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Twitter teases new features for iOS including Live Photos support, following topics, more

August 13, 2019

Twitter held an event with the press this afternoon detailing some of the features it’s currently testing. reports that those features include things like Live Photos support on iOS, following specific topics, and more. Many of the features announced by Twitter today were already detailed by social media researchers such as Jane…

Spotify reportedly in talks with Apple to integrate with Siri for playback control in iOS 13

August 13, 2019

Apple and Spotify are reportedly in talks over potentially allowing Spotify users to control music playback with Siri. The talks come as Apple faces increasing antitrust scrutiny, some of which has been brought on by Spotify…

Build the PC of your dreams... on PS4, Xbox and Switch

August 13, 2019

PC Building Simulator, a game in which players can create monster PC gaming rigs, is now available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Before you start asking too many questions about the cognitive dissonance of building a virtual PC on a console, know that PC…

Reddit now supports Android Q’s system-wide dark theme toggle

August 13, 2019

Android Q’s final release is right around the corner, and the new dark theme is one of its key features. Today, Reddit has released an update to its official app with support for Android Q’s system-wide dark theme toggle. Version 3.33 of Reddit for Android was detailed in a post last night (via ) that explains the update is gradually rolling out to users.

Spotify ditches its Android homescreen widget

August 13, 2019

Spotify’s latest Android update has riled some of its loyal users. The update removes the homescreen widget from Spotify’s Android app. Now, to control functions like play, pause and skip, users must drag down the notification shade. While this may seem like a…

9to5Mac Daily: August 13, 2019 – iPhone 11 release date rumors, more

August 13, 2019

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast…

AI & Robotics News

AI avatars of Chinese authors could soon narrate audiobooks

August 13, 2019

The Chinese search engine Sogou isn’t stopping at AI news anchors. The company has created “lifelike” avatars of two Chinese authors, and it plans to have them narrate audiobooks in video recordings. According to the BBC, Sogou used AI, text-to-speech technology and video clips from the China Online Literature+ conference to create avatars of authors Yue Guan and Bu Xin Tian…

IMDb alters birth name policy following criticism from LGBTQ+ groups

August 13, 2019

IMDb will allow people in the entertainment industry to remove their birth names from the site. The move follows criticism from several LGBTQ+ groups for continuing to publish the birth names of transgender people in the industry without their consent (an act known as…

AAPL up 5% in five minutes as no Chinese tariffs for this year’s iPhone launch

August 13, 2019

AAPL stock climbed more than 5% in just five minutes after the US government announced a delay to the latest range of tariffs on Chinese imports. It reverses the 5% drop seen a week ago when China devalued its currency in response to Trump’s announcement that a 10% tariff…

Spotify for Android removes its homescreen widget in latest update

August 13, 2019

One differentiating point of Android as a platform is the ability to use widgets on the homescreen. In its latest update, though, Spotify has removed the homescreen widget from its Android app. Spotify usually isn’t all that quick to adopt new Android features, but this latest change is a bit of a head-scratcher. Widgets haven’t exactly been a huge focus over the past few…