Threads now lets all users save drafts and take photos within the app

March 7, 2024

Threads, the Twitter-like app from Instagram, is rolling out the ability for users to save a draft and take photos within the app. Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced the features today, noting they are designed to “make it easier to share your ideas on the fly.” The official rollout comes a few weeks after Threads […]

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Tracking ads industry faces another body blow in the EU

March 7, 2024

It’s been over two years since a key piece of the tracking-ads’ industry’s consent collection apparatus was found to breach European Union’s data protection laws. Today the surveillance data complex suffered another body blow: The bloc’s top court flicked away arguments made by the ad industry body responsible for the tool — confirming the strings […]

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Brevian is a no-code enterprise platform for building AI agents

March 7, 2024

Sunnyvale-based Brevian wants to make it easier for business users to build custom AI agents. Currently, the company is focused on support teams and security analysts — areas where both the use cases and training sets are well defined — but plans to expand to other areas over time. The company is coming out of stealth […]

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Oura starts selling its products on Amazon

March 7, 2024

Smart fitness ring maker Oura announced a partnership with Amazon today to sell its products through the e-commerce site. The company said that both its rings — Horizon in six finishes and Heritage in four finishes will be available on Amazon. The Heritage ring starts from $299 and the Horizon ring starts from $399. The […]

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Uber Eats’ new live location sharing feature helps couriers deliver food to users in hard-to-find locations

March 7, 2024

Uber Eats is adding a live location sharing capability to help couriers find customers in difficult-to-find locations, including public places such as campus courtyards, parks, and playgrounds. Starting today, the new feature is rolling out to all markets except Quebec. Uber Eats is available in over 11,000 cities across six continents. When users make a […]

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PayPal launches Tap to Pay on iPhone for businesses using Venmo and Zettle in the US

March 7, 2024

PayPal announced today that it’s launching “Tap to Pay” for merchants with an iPhone through the Venmo and Zettle apps in the U.S. PayPal, which owns both Venmo and Zettle, says the feature will allow businesses to accept contactless card and digital wallet payments directly on their iPhones with no additional cost or hardware. The […]

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