India's App Economy Reaches a Record $345 Million Quarter
Consumer spending is rising faster than downloads as AI, streaming and productivity subscriptions gain acceptance.
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Spotify Lets Listeners Attach Personal Notes to Songs
User Notes turns playlists into shared memory journals by adding captions about when and why a track matters.
Netflix Secures Global Streaming Rights to the Walking Dead Franchise
The reported $500 million agreement covers 371 episodes and expands access beyond the United States beginning in 2027.
Spotify Launches a Running Mode That Matches Music to Each Workout Phase
The premium feature uses pace and listening preferences to build a changing soundtrack for warmups, harder efforts and recovery.
Winamp Partners With Deezer for a Streaming-Era Relaunch
A new player planned for 2027 will combine a licensed subscription catalog with local files, radio, podcasts and personal cloud libraries.
WhatsApp Adds Voice and Video Calling to Its Web App
The browser version gains calls, screen sharing, reactions and waiting rooms as Meta closes a long-standing gap with its desktop software.
Ozlo Launches Sleepbuds 2 With Longer Battery Life and Improved Connectivity
The $279 earbuds add 14-hour use, environmental sleep tracking and controls designed for overnight wear.
HBO Max Tests a Vertical Shorts Feed and Conversational Search
AI selects candidate scenes for human editors as the streaming service looks for better ways to surface a large catalog.
DeepL Acquires Mixhalo and Opens Silicon Valley Office
The translation company is combining voice AI with ultra-low-latency audio for events and meetings.
Databricks LTAP Combines Transactions and Analytics on One Data Layer
The new architecture aims to reduce the copies and pipelines separating operational applications from analysis.
Google TV Adds Gemini Visual Answers and Sports Briefs
The television interface can now show richer responses, narrated topic explorations and quick updates for sports fans.
IBM Completes $11 Billion Confluent Acquisition
The deal gives IBM a major real-time data platform for enterprise AI and hybrid cloud systems.
S2.dev Raises $3.85 Million for Serverless Streaming Data Infrastructure
The Y Combinator startup is making its streaming platform generally available as AI developers look for simpler ways to process live data.
Render Adds $100 Million for a Cloud Platform Built Around AI Applications
The Series C extension values the developer platform at $1.5 billion as more teams need persistent infrastructure for applications and agents.
Apple Buys Full Rights to Severance
The reported deal moves future production of the hit series inside Apple Studios.
