Launched in August 2025, Howdy features a library of nearly 10,000 hours of content from its partners, including Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, Disney Entertainment, Warner Bros. Discovery, and FilmRise, alongside select Roku Original titles.
The new feature lets you explore samples, covers, and more about the people behind your favorite songs, says Spotify.
Mirage, the maker of video editing app Captions, has raised $75 million in growth financing from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund (CVF).
One new ad format displays another brand’s logo alongside TikTok’s on the launch page when users open the app.
Snapchat says both experienced and new developers can use the new “AI Clips” Lens format to turn a single prompt into a published Lens in minutes without the need for external tools.
After a whistleblower alleged that the startup fabricated audit evidence, its prominent Series A investor removed an article detailing why it led the deal.
Apple Maps may soon serve ads in top results when users search on terms like “restaurants.”

The prediction market platform Kalshi says it’s rolling out new guardrails to “preemptively block” political candidates and athletes from trading in their own markets, as reported earlier by Axios. In addition to blocking political candidates from trading on their own campaigns, Kalshi says its system will also prevent professional and college sports athletes, referees, and […]

Apple will soon bring advertisements to its Maps app on mobile and the web, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The ads, which Apple could reportedly announce this month before rolling them out in the summer, could allow businesses to pay for the highest spot in search results on Apple Maps. That means […]