AI’s memory crunch is coming for Android apps

Google is setting new memory-use limits for Android apps as AI data centers contribute to hardware shortages that could leave lower-cost phones with less memory.

Google’s Gemini has a branding problem, and so does the rest of AI

Consumer AI apps need to stop making users learn their product architecture.

Flipboard acquires Graze, the feed builder working to monetize the open social web

Flipboard is acquiring Bluesky feed-building startup Graze, bringing its privacy-friendly ad technology and creator monetization tools into Flipboard’s growing open social web ecosystem.

Apple Maps has ads now
Apple Maps has ads now

Ads have started popping up in Apple Maps, following Apple’s announcement in March that it would let businesses pay for top spots. They’re appearing on my iPhone as the first entry in the “suggested places” section in search, but Apple says they’ll also show up at the top of search results. According to 9to5Mac, the […]

Meta agrees to sweeping changes to restrict kids’ access to its apps as part of settlement with states

One of the most notable changes is that Meta plans to implement a daily two-hour time limit for teens that can only be disabled with parental permission.

PayRewards launches in America with $28M and a 1.75% fee to earn points
PayRewards launches in America with $28M and a 1.75% fee to earn points

An Australian payments company thinks American small businesses will pay for the privilege of earning points. PayRewards, the US arm of Pay.com.au, has launched with $28M in funding and a promise that bank transfers which currently earn nothing can ear…

Pennsylvania sued Snap using an account it opened as a 13-year-old
Pennsylvania sued Snap using an account it opened as a 13-year-old

Pennsylvania has sued Snap over Snapchat. The case rests on a 13-year-old account, opened on a new iPhone by an investigator in the attorney general’s office before the filing. What that account could reach is the evidence. Attorney General David Sunda…

Nitter is offline after seven years, shut down by cease-and-desist letters
Nitter is offline after seven years, shut down by cease-and-desist letters

X Corp has sent cease-and-desist letters to Nitter, the open-source project that let people read X posts without an account. Nitter.net is offline and development has stopped. Its creator says he is seeking legal advice. XCancel, the best-known site bu…

Bluesky now lets you upload 10-minute long videos

Bluesky’s new 10-minute video support includes faster upload speeds, too.