1Password introduces built-in phishing protection

Ian Barker / betanews - Phishing attacks come from all kinds of angles and AI is making them harder than ever to spot as you can no longer rely on the old giveaways like poor grammar. What’s more it only needs a momentary lapse of judgment to fall victim and give away key detail…

Craig Donaldson / pocket-lint - Spotify is rolling out a new feature called Prompted Playlists to Premium users in the US and Canada.

#ai #streaming #genai #canada #us #apps #ux #media #spotify #algorithm

Spotify's New AI Tool Will Create Playlists Based on Vibes

6 wks / cnet / Meara Isenberg

Spotify Finally Launches AI-Powered ‘Prompted Playlist’ Feature for Canadian Users

6 wks / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Spotify brings AI-powered Prompted Playlists to the US and Canada

6 wks / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Spotify's new playlist generator lets you add your vibes, feelings or memories

6 wks / cnbc

Spotify’s Prompted Playlist Beta Expands to the US and Canada

6 wks / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Spotify's newest playlist feature is unlike anything on Apple Music

6 wks / pocket-lint / Craig Donaldson

Spotify launches AI-powered Prompted Playlists

6 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

You can now try Spotify’s Prompted Playlist feature in the US and Canada

6 wks / digitaltrends

Spotifys Prompted Playlist lets you micromanage your own algorithm

6 wks / mashable

Spotify's Prompted Playlist lets you describe exactly what you want to hear

6 wks / engadget / Will Shanklin

Spotify brings AI-powered Prompted Playlists to the U.S. and Canada

6 wks / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Amazon (AMZN) Stock: New AI Assistant Takes On OpenAI in Healthcare Race

Trader Edge / parameter - TLDR Amazon launched Health AI for One Medical members, using large language models to answer health questions based on medical records, lab results, and medications The AI tool can manage medications and book appointments with One Medical providers throu…

#ai #ml #digitalhealth #amazon #genai #health #apps #technology #assistant

Amazon integrates Health AI assistant into One Medical mobile app

6 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

One-Minute Daily AI News 1/21/2026

6 wks / reddit / /u/Excellent-Target-847

Amazon’s newest AI doesn’t just chat — it knows your health history

6 wks / fastcompany / Taylor Hatmaker

Amazon Adds AI Assistant to One Medical App

6 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Amazon (AMZN) Stock: New AI Assistant Takes On OpenAI in Healthcare Race

6 wks / parameter / Trader Edge

Amazon is adding AI-powered assistant to One Medical

6 wks / engadget / Andre Revilla

Adobe Acrobat Can Now Turn PDFs Into Podcasts and Presentations

Laurent Giret / thurrott - Adobe Acrobat can now turn PDFs into professional-looking presentations and podcasts. The new AI features require a $24.99/month Acrobat Studio subscription.The post Adobe Acrobat Can Now Turn PDFs Into Podcasts and Presentations appeared first on Thurrot…

#ai #digitaltransformation #voice #genai #apps #creativity #media #productivity #updates #adobe

Adobe Acrobat adds conversational AI to edit PDFs with text prompts

6 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

You can now turn PDFs into podcasts and slides with Adobe’s new AI feature

6 wks / digitaltrends

Adobe Acrobat Now Lets You Edit Files Using Prompts, Generate Podcast Summaries

6 wks / slashdot / msmash

Adobe Announces New AI Tools for Acrobat

6 wks / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Adobe Acrobat Can Now Turn PDFs Into Podcasts and Presentations

6 wks / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Adobe Acrobat now lets you edit files using prompts, generate podcast summaries

6 wks / techcrunch / Ivan Mehta

Adobe Acrobat uses AI to turn your PDFs into podcasts

6 wks / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

Snap Settles Social media Addiction Lawsuit Ahead of Landmark Trial

BeauHD / slashdot - Snap has settled a social media addiction lawsuit just days before trial, while Meta, TikTok, and Alphabet remain defendants and are headed to court. "Terms of the deal were not announced as it was revealed by lawyers at a California Superior Court hearin…

#techpolicy #snapchat #apps #wellness #psychology #mentalhealth #law #litigation #regulation

Snapchat settles to avoid social media addiction trial

6 wks / techxplore

Snap settles landmark lawsuit over claims its app harmed teen mental health

6 wks / techspot

Snap Settles Social media Addiction Lawsuit Ahead of Landmark Trial

6 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

Snap pays millions to settle teen addiction lawsuit

6 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Snap reaches settlement in social media addiction lawsuit

6 wks / techcrunch / Ivan Mehta

UK government considering social media ban for children

ft - Ministers will also look at restricting addictive app features as part of a consultation on curbing harmful online activity

#techpolicy #social #government #uk #apps #europe #censorship #contentmoderation #safety #digitalprivacy

UK/France youth ban debate (11)
US KOSMA shifts parental control (2)

UK/France youth ban debate

How would a social media ban for under-16s work?

