Friday, October 16, 2026
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WhatsApp is rolling out stronger account-security features, including a longer alphanumeric two-step verification option, support for multiple passkeys per account, and more context on calls from unknown numbers.
Fitbit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman launched Luffu Link, a $250 LTE-enabled wearable combining health sensing, voice logging, and location sharing for family caregivers.
Instinct, a private-access AI personal assistant that connects to a user's email, messaging apps, and devices, is winning praise for its capability while testers flag a security model and terms of service they find worrying.
Flipkart Minutes now delivers 1.1 million to 1.2 million orders a day, closing in on Swiggy's Instamart as Amazon also pushes into India's quick-commerce market.
Walmart says it will start accepting Apple Pay and Google Pay at its stores from August 24, ending a long-standing holdout.
OpenAI has launched an Apple Messages plug-in that lets ChatGPT connect to a user's Messages inbox to sort, draft, and send texts on their behalf.
Google is rolling out an embeddable "Preferred Sources" button that lets readers flag a publisher's site as a favorite, boosting its visibility across Search, Discover, and Google News.
Runlayer and Rippling dropped their dueling lawsuits Wednesday night with no settlement, ending a public fight over competing AI "MCP gateway" products.
Ramp launched Router, an AI model-routing service free to use through the end of 2026, letting companies switch between models from providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepSeek through a single API.
Meta's vibe-coding gaming app Pocket, which lets people generate small AI-prompted games, is now rolling out to everyone in the US after debuting quietly in Brazil last month.
Patreon launched 30 new or revamped features on Thursday, including a short-form video tool called Clips and a redesigned discovery algorithm meant to favor smaller creators.
Meta launched a Mac app for Meta AI with system-wide dictation and screen-aware answers, alongside business features that connect Instagram, Facebook, ad campaigns, and Google Workspace accounts.
Binance launched Agent OS, letting AI agents analyze markets and execute trades for users, but is leaving most responsibility for keeping those agents in check to the users themselves.
Google announced a slate of new AI-powered study tools spanning Search and Gemini, including interactive visuals, 3D simulations, and a dedicated student hub.
Amazon is rolling out its AI assistant Alexa+ for free to all compatible Fire TV devices in the US, dropping the $19.99-per-month fee it previously charged non-Prime users.
Amazon announced a roughly 6x expansion of its Prime Air drone delivery service, aiming to reach nearly 500 US cities by the end of 2026.
Scheduling company Calendly is entering the meeting note-taking market with a product that records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings, plus a planned AI assistant called Callie.
PayPal announced its Venmo app can now be used to pay college tuition through partnerships with three education payment platforms.
Cursor, now part of SpaceX, launched Origin, a code-hosting platform rivaling GitHub, as GitHub battles frequent outages.
TikTok is reportedly developing a feature to let users send money to each other via direct messages, Bloomberg reports.