Aisha Malik
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TikTok's revamped creator fund expands beyond the US to Brazil, Germany, Korea and more
TikTok is expanding its revamped creator fund, called the “Creativity Program Beta,” beyond the United States. → Read More
Ring’s new Pet Tag accessory helps reunite lost pets with their owners
Amazon-owned Ring is launching a new Pet Tag accessory that is designed to help reunite lost pets with their owners. → Read More
Starz is lowering the price of its annual subscription
Starz is lowering its annual subscription price from $74.99 to $69.99, the company confirmed to TechCrunch in an email. → Read More
Blue verified checkmarks are coming to Gmail
Google is going to start displaying a blue checkmark next to select senders' names on Gmail to verify their identity. → Read More
Fortnite is now available on Fire TV and Amazon Luna
Fortnite is now available on Amazon's cloud gaming service, Amazon Luna, in the United States, Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom. → Read More
Reddit enhances link embeds and adds more sharing functions on iOS and Android
Reddit is making it easier for users to share content from its platform, acknowledging that it previously "didn't make it easy" to do so. → Read More
TikTok opens up its revamped creator fund to all eligible creators in the US
TikTok is opening up its revamped creator fund, called the "Creativity Program Beta," to all eligible creators in the United States. → Read More
Snowman, the studio behind Alto’s Adventure, debuts wingsuit game Laya’s Horizon exclusively with Netflix
Snowman, the mobile game studio behind Alto’s Adventure, has launched its latest title called Laya’s Horizon exclusively with Netflix. → Read More
Mozilla buys Fakespot, a startup that identifies fake reviews, to bring shopping tools to Firefox
Mozilla announced today that it has acquired Fakespot, a startup that offers a website and browser extension that helps users identify fake or unreliable reviews. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Fakespot’s offerings can be used to spot fake reviews listed on various online marketplaces including Amazon, Yelp, TripAdvisor and more. Founded […] → Read More
Meta rolls out new discovery and personalization controls for Facebook Reels
Zuckerberg announced today that the company is introducing new features that make it easier to discover and personalize Facebook Reels. → Read More
Spotify-owned Findaway Voices eliminates distribution fee for audiobooks on the streaming service
Findaway Voices, an audiobook distributor for independent authors, is eliminating its distribution fee for audiobooks purchased on Spotify. → Read More
Amazon is developing an improved LLM to power Alexa
Amazon is building a more "generalized and capable" large language model (LLM) to power Alexa, said Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. → Read More
YouTube Music officially rolls out podcasts for listeners in the US
YouTube Music is officially adding podcasts to its platform in the United States on Android, iOS and the web. → Read More
Meta updates its avatars with new body shapes, hair and clothing
Meta announced today that it's introducing new body shapes, improved hair and clothing textures to its avatars. → Read More
Instagram and Facebook will force their checkout experience on Shops soon
Meta announced today that it will be phasing out onboarding of new Shops without checkout on Facebook and Instagram enabled. → Read More
Roku gains 1.6 million active streaming accounts in Q1, warns of continued ad uncertainty
Roku delivered its first quarter results with better-than-expected revenue and the addition of 1.6 million active streaming accounts. → Read More
Instacart rolls out new ways for users to find deals on its app
Instacart is introducing a few new ways for users to find deals and save money on its app, the company has announced. → Read More
TikTok is testing an in-app tool that creates generative AI avatars
TikTok is experimenting with a new tool that allows users to create generative AI avatars, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The new tool was first spotted by social media consultant Matt Navarra. The tool isn’t broadly available, and is currently being tested in a few select markets, the company said. With this test product, TikTok […] → Read More
Apple is reportedly developing an AI-powered health coaching service
Apple is developing an AI-powered health coaching service codenamed Quartz, according to a new report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. → Read More
‘The Witcher’ season 3 will debut this summer in two parts
The streaming service is splitting up the season into two parts, with the second half of the season debuting on July 27. → Read More