<p>After hinting at a new AI-powered search experience during its recent earnings call, Netflix officially unveiled the feature at its tech and product event on Wednesday.  This new search experience will utilize OpenAI’s ChatGPT to provide users with a conversational discovery experience. Users can enter their preferences using natural phrases like “I want something funny [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Netflix announced on Wednesday that it’s testing a short-form video feature, signaling that even a streaming giant with over 300 million subscribers is concerned about losing viewers’ time spent on mobile to apps like TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels. The company debuted the feature at its first-ever product and tech event, where it also [&hellip;]</p>

<p>If you’re a Substack publisher who prefers not to turn on your camera while livestreaming, you’re in luck.&nbsp; Substack announced on Tuesday that it&#8217;s launching an audio-only livestream feature for publishers who want a lower-pressure way to connect with their followers. This is also ideal for those who wish to remain anonymous.  To use the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Redditors around the world were scandalized last week after learning that a team of researchers released a swarm of AI-powered, human-impersonating bots on the &#8220;Change My View&#8221; subreddit. The large-scale experiment was designed to explore just how persuasive AI can be. The bots posted over 1,700 comments, adopting personas like abuse survivors or controversial identities [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Creator platform Patreon has rolled out an updated version of its app that now allows users to make purchases via the web, in the wake of the Apple-Epic court ruling that forced Apple to allow app developers to include links to alternative forms of payment without being subject to Apple&#8217;s commission. Previously, on version 125.4.1 [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Thanks to a recent ruling that ordered Apple to stop charging a 27% commission on purchases through iPhone apps, Amazon&#8217;s Kindle iOS app now has a &#8220;Get Book&#8221; button that makes it easier to buy titles. “We regularly make improvements to our apps to help ensure we are providing customers the most convenient experience possible,” Amazon [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Google&#8217;s iOS app is getting a new &#8220;Simplify&#8221; feature that uses AI to make complex or technical text on the web easier to understand, all without leaving a web page. Simplify features a prompt refinement approach developed by Google Research and uses Gemini to make complicated text more digestible, without losing key details. Google says [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Uber is expanding its presence in Turkey with its latest acquisition.  The ride-hail and delivery giant has acquired an 85% controlling stake in Trendyol Go, the online meal and grocery delivery business based in Istanbul, for about $700 million in cash. The deal gives Uber instant market share for Uber Eats in the country, where [&hellip;]</p>

<p>YouTube continues to dominate the podcasting space, but Spotify is actively working to close the gap. The latest development: a new feature that lets users see how many times an audio-only or video podcast episode has been actively listened to or watched. The streaming giant revealed its new podcast metric called “plays” on Tuesday, making [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Instacart has launched a new drinks and snack delivery app called Fizz, the company announced on Tuesday. The 21+ app is built for friends and family and is designed to make it easier to stock up for a party or get-together. The host of a party can invite guests into their Fizz cart to allow [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It&#8217;s 2025, but business cards are still in vogue — just visit any conference or industry expo and you&#8217;ll end up with a pile that&#8217;s likely to be discarded sooner rather than later. But as smartphones have become our repositories of information and contacts, people are understandably keen to try out digital alternatives to business [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Google will unveil a new version of its Android design language at its upcoming Google I/O developer conference, according to an event schedule posted to its website, as well as an accidentally published Google blog post. The I/O session title hints at significant changes in store for Android&#8217;s design system, which will evolve from &#8220;Material [&hellip;]</p>

<p>YouTube is testing a new two-person Premium subscription plan in select countries, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday. The tier is being piloted in India, France, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The news was first reported by Money Control. “We&#8217;re experimenting with new ways to provide greater flexibility and value to our YouTube Premium subscribers, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As promised, Apple has now filed its appeal to the recent court ruling that required it to open its App Store to external payment mechanisms. Last week, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers took the tech giant to task for defying the court&#8217;s orders in its battle with Fortnite maker Epic Games by not freely allowing apps [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Pinterest is upgrading its visual search feature with a handful of new capabilities. On Monday, the company announced it&#8217;s rolling out new functionality to improve its feature that allows users to search using an image instead of text. This includes new tools to more precisely narrow and refine searches, as well as those that make [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After 23 years of connecting people around the world, Skype, the popular video-calling service, is shutting down. Microsoft, the parent company, confirmed that the official sunset date for the service is Monday, May 5, 2025. Skype users can either migrate all their contacts and chat data to Microsoft Teams, or they can choose to download [&hellip;]</p>

<p>President Donald Trump has already delayed a TikTok ban twice, and he said Sunday that he’s willing to do it again. Axios reports that during an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Trump said that if a deal isn’t made to sell TikTok’s U.S. operations to American owners before the current June 19 deadline, he [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Next week, Google will begin allowing kids under 13 who have parent-managed Google accounts to use its Gemini chatbot, according to The New York Times. The Times reports that Gemini will be available to kids whose parents use Family Link, a Google service that enables families to opt into various Google services for their child. A Google [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Google&#8217;s NotebookLM Android and iOS apps are expected to launch on May 20, according to app store listings. The apps are currently available for preorder. Since its launch in 2023, the AI-based note-taking and research assistant has only been accessible via desktop. Google is now gearing up to make the service available on the go. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Spotify said on Friday that&nbsp;Apple has approved its U.S. app update that will allow users to access pricing information and external payment links. The approval comes days after a U.S. judge ordered Apple to stop charging commissions on purchases through iPhone apps. “In a victory for consumers, artists, creators, and authors, Apple has approved Spotify’s [&hellip;]</p>