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Google Photos brings its prompt-based editing feature to India, Australia and Japan

Users can describe their edits in natural language to modify an image.

What you should know about the owners of US TikTok

​ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, recently established a separate American entity to run the app’s U.S. operations. This restructuring aims to separate U.S. TikTok from its Chinese parent, addressing concerns about data privacy and foreign c…

Moltbot, the AI agent that ‘actually does things,’ is tech’s new obsession
Moltbot, the AI agent that ‘actually does things,’ is tech’s new obsession

An open-source AI agent that “actually does things” is taking off, with people across the web sharing how they’re using the agent to do a whole bunch of things, like manage reminders, log health and fitness data, and even communicate with clients. The tool, called Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot), runs locally on a variety of devices, […]

Bluesky teases 2026 roadmap: a better Discover feed, real-time features and more

Bluesky is teasing new features and improvements ranging from the Discover feed to video support.

An app developer is suing Apple for Sherlocking it with Continuity Camera
An app developer is suing Apple for Sherlocking it with Continuity Camera

Reincubate, which makes the Camo and Camo Studio apps for turning your iOS or Android phone into a webcam for your Mac or PC, is suing Apple, alleging anticompetitive conduct and patent infringement. Camo first launched in 2020, but two years after, Apple launched a similar feature called Continuity Camera, which works just with Apple […]

WhatsApp’s new ‘lockdown’ settings add another layer of protection against cyberattacks
WhatsApp’s new ‘lockdown’ settings add another layer of protection against cyberattacks

WhatsApp is launching new “Strict Account Settings” that add even more protections against cyberattacks. The feature is built for people at a high-risk of attacks – such as journalists or public figures – and automatically blocks attachments and media from senders you don’t know, while silencing calls from unknown contacts. The new setting limits other […]

TikTok says it’s still working to recover its U.S. infrastructure

TikTok says some of the glitches continue but it’s making “significant progress” in recovering its U.S. infrastructure.

WhatsApp is rolling out a new stricter security setting to protect users from cyber attacts

Days after Meta was sued by over alleged false privacy claims by its chat app WhatsApp, the company has rolled out a new setting to protect users against cyber attacks. The feature, called Strict Account Settings, adds restrictions like automatically b…

Google now lets users jump from AI Overviews into AI Mode conversations

The tech giant also announced that it’s making Gemini 3 the new default model for AI Overviews globally.