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You Can Now Watch Mini Dramas on TikTok's Standalone 'PineDrama' App

Lori Grunin / cnet - "Single Dad Hunt," "Cohabitating Romance" and other bite-size sugar fixes have earned their own app.

#mobile #entertainment #culture #apps #tiktok #bytedance #ux #community #media

TikTok's latest spinoff app feels a lot like Quibi, but with shorter and cornier content

6 wks / engadget / Jackson Chen

You Can Now Watch Mini Dramas on TikTok's Standalone 'PineDrama' App

7 wks / cnet / Lori Grunin

TikTok quietly launches a microdrama app called ‘PineDrama’

7 wks / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 7:21 pm / permalink 18101 / 3 stories in 7 wks


Google Play to Ban Overseas Crypto Exchanges in South Korea

Ekemini / ventureburn - Starting January 28, 2026, Google Play will stop listing or updating overseas cryptocurrency exchange and wallet apps in South Korea’s Android app store. This isn’t just another rule change; it’sThe post Google Play to Ban Overseas Crypto Exchanges in Sou…

#fintech #crypto #techpolicy #google #android #government #apps #asia #law #wallet

Google Play to Ban Overseas Crypto Exchanges in South Korea

7 wks / ventureburn / Ekemini

South Korea Tightens Crypto Access as Google Play Blocks Unregistered Exchanges

7 wks / decrypt / Vince Dioquino

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 18086 / 2 stories in 7 wks


Anthropic opens up its Claude Cowork feature to anyone with a $20 subscription

Ian Carlos Campbell / engadget - Claude Cowork, Anthropic's AI assistant for taking care of simple tasks on your computer, is now available for anyone with a $20 per month Pro subscription to try. Anthropic launched Cowork as an exclusive feature for its Max subscribers, who pay a minimu…

#ai #automation #saas #anthropic #genai #business #apps #assistant #productivity

Anthropic Launches Claude Cowork: Your New AI Desk Buddy! - OpenTools

6 wks / opentools

Thanks to Claude Cowork, I’m finally at Inbox Zero - Tech Brew

7 wks / techbrew

Only 28 times since August 2001 has $SPY been up >1% while $IGV is down >5% over a one month stretch. Three of those are the past three sessions. sherwood.news/markets/how-...

7 wks / bsky / @ljkawa.bsky.social / ljkawa.bsky.social

Anthropic opens up its Claude Cowork feature to anyone with a $20 subscription - Engadget

7 wks / engadget

Anthropic opens up its Claude Cowork feature to anyone with a $20 subscription

7 wks / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

Anthropic launches Claude Cowork, a version of its coding AI for regular people - Engadget

7 wks / engadget

How Claude Code “is the ChatGPT moment repeated” — and why that’s awful news for software stocks

7 wks / sherwood / Luke Kawa

Reading across books with Claude Code

7 wks / ycombinator

Anthropic opens Claude Cowork AI agent to all Pro subscribers - the-decoder.com

7 wks / the-decoder

Anthropic opens Claude Cowork AI agent to all Pro subscribers

7 wks / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 2:20 pm / permalink 18067 / 10 stories in 7 wks


ChatGPT Introduces Lower-Priced Subscription Tier With These Features

Joe Rossignol / macrumors - OpenAI today announced that its lower-priced ChatGPT Go subscription tier is now available worldwide, with U.S. pricing set at $8 per month.ChatGPT Go provides expanded access to ChatGPT's latest model, GPT‑5.2 Instant, with 10× more messages, file upload…

#ai #openai #genai #business #chatgpt #india #apps #pricing #technology #assistant

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Go globally as $8 subscription tier

7 wks / testingcatalog / Alexey Shabanov

OpenAI Launches Cheaper Subscriptions, Starts Testing Ads Because It’s Time to Pay the Piper

