Pinterest’s AI now turns beauty Pins into action plans

Pinterest’s new AI-powered Beauty Guides translate hair and nail Pins into salon terminology, with estimated costs, appointment times and maintenance needs.

Facebook tests going Reels-first in India

Meta is testing a new Facebook UX in India that sends some users directly into full-screen video when they open the app, putting Reels front and center.

San Diego sues AppLovin over explicit ads on kids’ devices, Bloomberg reports
San Diego sues AppLovin over explicit ads on kids’ devices, Bloomberg reports

San Diego County has sued AppLovin, a mobile advertising technology company. The county alleges that AppLovin bypassed parental controls to serve ads for adult dating services, alcohol, vaping and graphic sexual content in games played by children. The…

TikTok rolls out an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout

TikTok describes its new Shopping Assistant as a conversational AI agent designed to help users discover and purchase products.

Hot Girl Hotline is like ‘Dear Abby’ for the AI era

Founded by two sisters, Hot Girl Hotline uses AI to give young women personalized dating and relationship advice, with an emphasis on safety and avoiding emotional dependency.

OpenAI launches visual ads that appear alongside image generation results

OpenAI said the new visual ads will show up after your image generation results appear in the U.S. only for now.

Apple adds new Full Disk Access controls on Macs because of AI agents
Apple adds new Full Disk Access controls on Macs because of AI agents

Apple will add new controls to Full Disk Access on the Mac. Users will only be able to give an app that level of access “with very explicit user action”. The company announced the change on its developer news site on Friday and said AI agents were the …

OpenAI is sticking more ads in ChatGPT
OpenAI is sticking more ads in ChatGPT

OpenAI’s latest ad format will put images of sponsored products and services on your screen. The ads, which OpenAI will begin testing in the US later this month, will “initially” appear when you generate images with ChatGPT, according to an announcement on Monday. The company first brought ads to ChatGPT in February. Until now, ChatGPT’s […]

Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat disappears from app stores in India after government order

Bitchat has become largely unavailable in India as a result of the restrictions.

Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents

Apple says it will add new controls around macOS’s Full Disk Access permission, warning that increasingly capable AI agents make broad access to users’ files, messages, mail, and browsing history riskier.