Apps

BeFake, an AI-augmented social network based on Gen Z app BeReal, raised $3 million in seed funding. The app’s name, a play on BeReal’s authentic photo sharing among friends, implies the opposite. BeFake users grab photos with both the front and back cameras and customize them with AI using in-app …

The Iconfactory, which made wallpaper app Wallaroo, puzzle game Frenzic, and Twitterific, released Ollie’s Arcade today. The new iOS app offers mini-games reminiscent of arcade or electric handheld games to give users a retro gaming experience. The debut lineup includes “Ollie Soars,” a Flappy Bird-like game where you fly around …

Today at Google Cloud Next, the company announced several new generative AI enhancements to its security product line to make it easier to find information from massive security data by asking plain language questions. These new capabilities are designed to do more with less, according to Google cloud security UX …

Xpeng is buying Didi’s smart EV assets for $744 million, marking another major alliance for the Tesla challenger in recent months. Didi announced on Monday that the two will collaborate to “promote the global application of smart electric vehicles and technologies.” In 2024, Xpeng will launch a new sub-brand called …

The largest hack of the year is the mass-exploitation of MOVEit Transfer software. According to Emsisoft, the MOVEit breach has affected more than 1,000 people. The full impact of the attack will likely not be known for months. This makes the MOVEit hack the largest of 2023 and recent history. …

Google Chrome is testing a bottom-up address bar option for iOS. This comes nearly two years after iOS 15 lowered Safari’s tab bar. Steve Moser, an iOS developer, reported that Chrome’s change is being tested in Testlfight. Google Chrome for iOS updated with Bottom Omnibox Setting. It was just added …

Google says it will provide more information about EU-targeted ads. It is also giving third-party researchers studying regional systemic content risks data. The actions are among several it’s announcing today to comply with the bloc’s Digital Services Act. Friday (August 25) is the DSA compliance deadline for larger platforms with …

After failing in 2019, Chandrayaan-3, India’s latest moon mission, landed on the moon. India became the fourth nation to softly land on the moon, after the former Soviet Union, the U.S., and China, and the first to land on the lunar south pole, an unexplored area that is expected to …

Wand.app, an AI-powered creative tool that lets artists manually customize and visualize their ideas, raised $4.2 million in seed funding led by O’Shaughnessy Ventures. Wand uses visual tools and personalization to bridge the gap between AI-powered creative tools and artists who have specific visions for their work. Wand was founded …

Exclusively reported that Solana Labs’ decentralized payment protocol, Solana Pay, has integrated its plug-in with Shopify, allowing millions of businesses on its platform to use it for payments. Solana Pay launched in February 2022 on the layer-1 blockchain Solana. Josh Fried, business development and partnerships at Solana Foundation, told that …