Google settles with Epic Games, drops its Play Store commissions to 20%

Google has dropped its commission, charging a 20% service fee and an optional 5% to use its billing services. It will also offer a new process for third-party app stores.

Google’s Gemini rolls out Canvas in AI mode to all US users

Canvas in AI Mode is available to U.S. users in English for creating plans, projects, apps, and more.

X taps William Shatner to give out invites to its payments service, X Money

42 X users donated to William Shatner’s charity in exchange for an early invite to X Money beta.

TikTok won’t add end-to-end encryption to direct messages, report says

The social media giant says that end-to-end encryption would make users less safe.

Raycast’s Glaze is an all-in-one vibe coding app platform
Raycast’s Glaze is an all-in-one vibe coding app platform

AI tools like Claude Code have made it possible for users to build software with no coding knowledge whatsoever. That’s not to say the process is easy, though: You may not need to write code directly, but you need to understand how your computer’s terminal works, how to deploy and maintain software, and deal with […]

ChatGPT’s new GPT-5.3 Instant model will stop telling you to calm down

The company says the new model will reduce the “cringe” that’s been annoying its users for months.

Android users can now share tracker tag info with airlines to help locate lost luggage

More than 10 global airlines now accept Find Hub locations as part of their baggage recovery process.

X says it will suspend creators from revenue-sharing program for unlabeled AI posts of ‘armed conflict’

Creators who break the rules will get a three-month suspension, and if they continue to violate the policy, they’ll be permanently banned.

Activist investor Elliot takes a $1B stake in Pinterest, betting on AI-driven growth

Activist Investor Elliott Investment Management has taken a $1 billion stake in Pinterest.

Amid new competition, Chrome speeds up its release schedule

Google Chrome will begin shipping new releases every two weeks in September, instead of monthly.