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Snapchat has announced that it will begin testing advertisement placements in two places in its app, improving customer relationship management (CRM) system integrations. It is partnering with two dining franchises and an entertainment company whose ads will be visible on the app, enabling businesses to visually engage with consumers.

Google has announced new Workspace updates for its messaging platform Google Chat. These features, which include video messaging capability, are aimed at improving the communication between users, saving time and making it more effective. The company also builds upon the voice messaging feature that it introduced earlier this year on Google Chat by taking it a step fu…

Apple has updated its iCloud website. It now gets support for dark mode while also bringing new customisation options for choosing the colours of the home page. Additionally, the iCloud update also tweaks the design, layout and options in several of Apple’s apps such as Calendar, Photos, Notes and more.

First announced at its Cloud Next 2024 event, Google is now bringing its document tabs feature for Google Docs users. The feature basically lets Google Docs users add tabs to their word or doc files being edited on the online web app, that lets them better organise their docs files into several parts just like the tabs feature in Google Sheets.

Amazon has introduced its latest ad-supported video-on-demand service dubbed Amazon MX Player. It is the result of the merger of two OTT streaming services — MX Player and Amazon miniTV. Amazon says its new streaming platform will offer content across genres and languages, while it will continue to invest in original shows and films.

WhatsApp might be rolling out a new customisation feature for iOS users. According to a feature tracker, the instant messaging platform has now started shipping a chat theme feature that will let them select from multiple options of chat colours and wallpapers to add some variety to their messaging experience. This feature was first spotted in August when the Meta-own…

Google Meet is rolling out a new call-screen interface to all users, according to a report. This change was first introduced last year but was only available to those with an enterprise account. The new call screen introduces a new pill-shaped search bar at the top, while also providing contact suggestions.

Creators will now be able to create YouTube Shorts with a duration of up to three minutes, the company announced on Thursday. This change is part of a wider feature rollout which includes templates, the ability to mix YouTube videos to Shorts directly, a video-generation model powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and new ways to discover trending content on YouTube…

Google has rolled out an update to Gmail’s Summary Cards feature. With the latest revamp, the Summary Cards in Gmail get a new design and action buttons. The Summary Cards will organise details from all related emails and they will be categorised into four — Purchases, Events, Bills, and Travel. The new update will let users organise and take actions in their inbox …

YouTube has announced that it is bringing back music by artists such as Adele, Bob Dylan, Kendrick Lamar and others for users in the US, days after their removal from the video-streaming platform due to a legal rights dispute. It claims to have reached an agreement with the for-profit performance-rights organisation SESAC.