LinkedIn will now show recruiters which apps you actually use, not just which skills you claim
LinkedIn will now show recruiters which apps you actually use, not just which skills you claim

LinkedIn launched Connected Apps, a feature that links the software you use to your profile and auto-generates descriptions of how you use it. The descriptions are based on real activity data from the connected app. Users cannot manually edit them. “On…

GTA VI pre-orders open June 25. Rockstar revealed the cover art. No price yet.
GTA VI pre-orders open June 25. Rockstar revealed the cover art. No price yet.

Rockstar Games confirmed that pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI open on June 25. The game will be available on the PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, and at select retailers. Rockstar also revealed the official cover art, which features protagonists …

Adobe adds its AI assistant to Premiere, Illustrator and InDesign

Adobe is updating its Firefly AI assistant with new chops, and adding it to Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign and Frame.io.

Pixi’s new iOS app turns text messages into interactive AR experiences

Forget stickers, GIFs, and emoji reactions. Pixi is betting that the next evolution of messaging is interactive augmented reality (AR).

The Trump Mobile T1 was supposed to be made in America. It’s a Taiwanese phone with a gold coat.
The Trump Mobile T1 was supposed to be made in America. It’s a Taiwanese phone with a gold coat.

The Trump Mobile T1 is here, and it is not what was promised. When Donald Trump’s eldest sons unveiled it at Trump Tower a year ago, the pitch was a gold-coloured handset with an iPhone resemblance, proudly made in the US. What shipped is a rebranded H…

VSCO launches Studio Pro mobile photo editing app and plans $500 per year subscription
VSCO launches Studio Pro mobile photo editing app and plans $500 per year subscription

VSCO is taking on Adobe with a new Studio Pro editing app rolling out today on iOS and coming to macOS later this year, as Bloomberg reports. At launch, the app offers tools for batch editing, style matching from a reference image, and sharing images through VSCO Galleries. VSCO says more features are coming later, […]

FTC lawsuit reveals how subscription scam networks evade app store enforcement

A new FTC lawsuit reveals how sophisticated subscription app operators can allegedly use shell companies and payment infrastructure to stay active on app stores despite mounting consumer complaints.

Amazon admits its AI models lag behind OpenAI and Anthropic, but says it can catch up
Amazon admits its AI models lag behind OpenAI and Anthropic, but says it can catch up

Amazon’s AI chief has said what the market long suspected. Peter DeSantis, the senior vice president who oversees the company’s AI models, custom chips, and quantum computing, told CNBC that Amazon’s models “haven’t been at the very frontier for the ve…

Social media’s next evolution: User-controlled algorithms

Social media feeds are becoming more customizable as platforms like Threads, Instagram, and TikTok introduce tools that let users directly influence the algorithms powering their recommendations.

Mastodon adds email newsletters so people who don’t want an account can still follow creators on the open social web
Mastodon adds email newsletters so people who don’t want an account can still follow creators on the open social web

Mastodon is betting that email, the oldest surviving communication protocol on the internet, can solve its biggest problem: reaching people who will never create a fediverse account. The open-source social network released version 4.6 on Tuesday, and i…