Meta denies its Muse AI agent read a journalist’s private messages
Meta denies its Muse AI agent read a journalist’s private messages

Meta has denied that its Muse AI agent read a journalist’s private messages without his permission. Muse can only read Messages on a Mac if the user turns on two separate settings. Meta’s communications chief Andy Stone said so in a post on X on Wednes…

Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots

Reddit is ending support for RSS feeds, as the company continues tightening access to its trove of user-generated content.

Meta disputes claim that Muse read a user’s private messages without permission

Meta says its Muse AI agent cannot access a user’s Messages without explicit permission, disputing a journalist’s account that the agent read his private messages while the required Mac setting was turned off.

DoorDash launches a text-to-order AI agent that runs inside Apple Messages
DoorDash launches a text-to-order AI agent that runs inside Apple Messages

DoorDash has opened an American waitlist for an AI agent that takes food orders inside Apple’s Messages app, using your order history and stored payment method. Bloomberg’s testing found it giving prices that differed from the app, which in Europe is a…

DoorDash launches an AI agent you can text to order food

By launching an AI agent for food ordering, DoorDash is looking to gain an edge over rivals Uber Eats and Grubhub.

The Halide camera app now offers full control of the iPhone 18 Pro’s aperture
The Halide camera app now offers full control of the iPhone 18 Pro’s aperture

A new update to Lux Optics’ anti-algorithm Halide camera app for the iPhone and iPad adds two new photography looks and support for the variable aperture on the new iPhone 18 Pro’s main camera. Halide isn’t the first alternative to the native iOS camera app to add support for the new feature, but it offers […]

Instagram rolls out an AI video editor for creators

This conversational AI assistant is intended to provide personalized feedback to creators, rather than generic advice.

WhatsApp adds new parental controls for teen accounts

Parents can limit how teens use channels, whose Status they can see, who can see their Status updates, and control who can add teens to groups.

You can text DoorDash’s AI bot to ‘order my usual’ and it will figure the rest out
You can text DoorDash’s AI bot to ‘order my usual’ and it will figure the rest out

DoorDash is launching new ways to use the local delivery platform, including text message ordering, drone deliveries, and retail returns. The new message ordering feature builds on capabilities that the Ask DoorDash AI chatbot introduced to the DoorDash app in June, allowing you to get recommendations and offload your browsing while skipping the app entirely. […]

Tinder adapts to a social, IRL dating future with ‘Group Hangouts’ feature

As younger users grow increasingly tired of the endless scroll, dating apps are scrambling to adapt to a generation that increasingly wants dating to feel more social and rooted in real-world experiences. The latest example comes from Tinder, which on …