#SeoTips Elon Musk-owned social network X made changes to its API pricing and limits today and also announced annual plans with a discounted rate. The company raised the prices of the basic API tier from $100 to $200 and said it would introduce hig...
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
X makes its basic API tier more costly, launches annual subscriptions #Ecommerce
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Desktop AI assistant app Highlight spins out of Medal with $10M in funding #Ecommerce
#SeoTips Earlier this year, Medal, a startup known for its video game clipping features, launched a cross-platform AI assistant called Highlight. Now, the company is spinning off Highlight into a new entity, which has raised $10 million in a fundin...
Friday, October 4, 2024
159 employees are leaving Automattic as CEO’s fight with WP Engine escalates #Ecommerce
#SeoTips Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg said on Thursday that 159 employees (roughly 8.4% of staff) accepted a severance package that the company had offered to those who disagreed with his direction of WordPress and his handling of the tussle with ...
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Video editing app Captions launches an AI-powered social media manager for sites #Ecommerce
#SeoTips AI-powered video editing app Captions is rolling out a new tool for websites that manages their content publishing schedule for videos and even generates videos for those dates based on relevant topics to the site. The tool first scans th...
WP Engine sues Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg #Ecommerce
#SeoTips Hosting provider WP Engine has filed a lawsuit against Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of extortion and abuse of power. The lawsuit comes after nearly two weeks of tussling between Mullenweg, who is also C...
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Character.AI hires a YouTube exec as CPO, says it will raise money next year with new partners #Ecommerce
#SeoTips Erin Teague, who has been working at Google since 2016, will join the company next week. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. via https://www.aiupnow.com Ivan Mehta, Khareem Sudlow ...
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Google adds a multi-functional quick insert key and new AI features to Chromebook Plus #Ecommerce
#SeoTips Google is announcing new Chromebook models today with Samsung and Lenovo. With Samsung’s Galaxy Chromebook Plus model in particular, the company is also introducing a new multifunctional quick insert key. But Google doesn’t want to leave e...
Thursday, September 26, 2024
The WordPress vs WP Engine drama, explained #Ecommerce
#SeoTips The world of WordPress, one of the most popular technologies for creating and hosting websites, is going through a very heated controversy. The core issue is the fight between WordPress founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg and WP Engi...
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Automattic sends WP Engine its own cease-and-desist over WordPress trademark infringement #Ecommerce
#SeoTips The brouhaha in the WordPress community looks likely to escalate into a legal battle around trademarks. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. via https://www.aiupnow.com Ivan Mehta, Khareem Sudlow ...
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
ByteDance is shutting down TikTok Music globally #Ecommerce
#SeoTips ByteDance is shuttering its music streaming service TikTok Music worldwide in November, according to its website. “We are sorry to inform you that TikTok Music will be closing on 28 November 2024,” the notice on the site read. The Spotify ...
Thursday, September 12, 2024
WhatsApp brings Meta Verified, customized messages to small businesses in India #Ecommerce
#SeoTips WhatsApp is now letting small businesses in India sign up for a Meta Verified badge and giving them the ability to send customized messages to customers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. via https://www.aiup...
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Chrome wants to make sure your tabs and groups are accessible across devices #Ecommerce
#SeoTips Google Chrome is trying to make its browser more sticky by ensuring that you have access to your tab groups and recently opened tabs across all your devices. The company is adding tab groups to iOS devices. In the Chrome app, you can long-...
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Threads is not working on its own DM system yet, but it might make it easier to send Instagram messages #Ecommerce
#SeoTips The Threads team is not yet working on a separate inbox or a direct messaging system for the social network, despite user demands and will continue to use Instagram inbox. However, the company might make it easier to send messages to Insta...
Friday, September 6, 2024
Karo is a to-do app that lets you assign tasks to your friends and family #Ecommerce
#SeoTips You can build a reminder and task management system for yourself, and use a service that works for your team. But it might not be easy to get your family members or friends to use the same task management app. iOS app Karo (which means “do...
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Spotify launches its evolving playlist, daylist, globally #Ecommerce
#SeoTips Spotify is launching daylist globally. It’s a personalized playlist that evolves throughout the day depending on your listening habits. This rollout comes after the company introduced it first to English-speaking markets last year. The pla...
Saturday, August 24, 2024
Threads confirms it is experimenting with ephemeral posts #Ecommerce
#SeoTips Automatically disappearing posts on social networks could be handy for users who have a habit of deleting their posts through third-party tools, or if the context of those posts is short-lived. Earlier this month, Threads said it was testi...
Monday, August 19, 2024
ElevenLabs’ text-to-speech Reader app is now available globally #Ecommerce
#SeoTips ElevenLabs, which develops AI-powered tools to create and edit synthetic voices, is making its Reader app available globally with support for 32 languages. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. via https://www.ai...
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Camera app Halide’s latest update adds an option for ‘zero-AI’ image processing #Ecommerce
#SeoTips Popular iOS pro photography app Halide launched its new version today with a new feature called Process Zero, which does not use AI in image processing. Lux Optics, the company behind the Halide app, believes that this option can be a crea...
Monday, August 12, 2024
Prediction marketplace Polymarket partners with Perplexity to show news summaries #Ecommerce
#SeoTips When users click on an event on Polymarket, they will now see a summary of news related to the event based on search results from Perplexity. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. via https://www.aiupnow.com Iva...
Friday, August 9, 2024
YouTube is testing a sleep timer on its Premium tier #Ecommerce
#SeoTips YouTube's latest test involves a sleep timer that pauses the video after, well, a set period of time. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. via https://www.aiupnow.com Ivan Mehta, Khareem Sudlow ...