Spotify set to let fans remix tracks using AI
Not everyone is a born DJ, but if you’re keen to give a remix a crack, Spotify is looking to add a unique feature to its subscriptions, with something that costs extra.
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Google set to change your search with a bigger box, more AI
There’s no escaping AI, and the next time you search, it’ll play a bigger part. Not just because Google’s Gemini is doing some heavy lifting, but because there’s more AI in your searches (whether you like it or not).
Gemini gets personal (provided you use Google apps)
AI services can now remember aspects of what you tell them, but Google’s latest approach aims to go a little deeper than that.
Instagram ends encryption for messages
Messages between people on Instagram will lose the tightest encryption they once had, though other Meta apps will keep it around.
Apple set to restrict apps by age in Australia
Australians won’t just have to deal with a social media ban. Now they’ll need to be the right age to get apps, it seems.
Fender Play comes to Samsung TVs (but not every Tizen TV)
Owners of Samsung TVs could soon put that screen to another use beyond simply watching. They could learn an instrument alongside, as well.
Apple takes on Adobe with a creative app pack
Apple’s apps cover image, video, and audio, and can be paid for monthly or yearly. Or you can just skip the middleman and buy them outright, too.
Canva fires a shot at Adobe with free tools on Mac, Windows
Don’t like paying for Photoshop or Illustrator? You may not need to, as Australia’s Canva says its apps that do much the same are now free. Yep, you read that right.
Adobe’s Premiere video editing makes the jump to iPhone
Those videos shot on your phone don’t have to stay as short grabs of your life, and if you’re used to Adobe’s video editing app, you can now take it to go.
An alternative to the App Store is coming to Australia
iPhone and iPad owners may soon be able to find apps somewhere other than Apple’s App Store.
