Apps

Pinterest announced on Tuesday that it’s launching a new feature, called “Promote a Pin,” that lets users boost the reach of their Pin within a few steps. The company said that this feature allows anyone, ranging from individuals to small businesses, to reach more people without designing intricate ad campaigns. The company is rolling out

TikTok announced on Tuesday that it’s introducing new ad formats, including one that displays another brand’s logo alongside TikTok’s on the launch page when users open the app. The new “Logo Takeover” ad format allows companies to co-brand with TikTok in a way that captures users’ attention from the second they open the app. TikTok

Snapchat announced on Tuesday that it’s launching AI Clips in Lens Studio, its platform that lets creators design and publish AR and AI effects called Lenses. The new Clips are an AI-powered Lens format that transforms a single photo into a five-second video. Unlike open-ended text-to-video tools, AI Clips are designed as a closed-prompt experience,

Spotify announced on Tuesday the global rollout of a new feature, SongDNA, that lets listeners more deeply explore their favorite music. Now available to Premium subscribers on iOS and Android, the feature provides an interactive experience that lets users trace other components of a song beyond the singer, songwriter, or musician. With SongDNA, listeners could explore other

Roku announced on Tuesday that Howdy, its $3 ad-free streaming service, is launching on Amazon’s Prime Video. The announcement marks the service’s first expansion outside the Roku ecosystem. Launched in August 2025, Howdy features a library of nearly 10,000 hours of content from Roku’s partners, including Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, Disney Entertainment, Warner Bros. Discovery, and FilmRise, alongside select Roku

Apple on Tuesday announced that it will begin to allow advertisers to target customers on Apple Maps, starting in the U.S. and Canada later this summer. The ads will be available to any size business that has a physical location and has already created a business listing on Apple Maps. Users, meanwhile, will see the ads appear next

As airport chaos becomes the new norm, popular flight-tracking app Flighty released a new “Airport Intelligence” feature that gives users real-time alerts about airport disruptions with reasons across 14,000 airports in the world. This release is timely, given that tensions in the Middle East have caused multiple flight delays, cancellations, and airport shutdowns, while the U.S. has been facing a

Apple Music announced on Tuesday that it’s partnering with Ticketmaster to power its concert discovery feature. This integration aims to improve how users discover live music events based on their listening habits. Ticketmaster is the first ticketing service to integrate with Apple Music, allowing listeners to find nearby concerts and events tailored to their individual

At a time when AI slop is flooding music streaming platforms, Spotify is beta testing a new “Artist Profile Protection” feature that allows artists to review releases before they go live on their profiles. The idea behind the new tool is to give artists more control over which tracks are associated with their name on the streaming service. “Music