The Morning After: Meta tests Instagram Plus subscription service

Screenshots promoting "Instagram Plus" have been spotted by users in the Philippines and Mexico in recent days. According to social media consultant Matt Navarra, a subscription to Instagram [...]

New Mario Kart World update adds a new Bob-omb Blast Battle mode and major track item 'performance' adjustments for Bullet Bill and the boomerang

A new software update for Mario Kart World has been released, adding a ton of gameplay adjustments and bug fixes on top of a new Battle mode. [...]

AI animation studio Toonstar will turn books into digital shows for HarperCollins

HarperCollins is tapping into AI to bring some of its book franchises to life. Specifically, the publisher is teaming up with Toonstar, an AI animation studio, to turn them into digital shows. The fir [...]

Amazon's new USPS deal will see postal deliveries cut by 20 percent

Earlier this year, Amazon threatened to cut US Postal Service deliveries by as much as two thirds. Now, the parties have reached tentative a deal that will see USPS deliveries reduced by 20 percent, T [...]

WhatsApp adds a better, native interface for CarPlay

Meta has released a new version of WhatsApp for CarPlay that has much better integration that its previous version. As MacRumors and 9to5Mac report, the new app gives users access to a native interfa [...]

Meta's Muse Spark model brings reasoning capabilities to the Meta AI app

Following the icy reception to Llama 4, Meta is releasing the first in a new family of AI systems built by its recently formed Superintelligence team. The company is kicking off its new Muse era with [...]

Another Don't Starve game is on the way

Developer Klei Entertainment has announced a follow-up to Don't Starve that adds a new sense of depth to the popular survival game. And that's in a literal sense: Don't Starve Elsewhere [...]

OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Pro $100 tier with 5X usage limits for Codex compared to Plus

OpenAI is making moves to try and court more developers and vibe coders (those who build software using AI models and natural language) away from rivals like Anthropic.Today, the firm arguably most sy [...]

Mistral AI launches Vibe, expands into industrial AI and announces data center push to challenge OpenAI

Mistral AI used its first-ever developer conference on Wednesday to announce a sweeping expansion into industrial manufacturing, a new inference data center south of Paris, and a rebranding of its con [...]