Uber Eats launches AI assistant to help with grocery cart creation

Uber Eats launched a new AI feature, “Cart Assistant,” that can automatically add items to your cart based on text or image prompts.

Microsoft fixes Notepad flaw that could trick users into clicking malicious Markdown links
Microsoft fixes Notepad flaw that could trick users into clicking malicious Markdown links

Microsoft has fixed a serious security vulnerability affecting Markdown files in Notepad. In the company’s Tuesday patch notes, Microsoft says a bad actor could carry out a remote code execution attack by tricking users “into clicking a malicious link inside a Markdown file opened in Notepad,” as reported earlier by The Register. Clicking the link […]

Google releases the first beta of Android 17, adopts a continuous developer release plan

Google is changing how developers get access to new APIs and features of the latest version.

Threads’ new ‘Dear Algo’ AI feature lets you personalize your feed

The platform’s new feature lets users tell Threads what they temporarily want to see more or less of in their feed.

UpScrolled’s social network is struggling to moderate hate speech after fast growth

Upscrolled, a social network that surged in the wake of the U.S. TikTok deal, has seen an uptick in harmful content, including user names and hashtags that contain racial slurs.

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TikTok launches an opt-in Local Feed in the U.S. leveraging users’ precise location

TikTok’s new Local Feed will show you nearby shopping, dining, events, news, and more.

ChatGPT’s deep research tool adds a built-in document viewer so you can read its reports
ChatGPT’s deep research tool adds a built-in document viewer so you can read its reports

OpenAI is updating ChatGPT’s deep research tool with a full-screen viewer that you can use to scroll through and navigate to specific areas of its AI-generated reports. As shown in a video shared by OpenAI, the built-in viewer allows you to open ChatGPT’s reports in a window separate from your chat, while showing a table […]

Discord says ‘vast majority’ of users won’t see its new age verification setup
Discord says ‘vast majority’ of users won’t see its new age verification setup

On Tuesday, Discord released an update clarifying that the “vast majority of people can continue using Discord exactly as they do today,” without needing to use a face scan or ID to verify their age so they can use the platform without restrictions. Discord states in the post that “age prediction” using information Discord already […]

Facebook adds new AI features, animated profile photos, and backgrounds for text posts

Facebook’s new AI features let users animate their profile pics, restyle their Stories and Memories, and add backgrounds to text posts.