Topic: user feedback
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Google Home's New Feature Sparks Supernatural Reactions
Google's new Home Brief feature uses AI to summarize key events from home camera footage, offering convenience but showing mixed accuracy in early user reports. Initial feedback includes both precise event detection and significant errors, such as misidentifying animals, vehicles, and even report...
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Rate Your Favorite Shows and Movies on HBO Max
HBO Max has introduced an interactive rating feature with options "Love," "Like," or "Not For Me" to personalize content recommendations and curate sections like "Because You Love." The feature, tested extensively last year, mirrors competitors like Netflix and is accessible across all platforms ...
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Get Personalized Morning Updates from ChatGPT Pulse
ChatGPT Pulse is a new feature that transforms the AI from a reactive tool into a proactive partner by delivering a personalized daily briefing based on your chat history, memories, and feedback. Currently available only to ChatGPT Pro subscribers at a $200 monthly fee, the feature analyzes your ...
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Hide Annoying YouTube End Screens With This New Feature
YouTube now allows viewers to hide end screens that show recommendations and subscribe prompts, giving them more control over their viewing experience. The feature was added due to user feedback about distractions, and testing showed it only causes a minor 1.5% decrease in views from end screen p...
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OpenAI Rolls Back GPT-4o Update After AI Gets Annoying
OpenAI is rolling back its latest GPT-4o update after CEO Sam Altman said the company would be making fixes to address the chatbot’s “sycophant-y and annoying” personality introduced with recent updates.
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Never Miss a Google Meet Detail Again with 'Ask Gemini' AI
Google has introduced Ask Gemini, an AI assistant for Google Meet that provides real-time support by answering questions and summarizing discussions to help users stay on track. The tool uses meeting captions, shared documents, and public websites to highlight key decisions and action items, but ...
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Pinterest Lets You Limit AI Content in Your Feed
Pinterest has introduced new user controls allowing individuals to limit AI-generated content in their feeds, addressing concerns over "AI slop" degrading the platform's experience. The platform is enhancing AI content labels and enabling users to reduce visibility of synthetic imagery in specifi...
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Kayak Co-Founder Launches Supercal to Challenge Calendly
Supercal is a new, completely free scheduling platform founded by Paul English, designed to compete with established tools like Calendly by offering robust features without cost. Its standout feature is AI-powered group scheduling that scans multiple calendars to find suitable meeting times, book...
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Steam's New Game Discovery Tool Is Surprisingly Useful
Steam has introduced a Personal Calendar feature that displays upcoming game releases tailored to users' tastes over the next two months, helping them cut through the clutter of new titles. The calendar uses algorithms to analyze users' gaming habits and compare them with similar players, updatin...
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OpenAI's ChatGPT Browser Gets Major Upgrade: Tabs, Profiles & More
OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas browser challenges competitors with AI-powered features, with upcoming enhancements including user profiles, tab groups, and an optional ad blocker. The browser's core AI functionalities will see improvements like faster response times, better integration with services, and...
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Apple's new 'tinted' option lets you undo Liquid Glass look
Apple has introduced a Clear and Tinted appearance toggle for its Liquid Glass interface in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS beta updates, offering users greater flexibility and addressing feedback on readability and navigation. This customization mirrors Apple's past approach to user feedback, such as wit...
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iOS 26.1 Beta 4 Lets You Reduce Liquid Glass Transparency
Apple's iOS 26.1 beta 4 introduces a new "Tinted" option to reduce the transparency of the Liquid Glass design, offering a more opaque and higher-contrast interface across iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices. Users can find this setting in Display & Brightness on iOS/iPadOS or Appearance in macOS Syste...
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iPadOS 26 Beta Reverses Key Multitasking Feature
iPadOS 26.1 beta has reinstated the Slide Over multitasking feature after user feedback criticized its removal, addressing a gap for daily users who relied on its quick access functionality. The revived Slide Over allows a compact app window to float above others but now limits users to one app a...
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Google Gemini for Home: Early Access, Public Preview & Launch Date
Google has clarified the rollout strategy for Gemini for Home, distinguishing between Early Access for select users to test features and a Public Preview, with availability expanding to more countries starting next week. The voice assistant component will launch for Google Home Premium subscriber...
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X Tests Community Notes to Highlight Popular Posts
X is expanding its Community Notes feature to identify posts with broad appeal across diverse viewpoints, moving beyond just fact-checking. The platform uses a "bridging algorithm" to surface content that resonates with opposing perspectives, now applying this to highlight widely appreciated post...
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Over a million people now have access to the gen-AI powered Alexa+
Amazon's AI assistant Alexa+ has reached over one million users, offering advanced generative AI features like fluid conversations and smart home integration, currently available by invitation. Alexa+ provides personalized responses, natural language processing, and premium services like email su...
