Elon Musk's X still struggles to grow subscription revenue

Elon Musk’s plan to reduce X’s dependence on advertising revenue by increasing paid subscriptions is still not taking off. According to a new, third-party analysis of the X Premium subscription service by app intelligence firm Appfigures, X has pulled in approximately $200 million in in-app purchase revenue across iOS and …...Read More

Internal blog post reveals Automattic's plan to enforce the WordPress trademark using 'nice and not nice lawyers'

Matt Mullenweg, the WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO, has been embroiled in a very public and legal fight with WP Engine these last few weeks over the use of WordPress as a trademark, and fees Automattic believes WP Engine owes to the WordPress project – sparring that has resulted in …...Read More

Some Americans are still using Kaspersky's antivirus despite U.S. government ban

At the end of September, Kaspersky forcibly uninstalled and replaced itself with a new antivirus called UltraAV on the computers of around a million Americans, many of whom were surprised and aghast that they were not asked to give their consent for the change. The move was the end result …...Read More

Google adds new features for Pixel along with Android 15 rollout

Google is rolling out Android 15 today to Pixel devices. It is also adding new features through the October Pixel drop, including improved low-light photography on Instagram and support for underwater photography and video. Android 15 has a private space feature that lets you hide and lock apps behind a …...Read More

Instagram’s latest feature is a digital business card for your profile

Instagram is rolling out a new “profile card” feature that is essentially a digital business card for your profile. The official launch comes a few months after the Meta-owned social network was spotted testing the feature with select creators. The new two-sided profile cards are designed to make it easier …...Read More

India backs Musk in satellite spectrum allocation row

The long-running debate over how satellite spectrum would be allocated in India appeared to reach an important milestone on Tuesday: India announced it would allocate spectrum for satellite services through administrative means — essentially setting a price that is payable first-come, first-served — rather than auction. Jyotiraditya Scindia, India’s Communications …...Read More

New iPad mini brings support for Apple Intelligence and Pencil Pro

Apple Tuesday unveiled a new version of the iPad mini updated for the era of Apple Intelligence. The new arrival is powered by the company’s A7 Pro chip, bringing compatibility with Apple Intelligence, the company’s new generative AI offering. The new arrival marks the first major update to the 8.3-inch …...Read More

Amplitude buys Command AI to bolster its app engagement offerings

Amplitude, a publicly-traded company that makes digital analytics software, has acquired Command AI, an app user engagement startup formerly known as CommandBar. Most of Command AI’s 30-person, San Francisco-based team will be joining Amplitude. Command AI’s co-founder and CEO James Evans wouldn’t reveal the terms of the deal, but said …...Read More

Adobe's Project Super Sonic uses AI to generate sound effects for your videos

Creating engaging videos isn’t only about the visuals. So much of the appeal of good video content is about the audio, but finding (or maybe even creating) the right audio effects can be a time-consuming process. At its annual Max conference, Adobe is showing off Project Super Sonic, an experimental …...Read More

Google supercharges Shopping tab with AI and personalized recommendation feed

After bringing generative AI to Search in 2023, Google is supercharging its Shopping tab with the technology. The company announced on Tuesday that it will use AI to help users shop for products based on exactly what they’re looking for. It also launched a new scrollable feed of personalized, shoppable …...Read More