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April 9, 2026
EFF is the latest organization to leave X
The EFF follows the departure of various news organizations and others who no longer find X a viable source of traffic.
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April 9, 2026
Meta AI app climbs to No. 5 on the App Store after Muse Spark launch
The app was ranking No. 57 on the App Store just before Meta AI's new model launched. Now it's No. 5 — and rising.
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April 9, 2026
X brings back Voice Notes to X Chat
X Chat brings back Voice Notes to DMs and group chats after removing the option during the upgrade.
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April 8, 2026
Poke makes AI agents as easy as sending a text
Poke brings AI agents to everyday users via text message by handling tasks and automations without complex setup, apps, or technical know-how.
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April 8, 2026
Astropad’s Workbench reimagines remote desktop for AI agents, not IT support
Astropad’s Workbench lets users remotely monitor and control AI agents on Mac Minis from iPhone or iPad, with low-latency streaming and mobile access.
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April 7, 2026
Chrome is finally getting vertical tabs
Google Chrome's latest update brings vertical tabs and a cleaner Reading Mode to help manage cluttered browsing.
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April 7, 2026
Binge is a movie tracking app that warns you of jump scares in real time
The app uses iPhone Live Activities to alert you when scary scenes are about to happen, while also tracking what to watch and where to stream it.
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April 6, 2026
Apple plans Supreme Court appeal in Epic Games App Store battle — again
Apple plans to ask the Supreme Court to review its App Store fight with Epic Games, as it challenges a ruling limiting its ability to charge fees on external payments.
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March 31, 2026
With its new app store, Ring bets on AI to go beyond home security
Ring's app store will allow the company to target broader use cases beyond security, like elder care or business needs.
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March 28, 2026
Bluesky leans into AI with Attie, an app for building custom feeds
Bluesky’s new app Attie uses AI to help people build custom feeds the open social networking protocol atproto.
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March 26, 2026
Mastodon is making its decentralized social network easier to use with its latest revamp
Mastodon is redesigning user profiles to simplify the experience and better appeal to mainstream users and organizations.
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March 26, 2026
ByteDance’s new AI video generation model, Dreamina Seedance 2.0, comes to CapCut
The new model in CapCut will have built-in protections for making video from real faces or unauthorized intellectual property.
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March 25, 2026
Google unveils TurboQuant, a new AI memory compression algorithm — and yes, the internet is calling it ‘Pied Piper’
Google’s TurboQuant has the internet joking about Pied Piper from HBO's "Silicon Valley." The compression algorithm promises to shrink AI’s “working memory” by up to 6x, but it’s still just a lab e...
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March 25, 2026
Jury finds Meta and YouTube negligent in landmark social media addiction trial
The jury says Meta and YouTube will have to pay $3 million in damages.
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March 25, 2026
Apple overhauls its app developer platform with 100 new metrics, more tools
Apple is adding 100+ new App Store Connect metrics, giving developers deeper, first-party insights into monetization, subscriptions, and user behavior as it doubles down on its app ecosystem in the...
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March 25, 2026
Reddit takes on the bots with new ‘human verification’ requirements for fishy behavior
Reddit will require suspected automated accounts to verify they’re human, as it ramps up efforts to curb bot-driven spam and manipulation.
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March 25, 2026
Meta turns to AI to make shopping easier on Instagram and Facebook
Meta is using generative AI to provide more product and brand information to consumers when they're shopping in its apps.
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March 24, 2026
Talat’s AI meeting notes stay on your machine, not in the cloud
The subscription-free AI meeting notes app is a local-first twist on notetaking tools like Granola.
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March 24, 2026
Ads are coming to Apple Maps, as Apple expands its business offerings
Apple Maps will launch ads this summer in the U.S. and Canada. Plus, a new suite of Apple Business offerings arrives April 14.
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March 24, 2026
Spotify’s new SongDNA feature maps how your favorite songs are connected
The new feature lets you explore samples, covers, and more about the people behind your favorite songs, says Spotify.
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March 23, 2026
Bernie Sanders’ AI ‘gotcha’ video flops, but the memes are great
Sen. Bernie Sanders thinks he's tricked Claude into revealing the AI industry's secrets, but he really just exposed how agreeable chatbots can become.
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March 23, 2026
Vibe-coding startup Lovable is on the hunt for acquisitions
Lovable's founder said the fast-growing vibe coding startup is looking for startups and teams to join its company.
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March 20, 2026
Microsoft rolls back some of its Copilot AI bloat on Windows
The company is reducing Copilot entry points on Windows, starting with Photos, Widgets, Notepad, and other apps.
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March 20, 2026
WordPress.com now lets AI agents write and publish posts, and more
New AI agents on WordPress.com could lower barriers to publishing while increasing machine-generated content across the web.
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March 19, 2026
Online bot traffic will exceed human traffic by 2027, Cloudflare CEO says
AI bots may outnumber humans online by 2027, says Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince, as generative AI agents dramatically increase web traffic and infrastructure demands.
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March 19, 2026
Bluesky announces $100M Series B after CEO transition
The additional funds have been used to scale Bluesky's team, while the company continues to develop Bluesky's app and the underlying ATProto that powers it.
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March 19, 2026
Google introduces a new way for users to sideload Android apps that still protects against scams
Google is making Android sideloading easier with a new advanced setting that lets users disable app verification after a multi-step security process.
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March 18, 2026
Nothing CEO Carl Pei says smartphone apps will disappear as AI agents take their place
Nothing CEO Carl Pei says AI agents will eventually replace apps, shifting smartphones toward systems that understand intent and act on a user's behalf.
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March 18, 2026
Patreon CEO calls AI companies’ fair use argument ‘bogus,’ says creators should be paid
Patreon CEO Jack Conte says AI companies should pay creators for training data, arguing their fair use defense falls apart when they license content from major publishers.
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March 18, 2026
Sequen snags $16M to bring TikTok-style personalization tech to any consumer company
With its Series A, Sequen is bringing its proprietary AI ranking and personalization technology to large consumer business.
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