WhatsApp adds support for HD photos, says HD video coming ‘soon’ submitted by /u/MishaalRahman

Amazon adds a new fee for sellers who ship their own packages Amazon is charging a fee for members of its Seller Fulfilled Prime program, where merchants handle shipping but can include the Prime badge on their listing.

Google Photos adds generative AI to help name your photo collections The Share button is gone, making room for Memories. | Image: GoogleGoogle is adding a new Memories tab to its Photos app to create a dedicated place for auto-generated collections of pictures. The company is adding new generative AI titling features that can help you name your photo collections, too. These Google-generated collections have shown…

Amazon adds AI-generated review summaries so you don’t have to read the comments Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAmazon is using AI to make it easier to see if a product is any good. The company is now rolling out AI-generated review summaries, which boil down hundreds or thousands of Amazon reviews into a one-paragraph blurb explaining what most people like or dislike about a product. The summaries have been in testi…

Mishaal Rahman: The One UI 6 beta for the Galaxy S23 adds Opus and LC3 encoders. LC3 is the standard codec for BLE Audio, while Opus is recommended for head tracked spatial audio due to its low latency. Surprised there’s no aptX HD here, though, since Qualcomm submitted the encoder to AOSP. submitted by /u/FragmentedChicken

NFL+ Adds NFL Network and RedZone, Hikes Prices In Direct-to-Consumer Push submitted by /u/Chemical-Ad-2694

Russia Tries to Bolster Ruble as Inflation Adds to Economic Woes The central bank in Moscow took steps to counter the currency’s slide, but the war and resulting sanctions have put intense pressure on the economy.

Google’s Arts & Culture app adds AI-generated poem postcards Image: GoogleGoogle has launched a new tool that lets you create AI-generated poem postcards based on a piece of artwork and a subject of your choice. The addition of poem postcards comes as part of Google’s broader redesign of its Arts & Culture app and its rollout of generative AI features across its other services, like text creation in Docs …

Fortnite’s new Jujutsu Kaisen anime collab adds themed outfits and quests Image: Epic GamesFortnite’s new v25.30 update released Tuesday adds a new anime crossover with Jujutsu Kaisen. Alongside some themed outfits you can buy in the shop, the update adds a special series of quests you can complete to earn in-game rewards. And while you’re running around the island while the crossover is going on, you’ll be able to fi…

U.S. Adds 187,000 Jobs in July as Economy Cools Employers added 187,000 workers in July, a slower pace than the recent norm, but “more sustainable,” one economist said.

A feud between a patriarch and a militia leader adds to the woes of Iraqi Christians IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The shrinking religious minority that was also violently targeted by al-Qaida before the rise of IS has been rocked by yet another crisis in the form of a political showdown between two influential Christian figures. The post A feud between a patriarch and a militia leader adds to the woes of Iraqi Christians appeared first on…

Sources: Big Ten OK’d to scout Oregon, UW adds Commissioner Tony Petitti was tasked with bringing Big Ten presidents back more information on the potential additions of Oregon and Washington. Sources cautioned to ESPN that there are many directions on how everything could play out in the big picture.

Google Speeds Up AI Summaries, Adds More Visuals To SGE via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google unveiled new AI capabilities for SGE to provide quicker summaries, more visuals, and context. The post Google Speeds Up AI Summaries, Adds More Visuals To SGE appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Microsoft Teams adds spatial audio for more immersive conference calls Spatial audio is meant to make conference calls sound closer to real-life conversations. | Image: MicrosoftAfter a few months of testing the feature, Microsoft has widely rolled out spatial audio for its Teams desktop app on Windows and macOS. Similar to what Apple has done with FaceTime, Microsoft’s implementation of spatial audio makes it so t…

PGA Tour adds Tiger to board at players’ request Tiger Woods has been added to the PGA Tour’s board as a player director, following a request from players who are seeking more involvement in decisions shaping the tour’s future.

WhatsApp adds a quicker way to send short videos to your friends Image: MetaWhatApp’s latest feature is the ability to quickly send short video messages, similar to the voice messages the service already supports. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared a short clip of the feature in action, showing the circular videos sent via the feature. According to an accompanying blog post from WhatsApp, video messages can be …

Peacock adds just 2 million subscribers ahead of price hike Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergePeacock added just 2 million subscribers over the past three months, bringing the service up to 24 million subscribers in the US. That number was included in Comcast’s earnings report today, which says Peacock nearly doubled its subscribers year over year. In addition to the small bump in subscribers, Peaco…

Flighty 3.0 Adds New Flight Sharing Feature Popular flight tracking app Flighty was today updated to version 3.0, with the developers behind the app introducing useful new sharing functionality that’s free to use. Flighty Friends allows Flighty users to send their flight information to family and friends in a quick, easy to parse format. Flight details are easy to follow, so family membe…

Mortal Kombat 1 adds Omni-Man, Peacemaker, and Homelander to roster Image: NetherRealm StudiosMortal Kombat is already a deeply brutal, gore-splattered game, and it’s about to get so, so much bloodier with the addition of Homelander, Peacemaker, and Omni-Man to its roster of fighters. In a video released late last week, NetherRealm Studios confirmed the characters would be part of the game’s Kombat Pack DLC. The…

Yeshiva University adds a master’s program in Jewish studies for Christians (RNS) — The program comes at a time when many seminaries and graduate schools are courting students of different faiths. The post Yeshiva University adds a master’s program in Jewish studies for Christians appeared first on Religion News Service.