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Windows 11 Steals the Lead from Windows 10 as the Most Installed Desktop OS
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Windows 11 has surpassed Windows 10 as the most installed desktop operating system. Windows 11 is powering 52% of total PCs, compared to 44.59% of PCs running Windows 10. With over 59.84% of users on Steam, Windows 11 is also the top gaming OS.
ByteDance Prepares ‘M2’ to Replace TikTok Ahead of US Sale
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TikTok is reportedly launching a new app, 'M2', on September 5th, replacing the original app. The company has reportedly found a group of investors, including Oracle, that will take over its operations in the U.S. Once the new app is out, the older app will be taken down, and it will stop working in March 2026.
Users Oppose Threads DMs Over Fear of X-Like Harassment Issues
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Instagram Threads has just introduced the DMs feature to its app, but users are not happy about it. They are concerned that it violates the open nature of the app and can lead to harassment, much like on X. Meta has yet to respond to the backlash. It seems direct messaging on Threads is here to stay.
Amazon Offers 6 Months of Free Prime Subscription Ahead of Prime Day Sale
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Amazon is offering 6 months of free Prime subscription to young adult subscribers. The deal includes faster Prime deliveries, Prime Video, a Grubhub Plus subscription, and 5% cashback on all Prime Day purchases. The offer is only valid for young adults aged between 18 and 24 years.
Grab Paramount Premium for Basically Free This 4th of July
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Paramount Premium Plus and Paramount Plus Essential are available for just $0.99 per month as part of the Summer Sale. The Premium Plus Subscription is a better option as it offers SHOWTIME originals and ad-free viewing. Both plans are available for a limited period, and the offer price is only valid for the next two months.
FaceTime in iOS 26 Can Freeze Screen Upon Nudity Detection
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Apple's FaceTime app will now freeze the screen when it detects nudity or someone undressing. The app will show a warning, allowing you to end the call if you are uncomfortable or continue it. The feature is available on iOS 26 Developer Beta, and should be enabled by default for child accounts.
X is All Set to Allow AI Chatbots to Write Community Notes
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X is pilot-testing Community Notes written by AI chatbots on its platform. The AI-generated notes will be vetted by humans and will be subject to X's scoring mechanism. This pilot program aims to increase the number of notes and improve the quality of context added to posts.
Nothing Phone (3) Arrives at $799; Eyes True Flagship Status
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The Nothing Phone (3) is finally launched, featuring a unique design with a dot-matrix display called the Glyph Matrix, 100% recycled aluminum mid-frame, and a 6.67-inch 1.5K AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate. It has a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, a quad 50MP camera setup, up to 16GB of RAM, and 5150mAh battery with 65W charging and wireless charging at 7.5W.
Apple Music Unveils All Time Replay Playlist for 10th Anniversary
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Apple Music is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a new 'Replay All Time' playlist. This is a personalized playlist featuring your favorite tracks over the past decade. The service is also streaming its 500 most-streamed songs on Apple Music 1 radio, starting July 1st.
Apple Calls Upon OpenAI and Anthropic to Power Next-Gen Siri
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Apple is reportedly in talks with OpenAI and Anthropic to help power its new Siri voice assistant. The company is struggling to develop its LLM-based Siri, which will be more conversational and better at understanding information. This will help Apple catch up in the AI race where it has been falling behind to the competition.
Instagram Now Lets You Share Spotify Songs with Music in Stories
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You can now share Spotify songs as Instagram stories with a music clip and updated album art. This feature allows users to easily share Spotify tracks with friends and followers via Instagram Stories. With this addition, Instagram is further strengthening its partnership with Spotify.
This AI-Powered Plush Toy Can Help Reduce Your Child’s Screen Time
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Dino is a plush toy from Magical Toys, which comes with an AI chatbot. It can interact with your kids in 37 languages, helping them learn and reduce screen time. It comes with a companion app for parents to monitor, and it is going for $199 with a $19.99/month subscription.
TikTok May Have Found a ‘Wealthy’ Buyer to Stay Afloat in the US
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President Trump has found a group of "very wealthy people" who are set to buy TikTok in the U.S. The buyer's identity remains undisclosed, with Trump mentioning that the information will be shared in the following two weeks. According to Trump, the deal might be finalized after final approval from Chinese President Xi Jinping.