6 wks / bbc

British leader says ’no option off the table’ as UK considers Australia-style teen social media ban

6 wks / go

The UK is mulling an Australia-like social media ban for users under 16

6 wks / engadget / Mariella Moon

UK consulting on bringing in social media ban for under 16s

6 wks / ycombinator

UK government considering social media ban for under-16s

6 wks / siliconrepublic / Laura Varley

UK consults on kids’ social media use

6 wks / advanced-television / Colin Mann

UK mulls social media ban for kids under 16

6 wks / siliconangle / James Farrell

UK government considering social media ban for children

6 wks / ft

UK to consult on social media ban for under 16s

6 wks / bbc

UK, France mull social media bans for youth as debate rages

6 wks / techxplore

UK, France mull social media bans for youth amid heating debate - TRT World

6 wks / trtworld

US KOSMA shifts parental control

Congress Wants To Hand Your Parenting To Big Tech

6 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

Congress Wants To Hand Your Parenting to Big Tech

6 wks / reddit / /u/SaveDnet-FRed0

Meta-Owned Threads Overtakes X in Daily Mobile Usage

PYMNTS / pymnts - Meta-owned social media platform Threads is reportedly surpassing X in terms of mobile usage. Threads now has more daily usage on mobile devices than Elon Musk’s X, TechCrunch reported Sunday (Jan. 18), citing data from Similarweb. Meta introduced Threads…

#mobiletech #mobile #meta #social #apps #media #technology #instagram #elonmusk #threads

Exploring comprehensive mobile user metrics and trends (10)
Regional voices highlight local impact amid global mobile shift (3)

Exploring comprehensive mobile user metrics and trends

Threads Usage Overtakes X On Mobile

6 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

Threads edges out X in daily mobile users, new data shows

6 wks / ycombinator

Threads overtakes X on mobile, but still lags far behind

6 wks / reddit / /u/tylerthe-theatre

Threads has more global daily users than X on mobile for the first time

6 wks / engadget / Andre Revilla

Threads Usage Overtakes X on Mobile

6 wks / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

Threads overtakes X on mobile, but still lags far behind

6 wks / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

Threads has overtaken X in daily users, but only on mobile

6 wks / mashable

Threads hits 141 million daily users to claim the mobile throne from X

6 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Meta-Owned Threads Overtakes X in Daily Mobile Usage

6 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Threads Is Now Clearly More Popular Than X (in Mobile App Form), Report Says

6 wks / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

Regional voices highlight local impact amid global mobile shift

Threads Has Officially Overtaken X in Daily Mobile Users - Pulse Nigeria

6 wks / pulse

Threads Surpasses X in Daily Mobile User Count, New Data Reveals - filmogaz.com

6 wks / filmogaz

Meta’s Threads Surpasses X on Mobile, Signals Major Comeback - Bloom Pakistan

6 wks / bloompakistan

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

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

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

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

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

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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

(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

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/

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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

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

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

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

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

Over 100 Classic Sesame Street Episodes Just Dropped on YouTube Kids

Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Sesame Street just became a lot easier to find. YouTube and Sesame Workshop announced today that the platform is now the largest digital home for the show, dumping a massive “treasure trove” of full episodes and classic clips online for families. The move…

#elearning #entertainment #youtube #alphabet #culture #apps #community #media #tv #broadcasting

Over 100 Classic Sesame Street Episodes Just Dropped on YouTube Kids

7 wks / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

YouTube Is Now Streaming Iconic Episodes of Sesame Street

7 wks / cnet / Meara Isenberg

‘Heinous’: Musk’s AI Grok facing probe

news.com.au - Millions of accounts were deactivated in the wake of Australia’s social media ban, but it’s an “even more potentially catastrophic” threat that has the watchdog worried.