Canva launches a foundational design model that generates editable layered designs, expands Canva AI, makes Affinity free for all users, and more
Here's what all this means for creators Jess Weatherbed / The Verge : Affinity's new design platform combines everything into one app Ronil Thakkar / KnowTechie : Canva wants to be your all-in-one cre...
Google says it will preserve “actively used” goo.gl URLs, after announcing earlier that all existing goo.gl links would stop working in August 2025
Here's How to Check Yours Roger Montti / Search Engine Journal : Google Backtracks On Plans For URL Shortener Service Shira Ovide / NZ Herald : Google plans to delete millions of “goo.gl” short links,...
Microsoft details Mu, an on-device small language model used in Copilot+ PCs to power the agent in Settings, mapping natural language queries to function calls
meet Mu, the compact AI model transforming Settings on your PC Rishaj Upadhyay / Windows Report : Microsoft brings Mu, a fast on-device AI, to Windows 11 Settings Business Today : Microsoft launches M...
Microsoft says it will shut down Skype on May 5 and directs users to migrate all their contacts and chat data to Teams; Skype had 36M+ DAUs in 2023
Microsoft has announced it is discontinuing … Thomas Stevenson / The Post Millennial : Microsoft to shut down Skype in two months, company says switch to Teams David Phelan / Forbes : Microsoft Kills ...
Google unveils Android XR, a mixed reality OS for headsets and smart glasses, with Gemini built in, and plans a 2025 debut with Samsung's Project Moohan headset
I'm way more excited about Android XR in smart glasses Andrew Nusca / Fortune : Data Sheet: We don't judge Rebekah Carter / XR Today : Microsoft XR and Windows Mixed Reality: Could the HoloLens Make a...
Meta announces Llama 3.3 70B, a text-only model that Meta claims can deliver the performance of its largest Llama model at a lower cost
7.0M — 2,040 … The fine-tuning data includes publicly available … Markus Kasanmascheff / WinBuzzer : Meta Unveils New Llama 3.3 70B AI Model with Higher Cost-Efficiency Carl Franzen / VentureBeat : ...
Apple launches Apple Maps on the web in beta, available in English and compatible with Safari and Chrome on Mac and iPad, and Chrome and Edge on Windows PCs
here's how Erencan Yılmaz / Gizmochina : Apple Maps is now available for Windows and Linux Usama Jawad / XDA Developers : Google finally faces potential competition as Apple Maps beta launches on the ...
Google releases Android 15 Beta 1 for Pixel devices, with edge-to-edge app scaling by default, OS-level support for app archiving and unarchiving, and more
Today we're releasing the first beta of Android 15. Abner Li / 9to5Google : Here's everything new in Android 15 Beta 1 [Gallery] Adamya Sharma / Android Authority : Android 15 will free you from using...
Apple unveils an “affordable” $79 Apple Pencil that charges via a USB-C cable, shipping in “early November” and compatible with all iPads that have a USB-C port
But With It Comes Valid Accessibility Concerns The Verge : Apple announces entry-level Apple Pencil with USB-C charging Abdul Raouf Al Sbeei / Supercharged : Apple introduces new, more affordable Appl...
Microsoft completes its Activision Blizzard acquisition after a 20-month battle with regulators in the UK and the US; Bobby Kotick will remain CEO through 2023
Combining with Microsoft will enable us to deliver more fun, more joy … BBC : Microsoft completes $69bn takeover of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard Tom Warren / The Verge : Read Xbox chief Phil...