Apple Music should copy this new Spotify feature

Spotify has a handful of updates rolling out to its music streaming service starting this week. Among the changes are improvements to queuing songs, customizing playlists, and more.

There’s one feature, however, that stands out most to me: Snooze.

Spotify says that the new Snooze feature exists to let you temporarily hide a song that you’re getting tired of. When tap the Snooze option, that song will be removed from your recommendations for 30 days. The feature is being tested now with Spotify Premium


Apple SVP Eddy Cue says ‘you may not need’ iPhone by 2035 due to AI

Eddy Cue is in court today giving testimony as part of Google’s antitrust case related to search. And in addition to confirming an upcoming shift toward AI providers in Safari, Apple’s services head related to the iPhone’s future.

During today’s court proceedings, Apple SVP Eddy Cue commented on the rapidly shifting technology landscape due to AI, and its potential impact on iPhone.

Most of his remarks centered on AI’s upheaval on the search market, since that’s the main focus of the


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Apple to add AI search partners to Safari as Google usage falls

Apple is going to add AI search providers to the Safari browser on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Apple SVP Eddy Cue made the disclosure in court testimony today, stating “we will add them to the list — they probably won’t be the default” in reference to providers like Perplexity and Anthropic.

Cue also revealed that the number of searches through Safari fell for the first time ever in April, suggesting users are looking to AI sources as alternative ways to find information.

Through its lucrative deal with Google and


Foundation season 3 gets Apple TV+ release date and trailer

Foundation season 3 is coming soon. Apple TV+ the release date for the next chapter of its sci-fi epic, and debuted the first teaser trailer.

Apple TV+ might be best known for Severance, but it has another big-budget sci-fi epic with a loyal following.

, based on Isaac Asimov’s , has two full seasons available on Apple TV+ and the third is coming soon.

Foundation season 3 will arrive on Friday, July 11 with its first episode, followed by weekly


iOS 18.5: Five new iPhone features are coming next week

Apple is nearly ready to ship its next iPhone update: iOS 18.5 is coming next week and will bring a handful of new features to users. Here’s what’s coming.

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Netflix’s tvOS and iOS apps are launching big new changes

Today a big overhaul to its tvOS app, and a couple experimental features coming to iOS too. The new features are rolling out soon, here are all the details.

Netflix has just revealed a “new Netflix TV experience” that will be rolling out globally in the coming weeks and months.

Here are four changes coming to the tvOS app, per :

  • Discover Your Next Great Watch More Easily: We’re putting all the information you need to make an informed choice about what to watch front and center. That
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Setting up HomeKit devices to get easier with tap-to-pair and multi-device QR codes

An update to the Matter standard will make it much easier to set up HomeKit -compatible smart home devices. In particular, it should make tap-to-pair a far more common feature, rather than something supported by only a handful of devices.

Multi-device QR codes will also make setup much easier for things like multi-packs of smart light bulbs, which will let you set up all of them at once, rather than having to do each one individually …

Originally, brands wanting to offer HomeKit compatibility


Netflix has nothing to announce on Apple’s App Store rule changes (for now)

While some companies, including Spotify , Amazon , and Patreon , have been quick to jump at the opportunity to add external payment links to their apps, Netflix is taking a slower approach.

As reported by , Netflix’s Chief Product Officer Eunice Kim had the following to say in a call with the press on Wednesday:

“We’re monitoring that situation very closely, and we don’t have anything more to share at this time. But we’ll just continue to abide by the App Store policies until


TikTok says it’s in the US to stay, after Trump prevarication

TikTok has told advertisers that it’s in the US to stay, stating that “we are here” and “are absolutely confident in our platform and confident in the future of this platform.”

The statement came after Trump indicated that he would extend the current enforcement pause again if needed, despite that fact that this is probably unlawful …

Under a law passed by Congress, TikTok has been banned from the US since January 19 .

The law has a clause which permitted the date to be pushed back under certain

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