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  • 6 minutes 23 seconds
    xAI lays out interplanetary ambitions in public all-hands

    Plus - Threads’ new ‘Dear Algo’ AI feature lets you personalize your feed; Amazon Pharmacy to expand same-day delivery to nearly 4,500 US cities

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    12 February 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 7 minutes
    Spotify hits a record 751M monthly users

    Plus - Facebook adds new AI features, animated profile photos, and backgrounds for text posts; Google expands tools to let users remove sensitive data about themselves from Search

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    11 February 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 7 minutes 13 seconds
    YouTube TV introduces cheaper bundles

    Plus - So, what’s going on with Musicboard?; Snapchat now lets you inform others when you have arrived at your destination

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    10 February 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 7 minutes 9 seconds
    Backlash over OpenAI’s GPT-4o retirement shows how dangerous AI companions can be

    Plus, the EU says TikTok must disable ‘addictive’ features like infinite scroll, fix its recommendation engine.

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    7 February 2026, 11:00 am
  • 6 minutes 41 seconds
    Meta tests a standalone app for its AI-generated ‘Vibes’ videos

    Plus - Google’s subscriptions rise in Q4 as YouTube pulls $60B in yearly revenue; Spotify ventures into physical book sales, adds new audiobook features

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    6 February 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 7 minutes 23 seconds
    Alexa+ is now available to everyone in the US

    Plus - Tinder looks to AI to help fight ‘swipe fatigue’ and dating app burnout; Spotify upgrades its lyrics feature with offline access, more translations

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    5 February 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 6 minutes 26 seconds
    TikTok recovers from dip in usage

    Plus - The latest in startup businiess news

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    4 February 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 6 minutes 26 seconds
    UpScrolled zooms past 2.5M users

    Plus: Grubhub waives delivery and service fees on restaurant orders over $50; Ring brings its ‘Search Party’ feature for finding lost dogs to non-Ring camera owners

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    3 February 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 5 minutes 17 seconds
    Anthropic brings agentic plugins to Cowork

    Plus - Bluesky issues its first transparency report, noting rise in user reports and legal demands; The iPhone just had its best quarter ever

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    31 January 2026, 11:00 am
  • 6 minutes 31 seconds
    Music publishers sue Anthropic for $3B over ‘flagrant piracy’ of 20,000 works

    Plus - Spotify rolls out group chats; Meta burned $19 billion on VR last year, and 2026 won’t be any better

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    30 January 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 6 minutes 25 seconds
    Chrome takes on AI browsers

    Plus - LinkedIn will let you show off your vibe-coding chops with a certificate; Amazon says it is laying off 16,000 employees

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    29 January 2026, 12:00 pm
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