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As the Biden administration escalates its threats against TikTok, the company’s chief executive made his first appearance before Congress on Thursday. Given the U.S. government’s aggressive recent posture, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew was destined for a harsh turn under the glare of the gove

In hopes of heading off concerns over the addictiveness of its app, TikTok earlier this month rolled out new screen time controls that limited minors under the age of 18 to 60-minute daily screen time limits. But in a congressional hearing today before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, T

Email inboxes are tricky tools, because they become hard to manage over time and you have to spend a lot of time searching for what you’re trying to find. And if you have been using one email address everywhere, it’s also painful to change that at a later stage. Email tools also often f

WhatsApp today released a new Windows client that it says brings performance improvements and better calling features. The new version also supports multi-device sync, which means you can use WhatsApp even if your phone is switched off. The new desktop app also brings support for video calls with u

At a company that helps people find jobs, 2,200 employees will now have to embark on a job search of their own. Indeed laid off 15% of employees today, CEO Chris Hyams announced in an all-hands meeting. In a blog post, Hyams elaborated on the decision by explaining that the job market is expected t

Hipstamatic is back. Actually, the one-time Instagram rival and iPhone camera app maker never really left. During its decade-plus existence, the company rolled out variations on its original concept, like its quirky Hipstamatic X for analog photography lovers while also maintaining Hipstamatic Clas

Just weeks after Microsoft launched a GPT-4-powered chatbot into its Edge browser, Opera is following suit and integrating generative AI chatbots powered by ChatGPT and ChatSonic into its desktop browsers, Opera and Opera GX. These new tools are available in early access across all desktop platform

Meta is introducing two new tools on Instagram designed to open up additional avenues for advertising as the company grapples with weak advertising demand. The social network announced that it’s beginning to test ads in search results to reach people actively searching for businesses, product

Spotify’s still relatively new audiobooks service is expanding to Canada, the company announced today, bringing the experience to both English and French-speaking customers. Launched last fall, Spotify initially debuted audiobooks to U.S. users only with a catalog of some 300,000 titles. It

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced an update for groups on WhatsApp that is designed to give admins more control over who can join a group. Zuckerberg also revealed a feature that makes it easier for users to discover which groups they have in common with someone. The company says it wanted to

Ahead of his testimony before Congress on Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew announced in a TikTok video that the video app now has more than 150 million users in the U.S. — up from 100 million in 2020. He also mentioned that TikTok hosts more than 5 million businesses in the country. Amid talks o

Adobe launched the enterprise tier of its creative application Adobe Express today at the company’s Adobe Summit event. The enterprise subscription will also let organizations access Adobe Firefly — the company’s newly launched generative AI tools. The creative tools company said that

Amid the declining smartphone market, premium devices are having their moment. These pricey devices made up more than half of the worldwide smartphone market’s revenue, according to a report by Counterpoint. The analytics company’s report says that shipments of premium devices (with a w

TikTok is announcing updates to its community guidelines that are designed to make the app a safer and more secure environment for users. The social media platform is updating its community guidelines to make them easier to understand, and has added new policies on AI and climate misinformation. Th