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Twitter’s new tests allow you to post images, videos and GIFs in one tweet
Twitter is starting a new test that allows users to post images, videos and GIFs in one multimedia tweet. Until now, users could post only one form of media per tweet. But this new format will shake t
Twitter is increasing the price of Twitter Blue from $2.99 to $4.99 per month
Twitter is increasing the price of its subscription service, Twitter Blue, from $2.99 to $4.99 per month. Starting in October, existing subscribers will have to pay more. New users will currently have
Google announces new Play Store policies around intrusive ads, impersonation and more
Google announced new Play Store policies for developers on Wednesday that aim to address issues with intrusive ads, alarms, VPNs and impersonation of brands and other apps. The company said these poli
Snapchat launches a spooky AR game for hunting ghosts around you
Snapchat has launched a new in-app game called Ghost Phone designed to showcase the company’s AR technology by allowing players to discover the secrets of an abandoned phone and hunt supernatura
Gmail rolls out its latest Material You redesign and search improvements to all users
If you feel like you’ve seen a lot of “Gmail redesign roll out” posts in the last few months, it’s not just you: Google has been teasing and testing features for new, integrate
U.S. Senate advances chip funding bill to encourage local semiconductor manufacturing
The U.S. Senate voted in favor of advancing the CHIPS bill through cloture, or bypassing the filibuster stage, on Tuesday to bolster local semiconductor manufacturing. The bipartisan bill, once it pas
Google Maps rolls out location sharing notifications, immersive views and better bike navigation
Google — facing increasing competition from other apps like Instagram and TikTok when it comes to consumers searching for things — wants to be the first place people go for discovery and p
Best Buy is testing a digital-first, smaller retail store
Best Buy is opening a new digital-first 5,000 square feet small store in Monroe, North Carolina on July 26. This store will have selected tech products like home theater and audio, computing, headphon
Netflix’s iOS app now has a sign-up button that takes you to its website
Netflix’s app on iOS now has a sign-up button that will redirect you to its site so you can subscribe to one of its plans with the company paying no App Store fees. This change comes after Apple
Google is reinstating app permissions list on Play Store
Google said today it’s reinstating the app permissions list on the Play Store after initially removing them in place of Data Safety labels that rolled out earlier this month. However, the compan
Skullcandy is partnering with Amazon to offer dual smart assistants
Skullcandy announced at Amazon’s Alexa live event today that is partnering with Native Voice — a voice service provider for hardware devices — to make multiple voice assistants avail
Google introduces new in-app purchase policy for EEA users
Google said today it will allow developers of non-gaming apps on the Play Store to provide alternative billing systems for in-app transactions and purchases for users based in the European Economic Ar
Russia hits Google with a $375M fine for allowing ‘prohibited’ Ukraine news on its platforms
Russia fined Google 21.1 billion rubles ($374 million) on Monday for repeatedly failing to “remove prohibited information” — content related to the country’s invasion and subsequen
Amazon refreshes Prime Video design with icon-based navigation and a dedicated sports tab
Amazon is introducing a new Prime Video interface for streaming devices, smart TVs and Android devices that ditches text-based tabs on top for icon-based navigation on the side along with a dedicated
Analysts estimate single-digit growth for all retailers during Prime Day sales
Amazon’s annual sales event Prime Day delivered more than $12 billion in sales, according to third-party estimates. The retailer hosted the popular shopping event in the U.S. and in more than 15
The New York Times is turning Wordle into a board game
The New York Times is turning the popular online word game Wordle into a board game by teaming up with toymaker Hasbro. The media firm said Thursday that the board game, called Wordle: The Party Game,
Google’s Chrome OS Flex for old PCs and Macs is now out of beta
Google announced today that Chrome OS Flex, its operating system for old PCs and Macs that can be loaded on a thumb drive, is now out of beta with support for more than 400 devices. The company first
Twitter is testing custom timelines, and first one is about The Bachelorette
Twitter is testing a new feature that will show users custom timelines built by developers that will merge Tweets and other media around specific themes or interests based on an amalgamation of conten
US-based Here lets you make fractional vacation rental investments starting at $100
Airbnb got its start as a place for homeowners casually to rent out rooms and more from their own private residences to make a bit of extra income, but it quickly evolved into something a little more
The next big emoji update may include a moose, a goose, pink heart and wireless sign
Just before World Emoji Day on Sunday, we are getting a glimpse of new emojis that we might get to use on our phones in a few months. Folks at Emojipedia have drawn up a draft version of selected subm