Category: Technology

Microsoft is launching a newly designed version of its Microsoft 365 Copilot app today. The app, which is used by businesses as a hub for Office documents and now Microsoft’s AI tools, is moving a little closer to the regular Copilot consumer features with updated AI-powered search, a new Create feature for generating images using OpenAI’s…

Like the idea of multiview, but want it for more than just March Madness and NFL Sunday Ticket? Lucky you, YouTube has announced that in the next few weeks, it’ll be giving YouTube TV members the ability to test out “building their own multiview with select non-sports content.” The feature will be limited to a…

The European Commission has just issued its first Digital Markets Act (DMA) fines to Apple and Meta, and now it’s telling Apple that it’s not impressed with the company’s approach to alternative app stores. The DMA originally forced Apple to begrudgingly allow alternative app stores on iOS in EU countries last year, but the fee…

The Sol 5 Spectra can be purchased with optional lenses that create patterned lighting effects. | Image: Harlowe Harlowe’s new Sol 5 Spectra smartphone light will improve the quality of your photos and selfies or help you set a dramatic mood. It features a similar extending and swiveling design as Harlowe’s original Sol 5 light,…

Apple and Meta are the first companies to be fined for violations under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The European Commission announced today that Apple has been served a €500 million (about $570 million) penalty after ruling that its App Store “anti-steering” practices failed to comply with DMA antitrust rules. Meta has been…

Two decades ago, YouTube wasn’t about the elaborate long-form content pumped out by creators like MrBeast. There wasn’t any fancy lighting, sound effects, or jump cuts.  The platform’s first video, “Me at the Zoo,” was uploaded to YouTube on April 23rd, 2005. It’s a mere 19 seconds long, featuring YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim standing in…

The Galaxy S24 Ultra is one of the phones being updated to One UI 7 now. Samsung is once again deploying its One UI 7 update to last year’s flagship Galaxy phones, with users worldwide reporting availability. The Android 15 update had begun rolling out earlier this month, only to pause for a week while…

A new software update for Logitech’s MX Creative Console introduces new plugins for more apps. | Image: Logitech Logitech is releasing a major software update for the MX Creative Console it launched last fall, expanding the control panel’s compatibility to several new apps. Now available for download in the Logi Marketplace, the update adds “powerful…

When Instagram was acquired for $1 billion in 2012, co-founder Kevin Systrom believed that joining Facebook would help Instagram’s “skyrocketing growth” reach even greater heights.  In some ways, it did. Instagram now has billions of users and has since “generated many multiples of that price and then some,” Systrom said on Tuesday from a Washington,…

Google’s plan to phase out third-party cookies in Chrome is officially over. In an update on Tuesday, Google Privacy Sandbox VP Anthony Chavez says the company has decided “to maintain our current approach to offering users third-party cookie choice in Chrome.” For years, critics have argued that Google’s Privacy Sandbox could harm advertisers and violate…