Apple approves Poke as the first AI agent on its Messages for Business platform

Poke, the startup that lets people use AI agents through simple text messages, has become the first AI agent approved for Apple’s Messages for Business platform.

Meta launches an AI assistant that tells Facebook creators why their content works, not just that it did
Meta launches an AI assistant that tells Facebook creators why their content works, not just that it did

Knowing that a reel performed well has never been the hard part. The hard part is understanding why. Was it the hook, the timing, the format, the audio? Creators have spent years toggling between analytics dashboards trying to reverse-engineer answers …

Meta rolls out a new AI creator assistant on Facebook

Creators often have to parse through charts and dashboards to understand their performance, but with the new AI assistant, they can get quick answers to questions like “When should I post?” and “What are people saying in my comments?”

Cash App launches a wand for tap-and-pay

Cash App plans to launch more tap-to-pay tags

Apple touts $1.4 trillion in App Store billings and sales, 90% without a commission

Apple’s App Store generated $1.4 trillion in sales, up from $1.3 trillion last year, with $149 billion in sales for digital goods.

Inside the mind of a viral indie hacker
Inside the mind of a viral indie hacker

When the 29-year-old Samuel Rizzon is asked what he does, he answers with a single word: “developer.” While accurate, it’s a modest label for someone whose work has stretched well beyond writing code. At an age when many engineers are still settling in…

Substack’s new ‘Reply Rules’ feature lets creators control how people respond

Substack’s new Reply Rules feature is currently available for all English-language publications and is designed to give creators greater control over how their audiences respond. 

Amazon’s search bar will invent AI-generated products you can’t buy
Amazon’s search bar will invent AI-generated products you can’t buy

Amazon’s updated search bar will now show you AI-generated images of products as you describe them. For now, the in-app feature only surfaces AI images of clothing and home goods, allowing you to tap on the image that best matches what you’re looking for and search for similar-looking items. In a blog post, Amazon positions […]

Amazon will show AI product images when you search for some reason

Amazon will use visual search and AI to show AI generated product images that match your search queries. The retailer says it will help guide users to products.