7 wks / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

Ads are coming to ChatGPT, and the $8 plan is the compromise

7 wks / betanews / Wayne Williams

ChatGPT Introduces Lower-Priced Subscription Tier With These Features

7 wks / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

OpenAI Launches $8 'ChatGPT Go' Subscription Globally, Confirms Ads Are Coming

7 wks / iclarified

ChatGPT Adds New $8/Month “Go” Tier, Will Soon Introduce Ads

7 wks / openai / John Gruber

ChatGPT Introduces Lower-Priced Subscription Tier With These Features

7 wks / macrumors / Joe Rossignol

OpenAI releases a cheaper ChatGPT subscription

7 wks / theverge / Elissa Welle

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 1:26 pm / permalink 18062 / 8 stories in 7 wks


OpenAI Quietly Rolls Out ChatGPT Translate to Take on Google

Aminu Abdullahi / eweek - OpenAI quietly launches ChatGPT Translate, a standalone AI translation tool focused on tone and context, signaling a potential challenge to Google Translate.The post OpenAI Quietly Rolls Out ChatGPT Translate to Take on Google appeared first on eWEEK.

#ai #innovation #google #openai #genai #chatgpt #apps #ux #technology #assistant

OpenAI Quietly Rolls Out ChatGPT Translate to Take on Google - eWeek

7 wks / eweek

OpenAI Quietly Rolls Out ChatGPT Translate to Take on Google

7 wks / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

OpenAi launches ChatGPT Translate and challenges Google and others: how AI transforms translation - Il Sole 24 ORE

7 wks / ilsole24ore

OpenAI Enters the Translation Race Strongly: The 'ChatGPT Translate' Page Challenges Google's Dominance - عالم تسعة

7 wks / tesaaworld

OpenAI Takes on Google Translate With New ChatGPT-Powered Translation Tool - Analytics Insight

7 wks / analyticsinsight

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Translate as a New Alternative to Google Translate - TechJuice

7 wks / techjuice

OpenAI quietly launches ChatGPT Translate to take on Google Translate

7 wks / techspot

Google Launches TranslateGemma, Takes On ChatGPT Translate

7 wks / analyticsindiamag / Siddharth Jindal

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:21 am / permalink 18037 / 8 stories in 7 wks


(PR) Arknights: Endfield Heading to PC & PlayStation 5 on January 22

techpowerup - Hi everyone, I'm Light Zhong, co-founder and director at Hypergraph. With Arknights: Endfield launching on January 22 on PC and PS5, today we're excited to share more gameplay details on the game. Over the past few years, our team has been working to crea…

#gaming #mobile #entertainment #playstation #business #apps #media #videogames #steam

(PR) Arknights: Endfield Heading to PC & PlayStation 5 on January 22

7 wks / techpowerup

Arknights: Endfield Has Over 35 Million Players Pre-Registered and Ready for Its Launch Next Week

7 wks / wccftech / David Carcasole

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:20 am / permalink 18035 / 2 stories in 7 wks


Bluesky rolls out cashtags and LIVE badges amid a boost in app installs

Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Bluesky adds new features to its app amid a boost in installs due to the deepfake drama on X.

#bluesky #apps #ux #community #media #technology #updates #broadcasting

Bluesky adds new features to its app amid a boost in installs due to the deepfake drama on X.

7 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Bluesky rolls out cashtags and LIVE badges amid a boost in app installs https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/16/bluesky-rolls-out-cashtags-and-live-badges-amid-a-boost-in-app-installs/

7 wks / bsky / @sarahp.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy / sarahp.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

Bluesky rolls out cashtags and LIVE badges amid a boost in app installs

7 wks / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Bluesky launches Live Now badge and cashtags in major update

7 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Bluesky's 'Live Now' badge is available to everyone - Engadget

7 wks / engadget

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 10:22 am / permalink 18030 / 5 stories in 7 wks


Meta is Shutting Down its Horizon Workrooms, its VR Remote Work App

Laurent Giret / thurrott - Meta is sunsetting Horizon Workrooms, its standalone remote work VR app, and it will also stop selling commercial SKUs of Meta Quest headsets.The post Meta is Shutting Down its Horizon Workrooms, its VR Remote Work App appeared first on Thurrott.com.

