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Apple will launch a Business Caller ID service next year
Apple introduced some new tools to its Apple Business Connect program that could be useful for the everyday consumer.
Anna Washenko10.17.2024
Airbnb now lets hosts hire other hosts to manage properties
Airbnb has opened up a network that allows hosts to hire other hosts to look after properties. This should make the hosting process a bit less complicated.
Lawrence Bonk10.16.2024
Uber Eats will now let users create and share lists of their favorite meals
Uber Eats will now let users create and share lists of their favorite meals. The same goes for food influencers and celebrities.
Lawrence Bonk10.16.2024
Instagram is introducing profile cards to help users find new friends
You can now create profile cards on Instagram, which can be shared easily.
Jeremy Gan10.15.2024
TikTok is reportedly aware of its bad effects on teen users
TikTok's executives and employees are well aware that it's addictive and that it has bad effects on teen users' mental health, according to unredacted documents from Kentucky's lawsuit against the app.
Mariella Moon10.12.2024
The first company to use upgraded Apple Wallet tickets is... Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster announced that it will be the first ticketing company to take advantage of new features that arrived in Apple Wallet with iOS 18.
Anna Washenko10.11.2024
Venmo adds scheduled payments and requests
Venmo adds payment scheduling and requests. This can be done as a one-time payment or in regular intervals.
Lawrence Bonk10.10.2024
Threads code shows that a community groups feature may be in development
Threads may be developing a community groups feature similar to Subreddits.
Jeremy Gan10.09.2024
Google Maps now lets you reserve a parking spot inside the app
Starting today, Google users can book parking spots directly within Maps and Search. The feature comes courtesy of a partnership between Google and SpotHero.
Igor Bonifacic10.08.2024
Google Search is testing verified checkmarks for legitimate businesses
Google Search is testing a potential solution to fraudulent website: verified checkmarks that show a business is legitimate.
Steve Dent10.04.2024
Spotify can now automatically create a playlist for airplane mode
Spotify’s new Offline Backup takes the planning out of going offline. The feature automatically creates a playlist of your queued and recently played tracks, ready for when you go off the grid.
Will Shanklin10.03.2024
Epic will extend its free games program to its mobile store
A new free game program and up to 50 new games are headed to the Epic Game Store's mobile app.
Danny Gallagher10.03.2024
Google is making Gmail summaries more useful and adding a ‘Happening Soon’ tab
Google is expanding Gmail’s summary cards, the AI-driven contextual snippets extracted for things like incoming packages. They’ll soon include cards for purchases, events, bills and travel. In addition, a new Happening Soon section will recap time-sensitive cards.
Will Shanklin10.03.2024
Epic is suing Google and Samsung for making it too hard to download Fortnite
Epic Games is suing Google and Samsung over the latter's Auto Blocker feature making installing Epic Games Store difficult.
Jeremy Gan09.30.2024
Zillow is adding climate risk data to all US for-sale listings
Zillow has announced a new partnership to bring climate risk information to its for-sale listings in the US.
Anna Washenko09.27.2024
Strava makes it easier to keep your activity data private
Quick Edit also lets you customize activity titles and upload media.
Sarah Fielding09.25.2024
Pokémon Sleep now supports smartwatches for more accurate tracking
Pokémon Sleep now supports smartwatches and Spotify. The former could allow for more accurate tracking.
Lawrence Bonk09.24.2024
Telegram will now provide IP addresses and phone numbers in response to legal requests
Telegram will now provide users' IP addresses and phone numbers if the company receives legal requests.
Jeremy Gan09.24.2024
Google passkeys can now sync across devices on multiple platforms
Chrome passkeys now sync securely across devices. Previously, users could only save passkeys to the Google Password Manager on Android.
Lawrence Bonk09.20.2024