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Originally Published 25 days ago — by 9to5Google
Google News is rolling out a new audio briefing feature on Android, including a dedicated 'Listen' tab with AI-generated news summaries and an audio player, allowing users to listen to news stories with customizable controls, as part of a pilot program to enhance user engagement with AI-powered content.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by 9to5Mac
iOS 26 reintroduces notification summaries for News and Entertainment apps with improvements to reduce errors, addressing past controversies and enhancing user experience with clearer warnings and more accurate summaries.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Business Insider
Apple's News app allows iPhone users to track live election results directly on their lockscreen without needing an Apple News+ subscription. To enable this feature, open the News app and follow the prompts to "Follow Live" updates. If the prompt doesn't appear, check the "Today" section under "Top Stories" to activate real-time election results. This feature provides updates on key swing states and the electoral vote count needed for a candidate to win.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Verge
Yahoo is acquiring Artifact, the AI news app created by Instagram co-founders, Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom. The acquisition comes after Artifact's shutdown announcement, with Yahoo aiming to integrate Artifact's personalized content and recommendation technology into its platforms, reaching a larger user base of over 185 million monthly visitors. While the Artifact app will be discontinued, its underlying tech will be incorporated into Yahoo News and other Yahoo platforms, potentially enhancing user experience. Systrom and Krieger will serve as special advisors for Yahoo, focusing on a smooth transition, while also contemplating future endeavors in the AI-powered technology space.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Mashable
Artifact, a personalized news app curated by AI and launched by Instagram's former founders, is shutting down after just one year due to a lack of market opportunity. Despite early appreciation, the app couldn't compete with popular social media sites and the waning interest in AI. Co-founder Kevin Systrom expressed hope for technology to support and grow news institutions in the face of existential crises. Commenting and posting abilities have been turned off, but users can continue scrolling through news posts until the end of February.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Verge
Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger are shutting down their news app Artifact just a year after its launch, citing a lack of market opportunity. The app, which used AI to suggest news and featured AI-powered article summaries, will begin winding down with users no longer able to add new comments or posts. The team of eight people working on Artifact will go their separate ways, with Systrom expressing excitement about continuing to build new things in the realm of AI.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The New York Times
The New York Times Audio app offers a platform for journalism and storytelling, providing news, depth, and serendipity. The app features a new morning show, hosted by Annie Correal, which delivers three top stories from reporters across the newsroom and around the world in about 10 minutes, allowing users to stay informed even with limited time.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The New York Times
The New York Times Audio app offers journalism and storytelling, providing news, depth, and serendipity. The app features a morning show hosted by Annie Correal, delivering three top stories from reporters across the newsroom and around the world in about 10 minutes, ensuring users stay informed even with limited time.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The New York Times
The New York Times Audio app offers journalism and storytelling, providing news, depth, and serendipity. The app features a new morning show called The Headlines, hosted by Annie Correal, which delivers three top stories from reporters across the newsroom and around the world in about 10 minutes, allowing users to stay informed even with limited time.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Verge
Artifact, the AI-powered news app from Instagram’s co-founders, now allows users to flag articles they think are clickbait. The feedback will be used as “a signal in ranking so we can better prioritize helpful articles over misleading ones for the community.” Artifact will be monitoring the most reported articles and then deciding what it might want to do in response, including reducing an article’s distribution in feeds or modifying the headline in some way to be less misleading. The app also added the ability to save an article as an image and emoji reactions to articles.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Verge
Artifact, the news app from Instagram's co-founders, has launched a new AI feature that can summarize articles in different tones, including "Explain Like I'm Five," "Emoji," "Poem," and "Gen Z." Users can access the feature by tapping the "Aa" icon and then "Summarize." While the AI can make mistakes, the feature is a useful tool for quickly understanding the main points of an article.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by 9to5Google
Samsung has launched a beta version of its news app, Samsung News, for Galaxy smartphone and tablet users in the US. The app replaces Samsung Free, which offered live content from Samsung TV Plus, minigames, podcasts, and news articles. Samsung News will provide access to news content from major digital publishers, including Bloomberg Media, CNN, Fortune, Fox News, Glamour, GQ, HuffPost, Money, Newsweek, New York Post, POLITICO, Refinery29, Reuters, Salon, Slate, Sports Illustrated, The Daily Beast, TheStreet, USA TODAY, and Vice. The app will offer news feeds from supported publishers, two Daily Briefings (morning and evening), as well as podcasts.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Engadget
Samsung is launching a beta News app that replaces its Free app on Galaxy devices, offering morning and evening briefings, customizable feeds, and podcasts. The app will feature news from "trusted partners" such as Axios, Huffington Post, and Sports Illustrated. The change may create some inconvenience as users will have to go to separate apps to access Samsung TV Plus channels and casual gaming. However, the News app may be more useful for catching up on the day's events or listening to a recap during the commute home.