YouTube Reportedly Working on Netflix-Like Redesign to Compete With Amazon Prime Video

YouTube is reportedly redesigning its smart TV app to show more third party content. The new version will feature paid content from other services on the home page for easy discovery. Similar to Amazon Prime Video, users can view and subscribe to third-party services within the app. YouTube already offers…

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Tencent’s AI Bot Passes DeepSeek as China’s Favorite on iPhones

Tencent Holdings’s Yuanbao became the most downloaded iPhone app in China this week. It overtook DeepSeek to claim the position. With this, Tencent has stolen a march on rivals like Alibaba and Baidu, which have made bigger bets on AI than the Shenzhen company. Read More | Source: Gadgets…

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India vs Australia Semi Final 2025 Live Streaming for Free: How to Watch IND vs AUS ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Match on Mobile and Smart TV

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is here, and it will feature 15 matches in Pakistan and Dubai. Team India will have three matches in Dubai. The final will take place on March 9, 2025. Here’s everything you need to know about the ICC Champions Trophy live streaming details, India-centric match…

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Uber for Teens Service With Parental Control Features Begins Rolling Out in India

Uber for Teens service has started rolling out in India. The San Francisco-based transportation tech platform first launched the safety service for teenagers in 2023 in the US, and has so far expanded it to more than 50 countries. The feature lets parents and guardians set up an Uber account…

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Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Joins Frank McCourt’s Bid for TikTok

Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit and a venture capitalist, has joined his bid to acquire TikTok’s US operations. The former Los Angeles Dodgers owner and his partners submitted a bid for TikTok in early January, as a deadline approached that would require ByteDance to sell the app to a…

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Google Previews Live Video and Screen-Sharing Features With Gemini Live at MWC 2025

Google is showcasing two new Gemini features at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 in Barcelona. The Mountain View-based tech giant will also be rolling out the Live Video and screen-sharing features to the paid subscribers later this month. Live Video will let users have a video conversation while interacting with…

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Microsoft to Shut Down Skype in May Following Emergence of Microsoft Teams

Microsoft has announced that it is shutting down Skype — its legacy video-conferencing platform — starting May 5, 2025. Debuted in 2003, it was known for its Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)-based video telephony, video-conferencing and voice calling capabilities which led to its acquisition by the Redmond-based technology company in…

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Meta to Reportedly Launch a Standalone Meta AI App to Take On OpenAI and Google

Meta is reportedly planning to launch its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot as a standalone app. The company currently offers Meta AI within its social media apps including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. It is also available as a web client, however, the social media giant does not offer the platform…

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Apple Adds Age Assurance Features for Improved Privacy, Revamps Child Account Setup Process

Apple has announced that it is streamlining the setup of Child Accounts and enhancing parental control features. The company aims to minimize data collection by developers while verifying app users’ ages. Apple will introduce additional age categories for ratings, ensuring precise categorisation for apps designed for younger users. Developers will…

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Microsoft Copilot App for macOS Released; iPhone and iPad Apps Get Updates

Microsoft finally launched its Copilot app for macOS on Thursday. The Redmond-based tech giant had previously launched the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot platform for iOS and iPadOS, and now Mac users will also be able to access the app natively. Similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT app for Mac, users can activate…

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OpenAI Introduces GPT-4.5 AI Model in Research Preview, Its ‘Best Model for Chat Yet’

OpenAI released a research preview of GPT-4.5 artificial intelligence (AI) model on Thursday. The successor to the GPT-4o model arrives with improvements in natural conversations, reasoning, and coding. Calling it “our largest and best model for chat yet,” the AI firm highlighted that the company scaled up both pre-training and…

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Blinkit Begins Quick Delivery of MacBook Air, iPad, AirPods, Apple Watch, and More in Select Cities

Blinkit announced on Thursday that it will now offer quick deliveries of several Apple products and accessories in India. The service is currently available in select metropolitan cities in the country and will likely be rolled out to more areas eventually. Among the items eligible for quick delivery from the Blinkit app…

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Google Translate App Could Reportedly Get AI Capabilities, Allow Users to Customise Translations

Google is reportedly working on an artificial intelligence (AI) feature for Google Translate’s Android app. As per the report, the Mountain View-based tech giant is integrating AI capabilities into the app to allow users to get insights about their translations and ask additional queries. The app is said to let…

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Paytm Joins Hands With Perplexity to Integrate AI-Powered Search Into Its Apps

Paytm announced its partnership with AI-powered search platform Perplexity on Thursday. With this partnership, the mobile payments platform is integrating a search interface powered by Perplexity. The One97 Communications-owned company said that the AI-powered search experience will allow users to get real-time answers to queries and financial assistance without the…

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Instagram Reportedly Considering Launching a Standalone Reels App as a TikTok Competitor

Instagram is deliberating over plans of launching a standalone app for its short-form Reels video content, according to a report. With this purported launch, the social media platform is expected to introduce itself in the short-form video app space which is largely dominated by TikTok — the ByteDance-owned video-hosting service…

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