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Apple is reportedly planning to turn the TV app into the streaming hub it always wanted
/ One app for all your shows, movies, rentals, and more. That has been Apple’s dream for years, and it hasn’t given up yet. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>The Apple TV app’s ambitions have always been huge.a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Apple imagines the Vision Pro as the future of TV — and that requires a TV app.
Slack gets rid of its X integration
/ If you used the tool to be notified of X posts in Slack, it’s officially gone now. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Slack has retired its integration with X (formerly Twitter) because of X’s API changes introduced earlier this year. According to Slack, X’s API changes affected the functionality of the integration, which led to the decision to retire it. “Slack’s integration with X relies on access to its API, and changes to that API this spring impacted the integration’s functionality and the services it supports,” Rod Garcia, Slack’s VP of...
Tinder Matchmaker Lets Your Friends and Family Weigh In on Your Love Life
In today's digital day and age, your friends and family are just as involved – voluntarily or not – in your dating life as you and whomever you may or may not be seeing. Tinder's latest feature, Tinder Matchmaker, brings your inner circle directly into the equation; with Tinder Matchmaker, you can skip the post-swiping deliberations, letting friends and family assess and suggest matches directly through your profile. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tinder (@tinder)The new feature allows you to invite friends, family, and anyone else – whether they have a Tinder profile or not – to asynchronously access your Tinder profile and directly recommend profiles for you. “For years, singles have asked their friends to help find their next match on Tinder, and now we're making...
YouTube Music Lets Users Create AI-Generated Playlist Art
YouTube Music is rolling out a series of new features designed to personalize user experience. There’s a new radio experience, discovery tools and other small, subtle additions to the app.Also in the mix is an “experimental” AI-powered feature that makes looking at one’s playlists just a bit more fun. YouTube has engineered what it refers to as a “guided experience” that takes users on a journey of creating original cover art.Users will be prompted to select various visual themes, colors and image subjects – such as their favorite animal – to build out their art. YouTube’s AI will come in to take their selections and generate a cohesive visual.For now, the feature is only available to YouTube Music’s English language users located in the US. The company plans to expand the tool to other re...
Mario Wonder’s online mode is opening my mind to tricks and secrets
/ The online multiplayer is like Elden Ring, but Mario. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Nintendo Super Mario Bros. Wonder’s online multiplayer keeps making me think of Elden Ring. Nintendo’s latest Super Mario game has a clever online multiplayer mode. When you connect online, you’ll see near-invisible versions of other players throughout the game’s islands and levels as they also travel the Flower Kingdom. It’s a lot like how you see the outlines of other players as you traverse the Lands Between, and in Wonder, Nintendo created some smart ways for your fellow compatriots ...
Xreal’s Air 2 glasses put a big screen on your face and ship in the US next month
Augmented Reality/ Tech / The Air 2 and Air 2 Pro will ship starting at $399 and $449 starting in November, with preorders open now. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>The Air 2 glasses in their graphite and red models.a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>The Air 2 Pro offers electrochromatic tinting.a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underli...
Apple’s Rumored October iMac May Be On The Way…
Rumors of an October Apple release have been circulating for a minute, with the only palpable results thus far being an iPad Apple pencil. As the month winds down, Bloomberg reporter and Apple insider Mark Gurman revealed in his latest iteration of his Power On newsletter, that based on current retail supplies and slated shipping dates for certain models, an October Mac model appears to be in the works, potentially alongside handful of new MacBook Pros.Gurman indicates that he was "told that Apple is planning a Mac-centered product launch around the end of this month," pointing out that “Apple retail stores are in short supply of the iMac, as well as the 13-inch MacBook Pro and high-end MacBook Pro," both models that Gurman also says "may be due for a refresh."The 24-inch M1 iMac, which l...
Instagram’s New Feature Transforms Photos Into Stickers
Instagram is testing out a new tool that allows users to create custom stickers. The beta feature was shared by CEO Adam Mosseri in a video uploaded to his broadcast channel.In the clip, Mosseri demonstrates how the feature allows one to select the subject of an image, remove it from its background and then use the isolated subject as a sticker that can be applied to both Stories and Reels.The tool is relatively straightforward and pretty intuitive to use, as it’s similar to the sticker creation capabilities of Snapchat.Mosseri mentioned that, beyond users being able to cut out stickers from their own photos, they can create stickers from “eligible images you see on Instagram.” He didn’t elaborate on what would make a photo “eligible,” though it likely means users would be able to opt to g...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Zombies Takeover SoFi Stadium
Blueface and his newly-minted fiancée, Jaidyn Alexis, were not the only zombies in the building during the Pittsburgh Steelers and Los Angeles Rams.
‘Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’ Developers Will Fix Cuban Flag Mishap
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is the talk of the video game world, but some eagle-eyed gamers have spotted a big boo-boo during their playthroughs.
X To Test Three New Paid Membership Tiers
Elon Musk's X platform is still looking for ways to combat poor ad revenue. The company, formerly known as Twitter is now looking into ways to boost revenue with three new tiers of paid membership for its premium subscription programs that would essentially vary the number of ads seen by users.According to Verge which reported Bloomberg attending a call with X earlier this week with "debt holders who that helped Musk finance the acquisition," the company is planning on a three-tiered membership plan. At the moment X is testing out the Basic, Standard and Plus variation under the premier tiers, but it is uncertain if a free version will be available at all. So far, there is no pricing information regarding any of the tiers. However, it was discovered on the X app that the most entry-level o...
EV buyers will get an instant rebate of as much as $7,500 starting in 2024
/ The Treasury Department released new guidance that outlines how car dealers can give EV buyers an instant rebate rather than waiting until they file their taxes. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Getty Images The Treasury Department released new guidance Friday outlining how car dealers can give customers instant access to the electric vehicle rebate starting in January 2024. It’s the latest move by the Biden administration to bring down the cost of EVs in the hopes that more people will buy them. The new guidance lays out how dealers can effectively reduce the price of an ...
