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Fizz, the anonymous social app for college students, is moving into grocery delivery thanks to a new partnership with Gopuff, the company told TechCrunch. The integration will allow students to order everything from late-night snacks to weekly groceries directly within the Fizz app, with delivery times as fast as 15
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Instagram has begun testing a Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode for Reels, the company confirmed to TechCrunch this week. The experimental feature allows users to play Reels in a small, floating window while continuing to use other apps, opening the door for true multitasking. How It Works The PiP feature was first
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WhatsApp is rolling out a new artificial intelligence feature designed to help users refine their messages before hitting send. The Meta-owned platform announced on Wednesday that its latest tool, “Writing Help,” can rephrase, proofread, or adjust the tone of messages — making it easier to strike the right balance between professional,
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Typepad, one of the earliest hosted blogging services and a contemporary of WordPress, has announced that it will officially shut down on September 30, 2025. The company shared the news in a farewell post, calling it a “difficult decision” to discontinue the service after more than two decades online. Launched
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Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, is officially joining Amazon’s Prime Video Channels lineup as part of a wide-ranging agreement between Comcast and Amazon. The move marks Peacock’s most significant expansion into third-party distribution to date and could signal a broader shift in strategy for the platform. Beginning immediately,
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Meta is testing a new feature on Threads that makes it easier for users to share long-form content, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday. The feature allows users to attach an extended block of text to a post, offering a more natural way to publish detailed thoughts without breaking
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TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is valuing itself at around $300 billion as it launches its latest share buyback program, according to people familiar with the matter and a document reviewed by Reuters. The Beijing-based tech giant has approached investors in recent weeks with an offer to repurchase shares at
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Google is doubling down on its AI-powered productivity tools. Nearly a year after debuting Vids, its collaborative video editor for the Google Workspace suite, the company is rolling out a slate of new features designed to make video creation faster and more accessible. AI Avatars for Script-to-Video Creation One of
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Instagram is introducing a new feature designed to help college students connect with classmates, the company announced on Tuesday. The move closely follows TikTok’s rollout of a nearly identical feature just last week. The new option lets U.S. students add their college or university to their profile banner
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Spotify is taking a step toward becoming more of a social platform. On Tuesday, the company announced a new in-app messaging feature that lets users chat directly with friends about the music and podcasts they’re sharing. For years, users have passed around Spotify links through third-party apps like Instagram,
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Meta is teaming up with AI startup Midjourney in a licensing deal that could reshape the social media giant’s generative AI strategy. The partnership, announced Friday by Meta Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang in a Threads post, will bring Midjourney’s cutting-edge image and video generation technology into Meta’
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Google is making it easier for Workspace users to edit videos stored in Drive. On Friday, the company announced a new shortcut button that integrates its AI-powered video creation app, Vids, directly into the Drive experience. Now, when previewing a video file in Google Drive, users will notice an “Open”