Aisha Malik
Apple is furthering its investment in original podcasts with the debut of its new true crime-focused Apple Original podcast “Run, Bambi, Run.” The eight-part series will explore the story of Laurie “Bambi” Bembenek, a 21-year-old Milwaukee police officer who was dubiously convicted of killing her new husband’s ex-wife,...
Snapchat announced this week that it’s introducing a new ASL Alphabet lens to encourage users to start learning American Sign Language. The new AR lens will teach users to fingerspell their name and practice the ASL alphabet. The lens also includes games that users can play to test...
Fortnite-developer Epic Games announced today that it’s partnering with Lego to build a metaverse aimed at kids. The companies say they are going to shape the future of the metaverse to make it safe and fun for children, while building an immersive digital experience for kids to play...
TikTok is launching a new Creative Agency Partnerships (CAP) University program that is designed to help creative agencies become “TikTok experts,” the company announced on Wednesday. The company says the five-week program will teach enrollees what they need to know about getting started on TikTok and how to...
Meta announced today that it won’t be holding its F8 developer conference in 2022. In a blog post, the company said it’s “pausing” the conference this year while it focuses on new initiatives, such as the metaverse.
“Similar to years past, we are taking a brief break in programming...
Facebook is adding the ability to post Reels from third-party apps, its parent company Meta announced on Tuesday. The company is introducing a “Sharing to Reels” integration, which will allow developers to make it easy for people to share video from their apps directly to Facebook.
“Once integrated, third-party...
Dropbox Shop, a platform that allows creators to sell digital content directly to their customers, is now available in open beta, Dropbox announced on Tuesday. The company is also introducing new updates to the platform and adding tipping capabilities. You can now also customize your storefront and URLs...
TikTok’s parent company ByteDance made fake accounts with content taken from Instagram, Snapchat and other social media platforms and posted them on Flipagram in 2017, according to a new report today from BuzzFeed News. The report says the company took videos, usernames, pictures and more from the social...
Peanut, a social networking app for women, is launching a new “Peanut Pro” expansion designed to give women access to information from trusted experts. The company has partnered with 100 experts from its existing network, including doulas, psychologists, therapists, sex coaches and sleep consultants. Peanut is also launching...
Amazon is introducing a new Alexa feature that will notify you if an item on your wishlist or in your shopping cart is about to go on sale, the company announced on Thursday. Alexa will now notify users up to 24 hours in advance of a deal going...
