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Rajesh Jha, Microsoft’s head of Experiences and Devices, announced his retirement after more than 35 years at the company. Jha oversaw key products including Windows, Office, and Teams. Jha and CEO Satya Nadella had been planning his succession for some time. Rather than a direct replacement, four members of Jha’s team will be promoted to executive vice president and report directly to Nadella....
Meta began testing clickable links in Instagram post captions for Meta Verified subscribers.
The feature represents a shift for Instagram, which has historically restricted clickable links to Stories, Reels, and user profiles. The test could alter how creators direct followers to off-platform content. It may also impact the market for “link in bio” services like Linktree.
Andrea Valeria spotted...
Memory shortages will persist well into 2027, according to International Data Corporation (IDC) research manager Jitesh Ubrani. IDC cut its 2026 global PC shipment forecast to a decline of 11.6 percent.
This revision represents a significant downward adjustment from the previous forecast, which projected a drop of up to 8.9 percent for 2026. The updated projection was established prior to the...
Shantanu Narayen announced he will step down as chief executive officer of Adobe after 18 years. He will remain at the company as chair of the board of directors. The departure timing depends on the board naming a successor.
Narayen led Adobe’s strategic shift from traditional software sales to a software-as-a-service model. The transition included the launch of the Creative Suite subscription...
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters submitted a report to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division urging the agency to block the merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery.
The union’s intervention aims to halt the transaction unless the companies make enforceable commitments to protect domestic production, labor standards, and union jobs. The report cites the...
Developer Steven Irby launched the Channel Surfer web app, which presents YouTube videos in a retro cable television style. The application groups content into 40 themed channels, including categories for news, sports, music, and movies. It also features tailored tech subjects such as AI, gaming, gadgets, and space.
Irby stated he built the app to address algorithm fatigue and indecision. He said...
Google Maps introduces Gemini-powered Ask Maps feature and updated Immersive Navigation. The new conversational tool allows users to ask complex questions and receive personalized recommendations. Immersive Navigation provides a 3D view with detailed road information and natural voice guidance.
The updates mark a significant integration of artificial intelligence into a widely used mapping...
Google researchers used the Gemini large language model to analyze 5 million news articles and create a geo-tagged dataset of 2.6 million floods.
This development addresses a significant gap in weather forecasting, as flash floods are difficult to predict due to their short-lived and localized nature. The resulting dataset, named Groundsource, provides a baseline for training machine learning...
Disney+ began rolling out Verts, its new short-form video feed, to U.S. users on its mobile app.
The feature aims to boost daily engagement and reach mobile-first viewers by increasing discovery across Disney+’s catalog. Verts competes directly with a similar vertical feed launched by Netflix last year.
Users access Verts through a new icon in the app’s navigation bar. The feed allows users to...
Amazon announced a new “Sassy” personality option for its AI assistant Alexa+ on Thursday.
The update allows adult users to enable a more irreverent conversational style, expanding the customization features available for the generative AI assistant. The Sassy option joins previously launched personalities including Brief, Chill, and Sweet.
The Sassy personality is designated as “adults only” and...