Roku launches Labs hub for experimental apps on TV
Roku's new Roku OS update introduces a Labs hub letting US customers try experimental apps, alongside a personalized Home Screen expansion to Mexico and Brazil.
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1155 storiesInstinct and Meta's Muse AI agents can now make calls
Instinct and Meta's Muse, rival AI assistant apps, both added features that let their agents place phone calls on users' behalf, reaching feature parity.
Spotify brings podcast revenue sharing to 35 countries this fall
Spotify is expanding its podcast partner program, which shares ad and Premium revenue with podcasters, to a total of 35 regions this fall, including Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia.
X launches Cashtags stock trading for US users
X launched a Cashtag feature that lets U.S. users trade stocks, ETFs, and crypto directly from their timeline via partner brokerages like Coinbase and Kraken.
Google lets AI agents control your smart home via MCP
Google rolled out early access to a Model Context Protocol server for Google Home, letting AI agents like Claude and ChatGPT control smart home devices via natural language.
Anthropic merges Claude chat and Cowork into one interface
Anthropic is merging Claude's chat and Cowork interfaces into one window and adding dedicated slide and document creation features.
Threads adds tools to help podcasters promote shows, reach listeners
Meta's Threads is rolling out new tools that let podcast creators promote their shows, share episode links, and reach listeners directly on the platform.
Amazon brings Alexa+ to India with Hindi support
Amazon launched its Alexa+ AI assistant in India with Hindi support, offering it free to Prime members and for ₹2,000 ($20.85) a month to others.
Meta lets AI coding agents set up WhatsApp Business accounts
Meta launched a new MCP server that lets AI agents like Claude, Cursor, Codex, or ChatGPT handle the setup and configuration of WhatsApp Business messaging.
Meta launches Meta One, a subscription push built around AI features
Meta launched Meta One, new AI-focused subscription plans starting at $7.99 a month across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, aiming to monetize its Muse AI models.
Nitter and XCancel shut down again after new X legal action
Nitter and XCancel, the privacy-friendly tools for reading X posts without an account, have gone offline again after X pursued further legal action against Nitter.
Ex-TikTok duo launches Superpose, an AI pose coach for selfies
Former TikTok employees Melody Chu and Jing Liu have launched Superpose, an iOS camera app that uses AI to generate and suggest poses, which has been downloaded more than 22,000 times since its July launch.
Spotify lets parents strip kids' music from Wrapped and recommendations
Spotify is rolling out a global toggle letting parents exclude kids' and family music from their taste profile, retroactively removing it from recommendations like Discover Weekly and the year-end Wrapped review.
Amazon Prime Video adds short-form news clips to challenge TikTok
Amazon Prime Video is adding on-demand short-form local and national news clips to its News section, following similar moves by Peacock, HBO Max, Netflix, and Disney+.
iOS 27's smarter Siri finally makes a longtime skeptic use it again
A TechCrunch reviewer who had mostly given up on Siri says iOS 27's overhauled assistant, built on Google's Gemini models, has changed that — while other quality-of-life features round out the update.
macOS 27 Golden Gate brings a smarter Siri and a visual refresh
Apple's macOS 27 Golden Gate update centers on a more capable Siri that can see and act on what's on screen, plus new Liquid Glass design changes and improved Spotlight search.
Daydream uses Apple Intelligence to turn saved outfit photos into shoppable finds
Fashion app Daydream launched two features built on Apple's iOS 27 tools that let iPhone users shop outfits saved in their Photos app and search its catalog through Siri.
Superhuman acquires notetaker Fathom to build out agentic workflows
Superhuman is acquiring Y Combinator-backed meeting notetaker Fathom rather than building the feature internally, as productivity platforms race to automate work triggered by meetings.
A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya raises $5.5M pre-seed for playful music-making apps
A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya, a startup founded by former Spotify head of innovation Máuhan M. Zonoozy, raised a $5.5 million pre-seed round to build small apps for creating and remixing music.
Automattic confirms Mullenweg is back as CEO after board's attempted ouster
Automattic confirmed WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg has returned as CEO and chairman "with full support of the board," days after the board voted to remove him.