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Apple’s Spotlight Search gets better at natural language queries in iOS 18

Google adds AI-powered comparisons, collections and more data controls to Play Store

Google on Wednesday launched a slew of features for its Play Store that aim to encourage users to use the app store to find and engage with content rather than simply visit it to download apps. The Play Store is getting AI-powered app comparisons, automatically organized categories for similar apps, dedicated hubs for content, data personalization controls, support for playing multiple mobile games on PCs, and more features. AI-powered search suggestions.Image Credits: Google Notably, the app comparison feature is powered by Google’s Gemini AI model and it lets users compare apps in similar categories easily. When you search for an…

Figma disables its AI design feature that appeared to be ripping off Apple’s Weather app

Figma CEO Dylan Field says the company will temporarily disable its “Make Design” AI feature that was said to be ripping off the designs of Apple’s own Weather app. The problem was first spotted by Andy Allen, the founder of NotBoring Software, which makes a suite of apps that includes a popular, skinnable Weather app and other utilities. He found by testing Figma’s tool that it would repeatedly reproduce Apple’s Weather app when used as a design aid. Allen had taken to X, formerly Twitter, to accuse Figma of “heavily” training its tool on existing apps — an accusation Field…

Apple joins the race to find an AI icon that makes sense

Uber now lets users in India book three trips at once

Uber is rolling out concurrent rides in India, a feature that allows users to book up to three trips for any of their contacts, TechCrunch has exclusively learned and confirmed with the company. The concurrent rides feature is the latest example of Uber developing products that will capture more customers, including those who don’t have the app or even a smartphone. In India, Uber even allows concurrent ride users to pay drivers directly with cash or via the app. Uber quietly launched the concurrent rides last year in several global markets, including the United States. An Uber spokesperson confirmed the…

As Microsoft leaves its observer seat, OpenAI says it won’t have any more observers

Months after Microsoft gained an observer seat on OpenAI’s board, the company is leaving the position of the non-voting seat. In a letter sent to OpenAI on Tuesday, Microsoft said that the company has seen enough progress being made in the AI company and is confident in its direction, according to Axios. OpenAI said that after this change, there won’t be any more observers on the board. That likely rules out reports of Apple gaining an observer seat. “We’re grateful to Microsoft for voicing confidence in the Board and the direction of the company, and we look forward to continuing…

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Bumble and Hinge allowed stalkers to pinpoint users’ locations down to 2 meters, researchers say

A group of researchers said they found that vulnerabilities in the design of some dating apps, including the popular Bumble and Hinge, allowed malicious users or stalkers to pinpoint the location of their victims down to 2 meters. In a new academic paper, researchers from the Belgian university KU Leuven detailed their findings when they analyzed 15 popular dating apps. Of those, Badoo, Bumble, Grindr, happn, Hinge and Hily all had the same vulnerability that could have helped a malicious user identify the near-exact location of another user, according to the researchers. While neither of those apps share exact locations…
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Lineaje raises $20M to help organizations combat software supply chain threats

The software supply chain faces threats from all sides. A 2024 report by the Ponemon Institute found that over half of organizations have experienced a software supply chain attack, with 54% having experienced one within the past year. Supply chain attacks typically target services from third-party vendors or open source software that make up a company’s tech stack, and they can financially devastate an organization. According to a Juniper Research study, supply chain cyberattacks could cost the global economy almost $81 billion in lost revenue and damages by 2026. The White House has indicated a commitment to addressing the broader…
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It took some serious nerve for Wiz to walk away from Google’s $23B offer

Google had good news and bad news last week. The good news was that the cloud division — including Google Workplace software as a service and Google Cloud infrastructure services — generated $10 billion for the quarter for the first time. That had to take the sting out of losing out on its second potential $20+ billion acquisition in less than a month. The first failed acquisition was the long-rumored deal to buy Boston-based CRM and marketing software company HubSpot. We never got a price on that, but the company’s market cap is in the $30 billion range, so you…
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HealthEquity data breach affects 4.3M people

HealthEquity is notifying 4.3 million people following a March data breach that affects their personal and protected health information. In its data breach notice, filed with Maine’s attorney general, the Utah-based healthcare benefits administrator said that although the compromised data varies by person, it largely consists of sign-up information for accounts and information about benefits that the company administers. HealthEquity said the data may include customer names, addresses, phone numbers, their Social Security number, information about the person’s employer and the person’s dependent (if any), and some payment card information. HealthEquity provides employees at companies across the United States access…
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