Apps

Last week, Google announced its family of Gemini models and added them to its Bard chatbot. Today, it’s launching a variety of new and updated services for developers. One of these services is AI Studio, formerly MakerSuite. AI Studio is a web-based tool for developers that opens up the Gemini …

Instagram is considering a new feature called “flipside” that lets users create a private side of their profile to post more candid and personal photos for a select group of friends. The feature productizes “finstas”—alternative Instagram accounts where people post their real-life photos instead of their polished public Instagrams. The …

Snapchat announced Tuesday that Snapchat+ subscribers will get some AI-powered features. Most importantly, subscribers can send text-prompted, AI-generated images. In addition to a new AI extend tool, subscribers can now share Dream selfies with friends. Subscribers can use the AI image generator by clicking “AI” on the right. After clicking …

A jury sided with Epic Games over Google in an antitrust case that could change how app marketplaces like Google Play operate on Monday. The unanimous verdict ends the companies’ three-year legal battle. Fortnite creator Epic sued Google in 2020, alleging that its app store practices violated federal and California …

Musk says X, formerly Twitter, will add video to Spaces, its live audio chat feature. Musk claimed X will launch the feature by year’s end, “certainly by early next year.” Musk said SpaceX is adding video as a feature. It’ll be easy to turn the video on or off.” If …

Tumblr’s connection to the “fediverse,” or decentralized social media, appears to be proceeding despite delays. After acquiring Tumblr from Verizon in 2019, Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg tweeted that the site would “soon” support ActivityPub, the protocol behind Mastodon and other decentralized social apps. Tumblr’s progress wasn’t clear after that announcement. …

The Browser Company launched its Windows client beta today, onboarding the first users. After Arc made the Mac client public after being invite-only since 2022, users and observers have demanded a Windows version. The company will “rapidly” increase invite rollouts in January and onboard more beta users throughout the month. …

After testing a free plan with one notebook and 50 notes for limited users, Evernote made it its default free plan days later. The notetaking app said this change will apply to new and existing free users starting December 4. Evernote stated on its blog that users can delete notebook …

Users of the desktop app have been cautioned not to disconnect their account from Google Drive following reports of files disappearing. Some users claimed to have lost six months’ worth of data when they suddenly started seeing their Google Drive files vanish last week, prompting Google to notify its community …

Reddit is reportedly testing an IPO again. On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Reddit “is holding talks with potential investors for an initial public offering.” Bloomberg sources say the 2005 San Francisco company co-founded by Steve Huffman, Aaron Swartz, and Alexis Ohanian may go public in the first quarter. Reddit has …