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What is Waddle World? Meta’s AI pet that writes your diary
Meta's new app hides an AI journal inside a pixel pet. It is free, adults only and live in one country, and it hints at a bigger holiday plan.
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Apple Creator Studio price: $12.99 a month, or buy the apps once?
Apple's creative app bundle is getting MotionVFX effects and AI assistants in November. Here's what it costs in the US and Canada, and when buying outright wins.
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Instagram on Apple TV: Reels hit the big screen, how to get it
Meta quietly put Instagram on the Apple TV App Store with no announcement. What you can watch, what you need to install it, and why Meta wants your couch.
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Spotify Family Plan verification: scan a QR code or lose a year
Spotify now asks Family Plan members to prove they live together by scanning a code on the manager's phone. Miss the seven-day window and you're barred for 12 months.
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Gemini CarPlay update: iPhone drivers get a co-pilot that talks back
Google Maps on iPhone car screens finally gets a voice assistant you can talk to normally, though one big Android Auto feature is still missing.
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Spotify AI music crackdown: 50 million tracks cut from your mixes
Spotify says the songs listeners skip most were the ones its systems flagged as AI slop or spam. Here's how it spots them and how you can too.
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Revolut outage froze cards at the till: what to do next time
Revolut customers across Europe couldn't log in, move money or pay by card on Tuesday morning. Here's what the bank said and how to protect yourself next time.
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Apple HomeView ad divides viewers over kitchen screen use
The three-minute HomeView commercial swaps Apple's usual calm for yelling, lost keys and a secret boyfriend, and parents of teens say it nails real mornings.
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AirPods beta firmware 9B5043a appears with no patch notes yet
Apple's latest AirPods test build reached eight models with no word on what changed. Here is which AirPods get it, how to install it and why you cannot go back.
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Google Play private apps let families share tools without fees
Adults can build an Android app in Google AI Studio and install it through a private corner of Google Play, with no $25 developer fee. Sharing with family comes later.
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Windows 11 23H2 end of support forces you to move to 26H2 now
The November 2026 security update is the last one for 23H2 Enterprise, Education and IoT Enterprise. Here's how the jump to 26H2 works.
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LineageOS Pixel 10 10a brings Android 17 builds now
LineageOS 24, built on Android 17, finally supports Google's Pixel 10 family more than a year after launch, with a new way to install it from a web browser.