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Google Unlocks Free Gemini Live Visual Features on Android
▼ Summary - Google is making its advanced AI feature, Gemini Live, free for all Android users via the Gemini app.- Initially, Gemini Live was limited to high-end devices and…
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Dia's AI Browser Integrates Arc's Top Features
Dia is a new AI-powered browser that combines popular features from its predecessor Arc, such as the sidebar mode, with advanced AI capabilities, following its acquisition by Atlassian for $610 million. Arc, launched in 2023, introduced innovative features like separate workspaces and a Command B...
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Tinder Introduces New Dating Modes for Better Matches
Tinder is introducing new modes like Double Date and College Mode to focus on better, more intentional matches rather than just increasing the number of potential partners. Double Date enables friends to match with other pairs, leading to a 25% increase in messages per match, while College Mode e...
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YouTube's New Video Player: What's Your Verdict?
Google has officially launched a redesigned YouTube video player across all devices, marking a significant visual overhaul to the core viewing experience. The new design on desktop features oversized, opaque white buttons and semi-translucent borders that are harder to distinguish, leading to a c...
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ChatGPT Pulse: Your Personalized Morning Briefing
ChatGPT Pulse is a new proactive feature for Pro subscribers that delivers personalized daily briefings based on user data, moving the AI from reactive to assistant-like behavior. The system uses chat history, preferences, and optional service integrations to generate ephemeral visual cards with ...
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Google's AI Model Now Better at Solving Complex STEM Problems
Google has upgraded its large language models to significantly improve performance on complex STEM questions, offering more precise academic assistance. The updated model provides tighter, easier-to-scan responses, aiming to make technical information more digestible for users. This enhancement i...
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Alexis Ohanian's New Social Platform: One Rule, No Toxicity
A new social platform aims to foster genuine, respectful online conversations by using community-driven moderation and real-time feedback to discourage toxicity. The article suggests democratizing wealth by giving children stock market access from birth and improving investment inclusivity to ben...
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Top CRM Software with Email Marketing for 2025: Expert Reviews
Choosing the right CRM software with email marketing capabilities is crucial for managing customer relationships and boosting sales, requiring evaluation of features, pricing, and performance. Recommendations are based on hands-on testing, vendor data, and authentic user feedback to ensure reliab...
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Google's AI-Powered 'Ask Photos' Search Returns With Speed Boost
Google has relaunched its AI-powered "Ask Photos" feature with improved speed, addressing earlier issues with response time and accuracy. The tool now provides instant results for simple queries (e.g., "beach") while processing complex requests (e.g., "license plates from Maine") in the backgroun...
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Affinity's Image Editors Go Freemium in Major Post-Canva Update
Canva has merged the Affinity suite into a single freemium application called "Affinity by Canva," offering core features for free while reserving generative AI tools for paid subscribers. The shift from a one-time purchase model to a freemium approach may disappoint users who preferred perpetual...
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Turtle Beach VelocityOne Race: The Best Budget Direct Drive Wheel
The Turtle Beach VelocityOne Race KD3 bundle offers an affordable direct drive racing setup with a 3.2Nm wheelbase and Hall effect pedals, designed for both desktop and cockpit use. While the standard wheel rim is a weak point with cheap-feeling buttons, an optional premium FR-X formula-style whe...
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iOS 26.1 Beta 3 Hints at Third-Party AI Integration
A code change in iOS 26.1 beta 3 indicates Apple is preparing to expand third-party AI offerings, moving beyond the current exclusive integration of ChatGPT. The update replaced specific text about reporting concerns related to ChatGPT with a broader "Third Party" reference, suggesting groundwork...
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Firefox adds Perplexity AI as new search option
Mozilla is globally integrating Perplexity AI into Firefox as a new search option, allowing desktop users to access conversational answers with citations directly from the address bar. The decision for a worldwide rollout followed positive feedback from a pilot program in select countries, and us...
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Apple Tests 'Veritas' AI Chatbot Internally to Upgrade Siri
Apple is testing its next-generation Siri with an internal chatbot called Veritas, which helps refine and evaluate new capabilities in a controlled environment before public release. Veritas functions similarly to popular chatbots like ChatGPT and Google's Gemini but is not intended for consumer ...
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Windows 11's New Copilot Button: Unwanted Feature or Hidden Gem?
Windows 11 Insider Preview introduces a "Share with Copilot" button in the taskbar, enabling users to send window contents directly to Microsoft's AI for analysis and contextual insights without interrupting their workflow. The feature uses Copilot Vision to scan and process on-screen content, op...
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I Retested GPT-5's Coding Skills - Here’s Why I Trust It Less Now
AI coding assistants like GPT-5 show significant inconsistency, producing different results for identical prompts and making them unreliable for development workflows. The model often overcomplicates solutions with unnecessary creativity, such as bizarre workarounds or unsolicited improvisations,...
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Libby's New AI Feature Sparks Debate Among Readers
Libby has launched an AI-powered "Inspire Me" tool to provide personalized book recommendations from a library's digital collection, aiming to help users discover and borrow available titles quickly. The feature has faced criticism from some librarians and users who are concerned about AI replaci...
