Snapchat Introduces Sponsored AI Lenses to Let Brands Create Immersive AI-Generated Experiences

Snapchat introduced a new ad format on Tuesday to let brands engage users on the platform. Dubbed Sponsored AI Lenses, it is a new tool for brands to create artificial intelligence (AI) Lenses that users on the social media app can use to click selfies and post them. The Santa Monica-based social media company has been building out its augmented reality (AR) filters o...

Meta Expands 'Teen Accounts' to Facebook, Messenger Amid Children's Online Safety Regulatory Push

Meta's expansion of safety features for teens comes as some lawmakers say they plan to press ahead with proposed legislation, such as the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), seeking to protect children from social media harms. Meta users under 16 will also not be allowed to disable a feature that automatically blurs images potentially containing nudity in direct messages.

Google Brings Multimodal AI Mode Search to Google Lens, Expanding to More Users

Google announced that it is expanding its recently released AI Mode feature to more apps and users on Monday. The feature is now available in Google Lens and comes with multimodal capability. The company also said that the free subscribers of Google Labs will also get access to it. The tech giant introduced the artificial intelligence (AI) tool in early March as an ex...

WhatsApp for iOS Testing Advanced Chat Privacy Feature Which Prevents Media Auto-Saving

WhatsApp is said to be developing a new feature for its iOS app which aims to improve privacy in conversations by adding another layer of security. As per a feature tracker, the new feature, dubbed Advanced Chat Privacy, implements several changes which restrict the automatic saving of media shared by the user on the recipient device.

Gemini Live Screen and Video Sharing Features Rolling Out to Google Pixel 9, Samsung Galaxy S25 Series

Google is rolling out the screen and video sharing features in Gemini Live to the Pixel 9 and Samsung Galaxy S25 series. The Mountain View-based tech giant previewed the features at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 last month. These features were developed by Google DeepMind as part of Project Astra, and offer real-time video processing capability to users.

ByteDance Confirms US Talks on TikTok After Trump Gives 75-Day Extension for Deal to Save App

ByteDance confirmed it’s in discussions with the US government about plans to keep TikTok running in the US. For the second time now, US President Donald Trump extended a deadline for the Chinese company to divest the app’s American operations. The latest extension permits the president to give a “one-time extension of not more than 90 days.

Microsoft’s Copilot AI Upgraded With Memory, Podcasts and Agentic Features

Microsoft announced several new features for its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Copilot, last week. The Redmond-based tech giant said that these features will enable the AI chatbot to deliver a more personalised experience to users. Some of the new features were previously available only on the web client, and are now being expanded to its mobile and Windows de...

WhatsApp for Android Said to Be Developing New Mute and Camera Off Buttons for Audio, Video Calls

WhatsApp is said to be testing new features for its Android app to improve the overall audio and video calling experience. According to claims by a feature tracker, the instant messaging platform is developing a new feature which lets users mute their microphone before accepting a voice call. Meanwhile, it is testing emoji reactions for video calls and the ability to ...

YouTube Shorts to Get Revamped Video Editor, AI Stickers and More Creator Tools

YouTube is set to launch a revamped video editor and tools to simplify content creation. Users can sync video edits to music beats or add image stickers from their gallery. AI-generated stickers using prompts will also be added to the in-app video editor. Additionally, Shorts templates will credit the original creator, when a new video using a template is created.

Amazon Testing ‘Buy for Me’ Agentic Feature to Let Users Purchase Products From Other Websites

Amazon is testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that can purchase products from other websites on the users’ behalf. Announced on Thursday, the “Buy for Me” feature is currently available in beta to select users via its Android and iOS apps. The e-commerce giant says that it is an agentic feature which is powered by native and third-party AI models.

Google Explains How Its Gemini Integration in Photos App Lets Users Find Photos With Prompts

Nearly a year after unveiling its Ask Photos feature at the I/O developer conference in May 2024, Google has finally shed some light on how the feature will work. It was introduced as an extension for Google Photos which allows the on-device Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) assistant to access a user's images and answer queries about them.

Spotify Unveils New Ad Manager Platform, AI-Powered Tools for Advertisers

Spotify introduced a suite of new ad solutions on Wednesday at the Spotify Advance event in New York. The biggest highlight is the new programmatic advertising platform dubbed Spotify Ad Exchange (SAX), which will offer advertisers access to the music streaming platform’s engaged and logged-in users. Alongside, the company is also introducing a new ad manager and it...

Netflix TV App Updated With Multilingual Audio Support for All Movies, TV Shows

Netflix's TV app now supports multilingual viewing, letting users select from all available languages for audio and subtitles while watching a TV show or movies. This update enables language selection across the entire catalogue, bringing the TV viewing experience on par with mobile devices and PCs.

Amazon Submits Bid to Buy TikTok, Adding 11th Hour Intrigue to Acquisition Drama

Amazon.com became the latest big name to jump into the fray, submitting a bid to the White House to buy out a business once valued at $60 billion (roughly Rs. 5,13,272 crore).

Adobe Adds New Features to Premiere Pro and After Effects, Makes Generative Extend Generally Available

Adobe is rolling out several new features for Premiere Pro and After Effects. Announced on Wednesday, these features will be showcased at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show 2025 in Las Vegas. The company says it took feedback from professional editors and motion designers and is now introducing artificial intelligence (AI) workflow features and improv...

Google Updating Gmail to Allow Enterprise Users to Send End-to-End Encrypted Emails Across Platforms

Google is enabling its enterprise users to easily send end-to-end encrypted emails via Gmail. Announced on Wednesday, the Mountain View-based tech giant said that it has made progress in implementing the Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) protocol in an easier way to allow users to send encrypted email to others on Gmail as well as on other email cl...

Ghibli Effect: ChatGPT Usage Hits Record After Rollout of Viral Feature

OpenAI image-generation tool led to a record surge in ChatGPT users owing to the frenzy to create Ghibli-style AI art. Global app downloads and weekly active users on the ChatGPT app grew 11 percent and five percent, respectively.

OpenAI Said to Be Expanding Deep Research AI Agent in ChatGPT to Free Tier

OpenAI is said to be planning to expand its Deep Research feature to the users on the free tier of ChatGPT. The feature was introduced in February as an agentic tool that can autonomously conduct multi-step research on complex topics by looking for relevant information on the Internet. It is currently only available to the paid subscribers of ChatGPT.

OpenAI Expands GPT-4o-Powered Image Generation Feature in ChatGPT to All Users

OpenAI expanded its image-generation feature powered by the GPT-4o model to all users on Tuesday. The artificial intelligence (AI) image generation capability was first rolled out to the paid subscribers of ChatGPT last month, and now even those on the free tier can access it. However, the free users will get limited usage with a high rate limit added.

Apple Hit With $162 Million French Antitrust Fine Over Privacy Tool

French antitrust regulators levied a fine of EUR 150 million ($162.4 million or roughly Rs. 1,389 crore) on Apple this week. The head of the French Competition Authority dismissed worries that the decision would prompt retaliation from U.S. President Donald Trump who has threatened to slap fines on EU countries fining US companies.