This New Camera App Lets You Relive Your GameBoy Days
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The developer of Delta Emulator has created the Delta Camera app, which mimics the original Game Boy Camera. The app features monochrome low-quality photos, adjustable settings, and multi-shot panoramas. It's available for beta testing on the developer's Patreon page for $3/month or $30.24/year, with a full release scheduled for later this year.
You Can Now Hide Words on Threads Separate from Instagram
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Threads is finally adding its own Hidden Words feature, which is separate from Instagram. Previously, this option was linked to Instagram, meaning any words you blocked on Instagram would also be hidden on Threads. Now, users can block certain words or phrases on Threads itself.
Google’s New Doppl App Lets You Try Out Outfits on the Fly
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Google has released a new app called Doppl that lets you try out different outfits virtually. You can upload a photo of the desired clothes to see how they'd look on you, save, or share with friends. Doppl is available on Google Play and the Apple App Store in the US.
Instagram and TikTok Are Coming to Your TV Screens
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Instagram and TikTok are developing dedicated TV apps to capture the TV-watching audience. Meta is working on a TV version of Instagram, while TikTok has been optimizing its app for TV screens. This move follows YouTube's success in the TV space, with TikTok aiming to tap older demographics and boosting its advertising revenue.
YouTube is Getting AI-Generated Search Highlights and AI Summaries
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YouTube is introducing two new AI features that are coming to the US. The first feature is the AI search carousel, which will show highlighted parts of a video for quicker results. There's also an Ask button, which lets you ask queries related to the video you are watching.
YouTube is increasing its minimum age requirement for livestreams from 13 to 16 years old, effective from July 22, 2025. Users between 13-15 years old will need to have an adult present if they want to live stream from their own channel. If detected otherwise, YouTube will disable their live chat and remove the stream from the platform.
You Can Now Summarize Long Chats in WhatsApp with Meta AI
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WhatsApp has announced private message summaries that lets you summarize long chats with Meta AI. The company is using its Private Processing technology to summarize chats without compromising user privacy. The feature is currently rolling out in the US, with plans for a wider release later.
Major Carmakers Snub Apple’s New CarPlay Ultra
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Several big carmakers including Audi, Mercedes, and Volvo have rejected Apple's CarPlay Ultra. The reason for this snub is carmarkers' concern over revenue streams as they can charge buyers for certain features within their own OS.. However, they will continue to use the current version of CarPlay.
Paramount Plus with Showtime is Now Just Paramount Plus Premium
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Paramount has renamed its most expensive tier, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, to Paramount Plus Premium. The change comes as the company tries to diversify offerings across plan tiers, including SHOWTIME content on the Essential plan. The plan's pricing and features remain the same, costing $12.99/month or $119.99/year.
ElevenLabs Brings Its AI Voice Generation App to Android and iOS
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ElevenLabs, a popular AI voice generation tool, has released a standalone app for Android and iOS. The app offers up to 10 minutes of free voice generation, and a v3 alpha model offering adjustable emotions with tags. It's free to download and provides a faster, more intuitive experience to generate AI voice clips for mobile users.
Google Earth Turns 20 and Lets You Turn Back Time Today
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Google Earth is celebrating its 20th anniversary with two new features. The first one is called Historical imagery, which lets you turn back time on any region on the planet. The other one is under works, and will use AI to provide important regional datasets to professionals.
WhatsApp Banned from US Government Devices Amid Security Concerns
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The U.S. House chief administrative officer has asked officials to stop using WhatsApp on government devices. This ban of the app comes as a result of the high risk to user privacy and a lack of transparency in how WhatsApp protects user data.
Apple Fixes the Biggest Issue with Liquid Glass Design in iOS 26 Beta 2
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Apple is rolling out the iOS 26 Beta 2 update for all devices enrolled in the Developer Beta program. The update finally fixes the lack of background blur effect when pulling down the Control Center. It also brings new Accessibility options, a new Radio widget, order tracking in Apple Wallet, and more.
Microsoft Brings Steam Games to Xbox PC App for a Unified Gaming Library
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Microsoft is testing out a new version of the Xbox app featuring a combined library of games, even those from different storefronts. You will be able to see games that you have downloaded from Steam and Battle.net in the Xbox app. You can try this out yourself by installing Xbox Insider Hub on your Windows PC.
Reddit at 20: Remembering the Digital Mosaic That Was r/Place
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Reddit is turning 20 years old, and on this special day, I want to look back on what best sums up the platform. It's not the subreddits, or the AMAs or the biggest Reddit moments in history. Instead, I am looking back on r/Place, a living mosaic of everything Reddit, its humor, its culture and its community.