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Google Photos Unveils AI Tools to Remix Photos & Create Videos
Google Photos introduces new AI tools like **Photo to Video** and **Remix**, enabling users to animate photos and apply artistic styles effortlessly, with features powered by **Veo 2** and **Imagen AI**. A dedicated **"Create" tab** organizes these AI-driven and traditional editing tools, launchi...
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Key Metrics to Track for Organic Search Traffic Growth
Engagement metrics like time on page and scroll depth are crucial for assessing content performance in AI-driven search environments. Key events such as newsletter sign-ups and product views replace traditional conversions, offering clearer insights into marketing effectiveness. Customer lifetime...
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Google's AI Now Creates Podcasts From Your Search Results
Google is testing an AI feature that converts search results into conversational podcasts, offering audio summaries through synthetic voices in Search Labs. The tool requires manual activation and compiles key details from multiple sources into a dialogue format, with adjustable playback speed an...
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Google & DeepMind Unveil Pomelli: AI Marketing Revolution
Pomelli is an AI tool from Google Labs and DeepMind, currently in public beta for English-speaking users in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, designed to help small and medium-sized businesses create cohesive marketing campaigns. The tool builds a "Business DNA" profile by analyzing a c...
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Google Updates Search Ad Labels for Clarity
Google has updated its search results with a unified "Sponsored results" label and a new option to hide these ads, enhancing user clarity and control without changing ad-serving mechanics. The update groups all text and shopping ads under persistent labels, making the sponsored section distinct a...
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YouTube Music Tests AI Radio Hosts for Trivia & Commentary
YouTube Music is testing AI hosts that provide trivia and commentary about the music you're playing, aiming to create a more engaging listening experience. This feature builds on similar AI initiatives like Spotify's DJ and is being tested through YouTube Labs, initially available to a limited U....
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Start Your Day with ChatGPT Pulse, Says OpenAI
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Pulse, a proactive feature for Pro subscribers that delivers personalized daily summaries by learning from your apps and chat history. This marks a shift towards AI agents that anticipate user needs and act autonomously, moving beyond reactive question-answering. Pulse...
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Google Groups Search Queries with AI in Search Console
Google has launched Query groups in Search Console Insights, an AI-powered feature that clusters similar search queries to simplify data analysis for website owners. The tool presents grouped data in three ways: overall group performance, a list of individual queries, and a drill-down for detaile...
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Microsoft's Rejected Office Icons Revealed
Microsoft has introduced new curved, vibrant icons for its Office suite, revealing design concepts that sometimes resemble older Office for Mac aesthetics, giving insight into the creative process. The final icons for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint were selected from various explorations, with Word ...
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India's Creative Twist on Google's Nano Banana Leads the Way
India has become the leading user of Google's Nano Banana AI image-generation tool, driving the Gemini app to the top of app store rankings in the country. Indian users are creatively applying the tool to generate culturally resonant content, such as retro Bollywood portraits, vintage saree image...
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Reddit Removes Subreddit Subscriber Counts
Reddit has removed public subscriber counts from all subreddits to shift focus toward more meaningful engagement metrics. The platform now highlights the number of recent visitors and contributions, using a rolling 28-day average to better reflect community activity. Moderators will be limited to...
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Instagram Edits Hits 7M Downloads in First Week, Surpassing CapCut Launch
Instagram Edits experienced a remarkably successful launch, achieving 7.1 million downloads within its first week, significantly surpassing CapCut’s initial performance by a factor of 37. The app’s rapid adoption propelled it to the top of the U.S. App Store charts, demonstrating Meta’s strong ec...
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My Favorite iOS 26 Apple Music Feature Has a Hidden Bonus
iOS 26 introduces pinned music, allowing users to pin up to six favorite playlists, albums, or artists for quick access at the top of their Apple Music library. Each pinned item can be customized with a 'Tap Action' via a long-press, offering options to go to the content, play it immediately, or ...
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iPhone 20 to Replace All Physical Buttons With Haptics
The iPhone 20, expected in 2027, may eliminate all physical buttons in favor of solid-state versions with haptic feedback for a seamless design. It is rumored to feature a fully glass, wraparound display without visible cutouts, aligning with the button-free exterior as a special anniversary edit...
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Google Maps Tests Controversial New Navigation Features
Google Maps is testing a new feature that moves stop suggestions from the main map to a swipeable bottom card during active navigation. The redesigned interface includes detailed stop listings with detour times, filters for convenience, and a dedicated Call button for each location. Similar updat...
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WhatsApp Limits Unanswered Messages to Curb Spam
WhatsApp is introducing new limits on messages sent to non-responsive users to combat spam while maintaining core communication features. The system imposes a monthly cap on such messages, with warnings provided to users nearing the limit to prevent temporary blocks. These restrictions primarily ...
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Test Microsoft's New AI Image Generator Now - Here's How
Microsoft has launched MAI-Image-1, an in-house AI model that generates photorealistic images with enhanced lighting and reflections, currently accessible for public testing on LMArena. The model is part of Microsoft's shift toward proprietary AI development, trained with creative input to reduce...
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