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ChatGPT Temporary Chats Now Keep Your Settings
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (592+ words) OpenAI has launched testing for an upgraded ChatGPT temporary chat that retains personalization settings while keeping conversations private and out of history. OpenAI has launched testing last week for an upgrade to ChatGPT's temporary chat feature that lets users retain…...
Gmail Spam Filter Breaks, Flooding 1.8B Users' Inboxes
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (484+ words) Google has resolved a Gmail spam filtering malfunction that flooded inboxes with promotions while flagging legitimate messages, affecting 1.8 billion users. Google announced Saturday evening it had resolved a Gmail spam filtering malfunction that began around 5am Pacific, flooding inboxes with promotional…...
Google Vids Adds TikTok-Style Animated Captions
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (392+ words) Google has introduced stylized animated captions for Vids, offering TikTok-style text effects across all Workspace tiers with manual editing for accuracy. Google has unveiled animated, stylized captions for Google Vids, letting Workspace users add TikTok-style text effects without third-party editors....
Google Ends Free Web Search for Programmable Search Engine
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (733+ words) Google has ended free full-web search for Programmable Search Engine and capped the free tier at 50 domains, forcing partners to migrate by January 2027. Google calles it "evolving" its Programmable Search Engine. In practice, the company announced it is ending free…...
Windows 11 Update Issues Force User Choice: Outlook Email Access or System Security
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (1064+ words) Microsoft has issued guidance to uninstall KB5074109 security update or switch to webmail after the patch caused Outlook Classic to freeze on Windows 11 systems. Outlook Classic freezes when closing. Emails vanish from Sent Items. PST files lock up. That's the fallout…...
Google Photos Tests TikTok-Style Vertical Video Feed
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (234+ words) When users open a video, tapping a new Related videos button takes them to an Explore page displaying multiple clips in a vertically scrolling feed. The feature remains not widely available to users, with availability difficult to confirm. At its…...
Google Brings Personal Intelligence to AI Mode Search with Gmail and Photos Access
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (443+ words) Starting today, U.S. users with Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscriptions can enable the feature through the Google Labs program. AI Mode, which reported 75 million daily active users in December, now gains the ability to draw on personal data for…...
Xiaomi 18 Flagship Phone Starts the 2nm Mobile Soc Era
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (711+ words) Qualcomm, Apple, and MediaTek have announced 2nm mobile processors launching in 2026, with the Xiaomi 18 flagship expected to debut on Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6. Apple, and MediaTek will launch 2nm mobile processors in 2026, marking the commercial debut of 2nm mobile SoCs as the three chipmakers…...
Youtube Quietly Removes SRV3 Custom Caption Format Used by International Creators
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (536+ words) Google discontinued support for SRV3 custom caption uploads on YouTube last week and began deleting existing stylized subtitles from videos, affecting thousands of VTuber channels. VTuber channels are YouTube or livestream channels where the on-screen "person" is a'virtual'animated character instead of…...
Meta's Threads Edges Out X in Daily Mobile Users for the First Time
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (793+ words) Meta's Threads has surpassed X with 141.5 million daily mobile users compared to X's 125 million, marking the first time the platforms switched positions. According to data from Similarweb, Meta's Threads has surpassed X in daily mobile users for the first time,…...