Amazon’s new Kindle Scribe and Kindle Scribe Colorsoft launch on December 10
The new Kindle Scribe has a larger 11-inch glare-free display, is just 5.4 mm thick, and weighs only 400 g. It’s also 40% faster when writing or turning pages.
DoorDash rolls out creator program for short-form videos, adds AI features and dine-in rewards
People in 20 U.S. cities — including Atlanta, Austin, Miami, and San Francisco — can now apply to become a DoorDash Creator.
Snapchat caps free Memory storage, launches paid storage plans
The social media giant announced that free access to the feature will be limited to 5GB.
YouTube Music tests AI hosts that share trivia and commentary
YouTube Music’s new AI hosts are currently being tested through YouTube Labs, the platform’s new hub for AI experiments.
A guide to choosing the right Apple Watch
The gap between Apple’s standard and budget smart watches has never felt smaller.
Trump signs executive order to facilitate TikTok deal
Trump’s executive order essentially bars the attorney general or Department of Justice from enforcing that law for 120 days while the divestiture plan presented to the president is executed.
Meta launches ‘Vibes,’ a short-form video feed of AI slop
Think TikTok or Instagram Reels, but every single video you come across is essentially just AI slop.
Amazon to pay $2.5B in FTC settlement over ‘deceptive’ Prime tactics
The company will be required to pay a $1 billion civil penalty and provide $1.5 billion in refunds back to an estimated 35 million consumers harmed by the company’s “deceptive Prime enrollment practices,” the FTC says.
Meta rolls out Teen Accounts on Facebook and Messenger globally
Teen Accounts first rolled out to Instagram a year ago after Meta and other popular social networks were grilled by U.S. lawmakers for not doing enough to protect teens on their services.
YouTube now lets you hide recommendation pop-ups at the end of videos
The decision to let users hide end screens is a welcome addition to the platform, especially since they can end up covering the last bit of a video and make it hard to see what’s happening in some cases.