Instagram is making a big change in how it lets you share information about yourself By Lance Ulanoff published 15 October 24 Profile cards are here
I really wanted these viral pop star emojis to arrive with iOS 18.5, but it was never going to happen – here’s why By Rowan Davies published 10 April 25 A viral post convinced millions that Apple was bringing pop star emojis to iOS 18.5. Turns out it was all a lie.
Google's Art Selfie 2 uses AI to transport you to another time – here's how to use it By Mark Wilson published 24 January 24 Google's Arts & Culture has a fun new selfie tool that uses generative AI to put you inside historical moments and paintings.
Instagram is feeling the love with a surprise set of Valentine's Day easter eggs By Jacob Krol published 13 February 25 Instagram is feeling love this Valentine's Day and just dropped several new easter eggs that can be used to spread the love.
TikTok owner ByteDance has a new AI video creator you have to see to believe By Eric Hal Schwartz published 6 February 25 ByteDance releases OmniHuman AI video creator.
Google Messages will soon get a Gemini AI boost on some Android phones – here’s which ones By James Ide published 26 February 24 A host of Android updates have been announced at MWC including chatting with Gemini on Google Messages.
You can now create ChatGPT AI images using WhatsApp and it's ridiculously easy to do – here's how By Graham Barlow published 17 June 25 Now you can create viral ChatGPT AI-generated images inside WhatsApp.
Your digital twin is here – Meta's new AI Studio lets you create AI clones of yourself for Instagram By Mark Wilson published 30 July 24 Meta has released a new AI Studio tool in the US, which lets you create your own AI chatbots – including a clone of yourself.
All your messages in one place: the new Besties app for Google Pixel will bring together chats from Google Messages, WhatsApp, and other apps By Jamie Richards published 11 February 25 Google is adding its new Besties app to Pixel phones, allowing users to centralize messages from their closest friends across various messaging services
Telegram gets some AI integration but you may not love the source By Eric Hal Schwartz published 28 May 25 Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok is now embedded into Telegram.
Meta’s celebrity AI avatars go from celeb status to no-shows after they fail to hit the mark By Kristina Terech published 1 August 24 Meta has decided to discontinue its celebrity AI avatars after disappointing levels of user engagement.
This small but important Microsoft Teams update will help you really express your true feelings By Mike Moore published 31 October 24 A range of skin tones for Microsoft Teams reactions are rolling out now.
Your Pixel phone might be getting a big customization upgrade soon By James Rogerson published 28 October 25 The next Pixel Feature Drop could land soon with theme packs, custom GIFs, and prioritized notifications.
This is what Gemini AI in Google Messages may look like By David Nield published 23 March 24 You'll soon be able to chat with the bot from inside Google Messages, and here's how it'll work.
Grok's mobile app is here – and it might not be very careful By Eric Hal Schwartz published 24 December 24 xAI releases Grok mobile app for iOS.
Google Messages finally reverses an annoying change, making it easier to organize your contacts By Jamie Richards published 14 January 25 Put a face to a name on your own terms
Character.AI's newest feature can bring a picture to uncanny life By Eric Hal Schwartz published 23 April 25 Character.AI’s new AvatarFX animates still images into expressive, speaking videos.
Google may be making AI versions of celebrities for you to chat up in YouTube By Eric Hal Schwartz published 25 June 24 Google is reportedly creating generative AI chatbots that imitate celebrities ahead of offering customers tools for their own custom AI chatbots.
WhatsApp is getting one of its best upgrades in years — here are 3 new ways to supercharge your group chats By Rowan Davies published 8 January 26 These new WhatsApp tools are coming to group chats — and I can't wait to get my hands on the new text sticker feature.
Grok gets glasses to see what you're talking about By Eric Hal Schwartz published 29 October 24 X debuts Grok AI image analysis.
Character.ai lets you talk to your favorite (synthetic) people on the phone – which isn't weird at all By Eric Hal Schwartz published 27 June 24 Character.ai adds voice conversations to generative AI chatbots.
Google is rolling out new AI features for Android phones, plus some that are just for Pixel By Graham Barlow published 5 December 24 Helpful new AI features are coming to Android phones, and some are exclusive to Pixel devices.
Google Messages could be getting 3 useful upgrades soon – including a Gemini change By James Rogerson published 26 November 25 Google Messages could be getting a new option when saving media, plus changes to some text and a bigger Gemini button.
Google Gemini could soon get a big AI image generator upgrade to match ChatGPT's DALL-E By John-Anthony Disotto published 8 October 24 Google Gemini has new precise image editing tools in the latest Android beta.
Google's Live Caption may soon become more emotionally expressive on Android By Cesar Cadenas published 18 May 24 An Android deep dive shows users may gain new tools that make Live Caption better at portraying emotional outbursts.
ChatGPT gets a useful new home for your AI images – and it could be the first step towards OpenAI's new Instagram rival By David Nield published 16 April 25 Look out for a new Library tab that's now rolling out to ChatGPT on the web and on mobile.
Gemini's AI will soon slide into your DMs on WhatsApp and Messages By Eric Hal Schwartz published 28 August 24 Google Gemini will launch extensions for WhatsApp and Messages apps.
Hackers use emoji to dispatch malware — and even governments are being attacked, so be on your guard By Luke Hughes published 17 June 24 Disgomoji has been used to target the Indian Government in 2024, and there are fears it could be weaponized in other espionage attacks.
This AI app claims it can see what I'm looking at – which it mostly can By Eric Hal Schwartz published 21 March 25 Hugging Face debuts AI vision app.
Google Messages is getting another wave of updates – here are 8 you can expect to see soon By Rowan Davies last updated 13 May 25 There's a handful of new functions and features that could be coming to Google Messages very soon, including these 7 new additions.
