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Roblox is expanding its AI-powered game creation tool Build to Serbia and Singapore, and will let creators publish games as standalone apps and in-browser links outside Roblox.
WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg posted on Automattic's Slack claiming he is back in control as CEO, days after the company's board voted to oust him.
Meta's new agentic AI app Muse has been downloaded more than 83,000 times on iOS in the US, pushing it to the No. 2 spot on the App Store's Top Charts.
Amazon is rolling out new shopping features on Prime Video, including "Shop the Scene" and an expansion of "Shop the Show" from 1,300 to more than 8,000 titles.
Indian audio platform Pocket FM doubled its annualized revenue run rate to $500 million over the past year, with AI now powering 93% of its content catalog.
Instagram is rolling out a feature that lets users add posts they're tagged in directly to their main profile grid without duplicating or removing the original post.
Google introduced a new Android feature that lets users transfer passwords and passkeys directly between password manager apps without exporting a CSV file.
Snapchat introduced "Snapchat Plans," a suite of event-planning features that let users create invitations, track RSVPs, and manage real-world gatherings with friends.
Automattic's board voted to place founder and CEO Matt Mullenweg on a paid leave of absence against his will, naming CFO Mark Davies interim CEO.
New Apple CEO John Ternus is positioning the iPhone as central to the AI era, echoing how Steve Jobs championed the Mac months before unveiling the iPod in 2001.
Apple's new Apple Watch audio features, including Live Rewind and Siri Recap, are pushing consumers to accept that their devices may always be listening.
Apple's new Siri Recap feature for the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 uses ambient listening to generate notes and summaries of conversations.
Apple redesigned its Health app with Apple Intelligence to add a readiness score, a "Health Age" calculation, and a new Insights tab.
Apple's new CEO, John Ternus, said the iPhone is the best AI device available and stressed the company's on-device privacy approach over rivals.
Instinct, the AI assistant now valued at $2.5 billion, is giving users an Instinct email address so the agent can handle tasks on its own.
inDrive is scaling its advertising, delivery, and financial-services businesses beyond ride-hailing, installing new leaders as early traction emerges.
Shipt launched "Ask Shipt," an AI tool that turns prompts into customized, ready-to-buy carts for its same-day delivery customers.
Instacart launched an AI-powered grocery assistant called Clementine that turns conversations, lists, or recipes into ready-to-buy carts.
U.K.-based manufacturing software startup CloudNC has raised a $20 million Series B extension, bringing its lifetime funding to $128 million, four years after its last major round.
Anthropic says a bad actor used common infostealer malware to hijack Claude login sessions and drain subscribers' token usage, after several users reported unexplained spikes in consumption.