Someone Made an App That Blocks Ads in Real Life
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A software engineer has created an app that blocks ads in real life using Snapchat Spectacles and Google's Gemini. The app, based on an open-source sample, detects ads in the surroundings and displays a red rectangle with a block sign over them. It's still in early development, but the possibility of a universal ad blocker is exciting.
F1 The Movie Could Be a Defining Moment for Apple This Year
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Apple has been putting a lot of efforts into marketing F1 The Movie starring Brad Pitt, whether its WWDC, or Tim Cook doing a Variety shoot with Lewis Hamilton or a surprise appearance at the Apple flagship store in New York. But why is a tech company putting so much efforts into a motion picture all of a sudden? What are Apple's intentions with this movie and could this be their biggest launch of the year instead of the iPhone.
Spotify HiFi Dreams Are Starting to Sound like a Lo-Fi Lie
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Spotify announced its HiFi tier in 2021, promising lossless CD-quality audio. Despite numerous leaks and code references, the feature remains unreleased. The delay may be due to Apple Music's introduction of Spatial and Hi-Res lossless audio at no additional cost, making Spotify's HiFi tier less competitive.
Deezer Is Adding Tags to Identify AI-Generated Music
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Deezer, the popular music streaming service, is introducing a system to tag AI music. The platform will tag AI tracks and show a banner warning users that they are listening to AI-generated content. This measure is to help Deezer listeners differentiate between AI and human created music.
Snapchat Buys Out Social Calendar App Saturn
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Snapchat has acquired the social calendar app called Saturn. Saturn is popular among students to help them share their schedules and activities with classmates. The Snap company is planning to integrate some of Saturn's features into Snapchat.
Apple Might Be Looking to Buy Perplexity to Upgrade Apple Intelligence
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Apple might be in early talks to acquire the AI startup Perplexity. The acquisition would help bring in AI talent, which could help improve Apple's Intelligence. Other tech giants like Meta are also considering making an offer to acquire Perplexity.
Instagram Might Be Getting X’s Most Popular Feature
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Instagram is testing a repost option that will let you reshare others' content. The feature will show up when you long-press on a post, next to the share button. This could help boost the reach of creators, but it can potentially clutter the platform with similar content as well.
Meta and Oakley Are Teaming to Unveil New Smart Glasses on June 20
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Popular sunglasses maker Oakley has partnered with Facebook creator Meta to unveil their version of the Meta-Ray Ban smartglasses later this week on June 20, 2025. There are no details on the product right now, so stay tuned for more updates.
Tinder Now Lets You Invite Your Wingman to go on a Double Date
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Tinder has announced a new Double Date feature on the app, which is rolling out in the US. It lets you invite three of your friends and browse for another pair of friends to find a match. The feature was in testing in parts of Latin America and Europe, and will roll out globally sometime in July.
Microsoft Accidentally Replaces Windows 11 Startup Sound with Vista
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Microsoft's latest Windows 11 preview build "accidentally" replaced the boot sound with the Windows Vista chime. The company acknowledged the issue, stating it was a "delightful blast from the past." The change was later confirmed to be a bug, and Microsoft is working on a fix it to restore the original sound.
Apple’s Liquid Glass Is a Design Change I Was Not Ready For
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Liquid Glass is Apple's new design language that they have introduced across their lineup of devices, and it brings a whole new surreal effect which not only looks pretty but also seems quite practical. Yes, it has its fair share of issues that a number of users are reporting on X, however, a big reason for this is its early development stage. As more updates get pushed out, the new glass motif will come out more polished.
OpenAI-Mattel Partner: Your Next Barbie Doll Could Be Created with ChatGPT
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OpenAI has partnered with Mattel, the toymaker behind Barbie and Hot Wheels. This strategic partnership aims to bring innovation, safety, and privacy to age-appropriate play experiences. It could mean that ChatGPT might have a hand with the ideation or creation of some of Mattel's future releases.
Snapchat will soon introduce a Timeline Editor feature for its creators on the app. The app is also coming out with a "Create a Video" feature to turn your saved memories into videos. You will also be able to auto save public stories to your public Snapchat profiles.
Meta AI and Instagram Edits Can Now Help You Edit Videos
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Meta AI and Instagram Edits are introducing new AI video editing capabilities for short videos. It lets you edit 10-second clips and transform them using 50 preset prompt options. The feature could also make its way to Instagram, but currently available only for the US users of both the apps.