Meta’s AI translation tool can dub your Instagram videos
Meta's AI translation tool can dub your Instagram videos Meta’s AI translation tool can dub your Instagram videos Meta is bringing its AI translation tool to more users on Facebook and Instagram, which automatically dubs your reels into another language. The feature also uses AI to make its dub match up with the sound of […]
How the head of Obsidian went from superfan to CEO
How the head of Obsidian went from superfan to CEO Welcome to Decoder! This is Casey Newton, founder and editor of Platformer and cohost of the Hard Fork podcast. I’ve had a lot of fun guest-hosting a few episodes of Decoder while Nilay is out on parental leave this summer. If you listened to the […]
Airbnb now lets you ‘pay later’ on vacation rentals
Airbnb now lets you 'pay later' on vacation rentals Airbnb now lets you ‘pay later’ on vacation rentals Airbnb has introduced a new “reserve now, pay later” option that lets users in the US book a reservation without paying right away. Instead, users can put off their payment to a later date before check-in. Airbnb […]
Quick fixes: bring back Google Photos classic search instead of ‘Ask Photos’ Gemini AI
Quick fixes: bring back Google Photos classic search instead of 'Ask Photos' Gemini AI Quick fixes: bring back Google Photos classic search instead of ‘Ask Photos’ Gemini AI Issue You just want to search your archived photos, instead of interacting with an AI assistant. Quick fix Inside the app, tap the Google account button at […]
Elon Musk says he’s suing Apple for rigging App Store rankings
Elon Musk says he's suing Apple for rigging App Store rankings Elon Musk says he’s suing Apple for rigging App Store rankings There’s a sore loser in this popularity contest. Elon Musk says that his artificial intelligence company xAI “will take immediate legal action” against Apple for allegedly manipulating its App Store rankings to the […]
Epic says Fortnite is coming back to iOS in Australia
Epic says Fortnite is coming back to iOS in Australia Epic Games has announced that it’s bringing Fortnite back to iOS in Australia, after the country’s federal court ruled that Apple and Google’s app marketplaces are anticompetitive. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney said on X that Fortnite will be made available on iPhones via the Epic […]
Notion CEO Ivan Zhao wants you to demand better from your tools
Notion CEO Ivan Zhao wants you to demand better from your tools Hello, and welcome to Decoder! This is Casey Newton, founder and editor of Platformer and cohost of the Hard Fork podcast. This is the second episode of my productivity-focused Decoder series that I’m doing while Nilay is out on parental leave. Today, I’m […]
7 password managers to help keep your apps safe
7 password managers to help keep your apps safe Passwords still seem to be the most popular method of ensuring that the right person is using the right app or service, despite the slow adoption of passkeys, which are considered more secure. And because we should be using different ones for each device and/or app, […]
Nintendo’s new Hello, Mario! mobile app lets kids play with Mario’s face
Nintendo's new Hello, Mario! mobile app lets kids play with Mario's face Nintendo’s new Hello, Mario! mobile app lets kids play with Mario’s face Hello, Mario! lets kids interact with Mario’s smiling face. | Screenshot: X Nintendo has announced a new free mobile app coming to iOS, Android and the Switch. It’s called Hello, Mario! […]
The Browser Company’s AI browser now has a $20 subscription
The Browser Company's AI browser now has a $20 subscription The Browser Company’s AI browser now has a $20 subscription The Browser Company — the makers of the Arc browser — just launched a $20 per month subscription to its new AI-powered web browser, Dia, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. The new Dia Pro subscription […]