People Inc forges AI licensing deal with Microsoft as Google traffic drops
People Inc. signs an AI licensing deal with Microsoft, which will use its media content in Copilot.
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Shopify says AI traffic is up 7x since January, AI-driven orders are up 11x
Shopify says AI-driven traffic to its online stores is up 7x since January, and orders from AI search are up 11x.
Spotify now has half a million video podcasts, which nearly 400M users have watched
Spotify says that users’ time spent with video content on Spotify has also more than doubled year-over-year, largely driven by video podcasts.
Locket’s social app is picking up steam with Gen Alpha
Locket’s social app is using iOS Live Activities to reach Gen Alpha via the iPhone Lock Screen.
Facebook Groups can now go public without exposing members’ private posts
This update will allow Facebook Groups to expand their reach without having to start a public group from scratch or exposing their members’ past posts.
Dia’s AI browser starts adding Arc’s ‘greatest hits’ to its feature set
Dia’s AI browser has a head start on what works for consumers thanks to learnings from its browser experiment, Arc.
Bluesky hits 40 million users, introduces ‘dislikes’ beta
Bluesky is looking to a new signal — “dislikes” — to personalize users’ feeds.
Tim Cook says Apple is open to M&A on the AI front
Apple CEO Tim Cook looks to M&A and AI partnerships to advance Apple Intelligence.
Threads now lets you approve and filter your replies
Threads now lets you approve and filter your replies.
Digg founder Kevin Rose on the need for trusted social communities in the AI era
Now again under Rose’s control, the new Digg is creating a place for people to socialize and connect online within communities, similar to Reddit, but it has different ideas about how such a platform should…