#vr #enterprise #mixedreality #meta #business #apps #technology #gadgets #productivity #office

Meta is Shutting Down its Horizon Workrooms, its VR Remote Work App

7 wks / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Remember Metas creepy Horizon virtual office? Its shutting down.

7 wks / mashable

Meta retreats from metaverse after virtual reality check

7 wks / theregister / Richard Speed

Meta is closing down its VR meeting rooms as part of its wider cull

7 wks / engadget / Mariella Moon

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 18025 / 4 stories in 7 wks


X is Down: Twitter Not Working Across iPhone and Web

Joe Rossignol / macrumors - It's not just you: X is down right now for many users across the iPhone, web, and other platforms.The social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, is failing to display posts due the outage. It is unclear how long the issues will last.Not everyone is…

#mobile #social #techsupport #iphone #ios #internet #apps #ux #media #technology

techcrunch.com/2026/01/16/x...

7 wks / bsky / @carpenter22.bsky.social / carpenter22.bsky.social

X is Down: Twitter Not Working Across iPhone and Web

7 wks / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

X has been down for most of the morning

7 wks / engadget / Karissa Bell

X is still having issues following an hour-long outage on Friday

7 wks / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

X, Grok Outage Reports Spike and Then Subside

7 wks / cnet / Jon Skillings

X is down for the second time this week

7 wks / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan

It's not just you, X is down

7 wks / pocket-lint / Craig Donaldson

X Down for Second Time This Week, Leaving Users in the Dark

7 wks / parameter / Trader Edge

Elon Musk’s X Suffers Widespread Outage

7 wks / gizmodo / Matt Novak

X is Down: Twitter Not Working Across iPhone and Web

7 wks / macrumors / Joe Rossignol

X outage: Elon Musks site is down, heres what we know

7 wks / mashable

Is Twitter down? Users report access issues as X won’t open

7 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 18024 / 12 stories in 7 wks


Your Ray-Ban Meta alternative is open-source, and that changes everything

digitaltrends - Mentra Live is a Ray-Ban Meta alternative with a rare perk, an open-source OS and a MiniApp Store. It’s limited-run, app-driven camera glasses, but real-world polish and privacy details still need proof.The post Your Ray-Ban Meta alternative is open-sourc…

#hardware #wearables #opensource #streaming #camera #apps #technology #gadgets #developertools

The new Mentra Live smart glasses are built for livestreaming to platforms, including OnlyFans

7 wks / techspot

Your Ray-Ban Meta alternative is open-source, and that changes everything

7 wks / digitaltrends

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 7:21 am / permalink 18010 / 2 stories in 7 wks


HOLYWATER Raises $22M To Expand Mobile Microdrama Content

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Ukraine-based HOLYWATER has secured $22 million in a funding round led by Horizon Capital, with participation from US investors including Endeavor Catalyst and Wheelhouse. The funding follows a prior investment from Fox Entertainment in October 2025 (see …

#vc #innovation #mobile #entertainment #business #culture #apps #ukraine #media

Tech.eu HOLYWATER secures $22M to expand mobile microdrama content Ukraine-based HOLYWATER has closed a $22 million financinground led by Horizon Capital, with participation from US-b... https://tech.eu/2026/01/16/holywater-secures-22m-to-expand-mobile-

7 wks / bsky / @betadevelopment.bsky.social / betadevelopment.bsky.social

HOLYWATER Raises $22M To Expand Mobile Microdrama Content

7 wks / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

HOLYWATER secures $22M to expand mobile microdrama content - Tech.eu

7 wks / tech

HOLYWATER secures $22M to expand mobile microdrama content

7 wks / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 6:20 am / permalink 18006 / 4 stories in 7 wks


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