OpenAI rolls out Your Year with ChatGPT, a Spotify Wrapped-like feature, to Free, Plus, and Pro users in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
a Spotify Wrapped-style recap that analyzes your most intrusive thoughts and chat habits from 2025 OpenAI : ChatGPT — Release Notes Emma Roth / The Verge : ChatGPT's yearly recap sums up your conversa...
Polymarket starts live testing its US exchange, first with select users, and says the exchange is fully functional with some users betting on real contracts
Polymarket has begun live testing its US exchange by quietly opening up to some users and matching trades ahead of its planned relaunch in the American betting market.
Patreon plans to test livestreaming within its mobile app and on the web with select users this week ahead of a wider rollout in summer 2025
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Microsoft announces Copilot for Gaming, available through the Xbox mobile app initially for Xbox Insiders and designed to work as a companion or gaming coach
coming to the Xbox mobile app for select users in just a few weeks Dallin Grimm / Tom's Hardware : Xbox announces ‘Copilot for Gaming’ AI assistant — early access coming to Xbox mobile app, more detai...
Google rolls out Ask Photos, the Gemini-powered search feature in Google Photos announced at I/O in May 2024, in “early access” to select customers in the US
plus early access to Ask Photos Jibin Joseph / PCMag : Too Many Pics? Google Rolls Out ‘Ask Photos’ for Easier Photo Searches Richa Fulara / Hindustan Times : Google AI-powered Ask Photos features rol...
OpenAI begins rolling out ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode, initially criticized for sounding like Scarlett Johansson during its demo in May 2024, to ChatGPT Plus
here are the most surprising examples so far Eddie Mitchell / CCN.com : Voice Theft in AI: The Dark Side of OpenAI's Advanced Voice Mode Marco Lancaster / Gizchina.com : ChatGPT Plus Advanced Voice Mo...
TikTok is testing a streaks feature, which has become a status symbol on Snapchat, with select users in limited markets in order to increase engagement
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Twitch rolls out an experimental TikTok-like Discovery Feed to select users, first with creators' horizontal clips and, “as the feed evolves”, vertical clips
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Twitter appears to have restored verification checkmarks to many accounts with 1M+ followers, saying they are subscribed to Blue; some deny they paid for Blue
But Some Celebrities Don't Want Them Todd Spangler / Variety : Twitter Restores Blue Check-Marks for Many Celebs, Including Several Dead Ones Stan Schroeder / Mashable : Celebs weren't buying Twitter'...
Apple rolls out Apple Pay Later to select US users, for online and in-app purchases on iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, available to all US users in the coming months
and bring out the regulators Eray Eliaçik / gHacks Technology News : How to use Apple Pay Later: Set up, apply, and purchase Joseph De Avila / Wall Street Journal : Apple Rolls Out Buy Now, Pay Later ...