2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (539+ words) Meta’s new AI agent app, Muse, appears to be getting early consumer attention, just not yet at the scale of Meta’s biggest app launches. Muse has been downloaded more than 83,000 times on iOS in the U.S., where the app…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (430+ words) Instacart is adding a new AI layer to grocery shopping with Clementine, a conversational assistant designed to turn meal ideas, shopping lists, and recipes into ready-to-buy carts. The most important part is not that Instacart now has an AI chatbot....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (372+ words) Meta is making Login with Facebook faster, with a set of updates designed to make returning to third-party apps feel less like a full authentication chore. The most visible change is a one-tap sign-on flow for Android and Web. For…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1605+ words) Every major social platform pays creators. At first glance, these look like seven different versions of the same creator program. A creator monetization program is a procurement system. Platforms use payouts to purchase the type of content, audience behavior and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (383+ words) Bluesky has added a small control that says something big about social media fatigue: sometimes, users do not want more reach. That distinction matters. Most social platforms have spent years making virality feel like the default prize. Bluesky is testing…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (383+ words) SoundCloud is testing a much more direct version of creator commerce: buying music from the artist profile itself. That changes the role of the SoundCloud profile. For years, the platform has been a discovery layer for artists, especially emerging ones:…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (358+ words) One Volvo sees a moose. Another Volvo approaching the same road gets warned before its driver can even see it. That is the idea behind Volvo’s latest Connected Safety update, which adds four new real-time hazard alerts to the EX60, EX90 and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (547+ words) Waymo is taking its robotaxi playbook to Munich, and the timing says almost as much as the destination. The Alphabet-owned autonomous driving company says it plans to launch a robotaxi service in Munich, with commercial ride-hailing expected to open to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (616+ words) Your home can now run on Dunkin’, even when nobody has made coffee. The collaboration includes Febreze AIR sprays, plug-ins and refills, all dressed in Dunkin’s unmistakable orange, pink and pastry-filled visual identity. In other words, Febreze can now make…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (830+ words) Every brand wants fans. Far fewer understand that fandom is not simply a more enthusiastic audience. It represents a transfer of ownership. The appeal is easy to understand. In a fragmented media environment, brands want more than reach. They want…...