the BBC at the annual Academy Awards luncheon in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Bruckheimer said: “We’re working on a sequel.”
The producer declined to give a
A number of major tech companies have agreed to submit to independent grading of the mental health impacts of using their apps . Platforms on board at the launch of the Safe Online Standards initiative include Discord, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, Roblox, and Twitch …
Numerous studies over the years have demonstrated that usage of social media apps can have a negative impact on the mental health of adolescents . Both city and national governments have taken various actions ranging from lawsuits to nationwide bans .
Tech companies have introduced age verification and other
Earlier this month, Apple confirmed its blockbuster $2 billion acquisition of the mysterious AI startup Q.ai . In addition to that deal, Apple also recently acquired a database company called Kuzu. Here’s an in-depth list of recent acquisitions made by Apple.
Kuzu’s LinkedIn page describes the company as an “embedded graph database built for query speed, scalability, and ease of use.” For full context, Apple has its own cross-platform relational database system called FileMaker, operated by its subsidiary
Amazon apparently thought the world would respond with a collective “awww” when it announced an expansion of its Ring Search Party feature to help find lost dogs, promoted via a 30-second Super Bowl ad (below). Instead, it’s being widely panned as a dystopian move in the current climate .
Since the company has recently rolled out a facial recognition capability for the , people drew the obvious and exceedingly short line between surveilling for dogs to surveilling for people …
The Search Party for Dogs feature works by