TikTok’s new Creativity Program will only pay creators who make longer videos
TikTok has officially unveiled its new creator monetization program…well, at least a beta version of it. In a blog post, the company announced the TikTok …
Apps & Software
Report reaffirms you’ll need to pay to install early iOS 17 betas
Installing the first iOS beta release right after the WWDC keynote ends is something many iPhone fans have done for years. The first developer beta …
WhatsApp for iOS adds improved Picture-in-Picture for video calls
At the end of last week, WhatsApp started rolling out an improved Picture-in-Picture video call mode to iOS users. While PiP isn’t a new feature …
Facebook and Instagram profile verification costs $12 a month
One of the things Meta (formerly Facebook) does best to keep users on its social media platforms is to copy competitors exhaustively. Meta has done …
7 useful Google Maps settings you should try now
Google Maps offers one of the best and most reliable navigation experiences on smartphones, whether you use Android or iOS. But the app experience is …
4 ChatGPT Chrome extensions that add AI to your browser
Whether conversational AI is the future of how we interact with technology or just a passing craze, we’re all itching to try it for ourselves. …
Twitter will charge users for SMS two-factor authentication
If you’re currently using text-based two-factor authentication to secure your Twitter account — and if you’re also not forking over $8/month at the moment (if …
9 things you had no idea ChatGPT can do
The easiest thing you can do with ChatGPT is simply to ask it questions. There’s no guarantee that AI chatbots will offer you the correct …
Windows 11 is officially supported on M1 and M2 Macs with Parallels
If you’ve been wanting to use Windows 11 on your Apple silicon — in an officially supported way — that day has finally arrived! Microsoft has announced …
iOS 16: All of the new features, release date, beta, iPhone compatibility, more
iOS 16 was previewed during the WWDC 2022 keynote in June and released to all users in September. With a revamped Lock Screen, improvements to …
Apple won’t let you install iOS developer betas anymore unless you pay $99
With iOS bringing more features every year but also becoming more reliable, many Apple users started downloading an iOS beta profile to their main devices. …
iOS 16.4 beta brings back new HomeKit architecture after several issues
With iOS 16.2, Apple introduced a new Homekit architecture for the iPhone Home app. While Apple promised an even “more efficient and reliable experience controlling …
TikTok is launching a live trivia contest with $500,000 in prizes
Hey, you might finally be able to make some money off of the addiction to TikTok you grew over the pandemic. In a blog post, …
Apple releases iOS 16.4 beta with dozens of new emojis
Last July, Emojipedia introduced update 15.0 with new emoji suggestions. While it was expected that Apple would add them to iOS 16 last year, it’s …
iOS 16.4 beta 1 now available to developers
Almost a month after releasing iOS 16.3 to all users, Apple is now seeding iOS 16.4 beta 1 to developers. It’s still unclear what changes …
Instagram channels rolling out now, coming soon to Messenger
The parade of all-new features for Instagram continues unabated. On Thursday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Facebook that Instagram channels are rolling out now, …
Future iPhones might read iMessages aloud in the sender’s voice
If you want to send a message to someone, you have a few options. For example, you can write, dictate, or send a voice message. …
Microsoft responds to reports of Bing AI chatbot losing its mind
If you have been following the debut of Microsoft’s ChatGPT-powered Bing chatbot, then you’ve seen just how much work still needs to be done. The …
Google CEO wants Bard tests of up to 4 hours from employees
Google’s first demo of its ChatGPT-like service Bard cost the company $100 billion in market cap, in a very public display of incompetency from the …
Elon Musk plans to step down as CEO of Twitter by the end of this year
Elon Musk says that he plans to find someone else to run Twitter by the end of this year, but we all know how best-laid …
iOS 17 concept imagines a big redesign and AI features
Apple will preview iOS 17 in four months from now. While we seldom know about upcoming features of Apple operating systems, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman already …
Facebook will tell you how it uses AI to determine what ads you see
If you’ve wondered why you are seeing an ad in your Facebook feed, Meta is looking to bring more transparency to that. In a blog …
ChatGPT is nearly capable of passing the US Medical Licensing Exam
Before long, it’ll be easier to list the tasks ChatGPT can’t complete than the ones it can. We have already shared reports about ChatGPT passing …
Bing’s secret AI rules powering its ChatGPT-like chat have been revealed
Well, that didn’t take long. Microsoft’s new version of Bing, which is now powered by OpenAI, opened up more widely to users over the weekend. …
Privacy Sandbox, Android’s privacy-focused ad technology, is rolling out in beta
Android seems ready to take on iOS in another area: advertising privacy. In a blog post, Google announced that the Privacy Sandbox, a technology it …
Ending Netflix password sharing is smart, so stop stealing and complaining
The upcoming Netflix crackdown on password-sharing has caused an uproar among users. The streamer was always aware of password-sharing and condoned the practice as long …
Samsung’s OneUI 5.1 update is rolling out to the S22, Z Fold4, more
If you own the Samsung Galaxy S22, the Galaxy Z Fold4, or the Galaxy Z Flip4 (or maybe all three), today is a pretty good …
ChatGPT in Microsoft Bing goes off the rails, spews depressive nonsense
Microsoft brought Bing back from the dead after a presentation last week that revamped its search tool with the OpenAI project ChatGPT. From an almost …
How to use ChatGPT in the Opera browser
ChatGPT is the hottest new tech in town. It’s no wonder why so many companies are scrambling to either support the chatbot or make similar …
Twitter has delayed the launch of its new paid API platform
If you’re a developer and have been anxious about the launch of Twitter’s new API platform, you can breathe. The launch has officially been delayed. …
