June 10, 2025

• OpenAI updates ChatGPT’s voice mode with more natural-sounding speech

• Meta introduces Opportunity Score to help advertisers identify campaign improvements

• Instagram rolls out Recaps for creators to showcase highlights and boost engagement

• Apple expands Apple Intelligence with Live Translation, Visual Intelligence, AI writing tools, Genmoji, Image Playground, and improved Siri features

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Holidays: 6/11/25

• National Corn on the Cob Day

• National Making Life Beautiful Day

• National German Chocolate Cake Day

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May 8, 2025

• Anthropic introduced a new API that gives apps access to Claude’s web-search capabilities. Click here to learn more.

• OpenAI wants to team up with governments to build shared AI infrastructure. Read the full article here.

• Apple is reportedly in talks with companies like OpenAI and Google to add AI-powered search to Safari. Read the full article here.

• Google also released a new “Simplify” feature for iOS users. Click here to learn more.

• Podcasters rejoice! Spotify now shows how many times each podcast episode has been played. Click here to learn more.

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Holidays: 5/9/25

• Public Gardens Day

• Child Care Provider Day

• Hurray for Buttons Day

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May 6, 2025

• Amazon CEO Andy Jassy revealed that the new AI-powered Alexa is now in the hands of 100,000 users. Click here to learn more.

• Apple has changed its U.S. App Store rules to let apps include links that redirect you to their own websites for payments. Read the full article here.

• WhatsApp users are pushing back against the introduction of Meta AI in the app. Read the full article here.

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Holidays: 5/7/25

• Tourism Day

• School Nurse Day

• Skilled Trades Day

• Interpreter Appreciation Day

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April 2, 2025

• OpenAI is temporarily disabling video generation for its Sora model due to capacity issues. Read the full article here.

• Apple is rolling out Priority Notifications as part of its AI expansion into the EU. Click here to learn more.

• AI startup Manus just launched a mobile app and paid subscription plans. Read the full article here.

• Amazon introduced Nova, a new AI assistant that can actually browse the web in real time to complete tasks. Click here to learn more.
  

Holidays: 4/3/25

• World Party Day

• Independent Artist Day

• World Aquatic Animal Day

• World Cloud Security Day

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April 1, 2025

• Apple is reportedly working on a major update to its Health app. Read the full article here.

• Despite recent rumors, the CEO of AI search startup Perplexity is pushing back hard. Click here to learn more.

• Facebook now lets you showcase your TikTok, YouTube and instagram presence. Read the full article here.

• WhatsApp now lets you add music clips to your status updates. Click here to learn more.
  

Holidays: 4/2/25

• DIY Day

• Walking Day

• Children’s Book Day

• Fact-Checking Day

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February 18, 2025

• Meta is making a big push into AI-powered humanoid robots designed for household tasks. Click here to learn more.

• Instagram is testing a private "dislike" button for comments on posts and Reels. Read the full article here.

• TikTok and CapCut are back on Apple and Google app stores after a brief ban. Click here to learn more.

Holidays: 2/19/25

• Tug of war day

• Vet Girls ROCK Day

• Prevent Plagiarism Day

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February 6, 2025

• Apple just introduced Invites. Click here to learn more.

• LinkedIn is betting big on video with several new features. Read the full article here.

• Grok AI chatbot is getting new features to compete with OpenAI, Meta, and Google. Read the full article here.

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Holidays: 2/7/25

• Rose Day

• Wear Red Day

• Send a Card to a Friend Day

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January 10, 2025

• Recap of this week’s news.

Holidays:

On Saturday:

• Heritage Treasures Day

• International Thank-You Day

And on Sunday:

• Youth Day

• Hot Tea Day

• Pharmacist Day

• Work Harder Day

• Stick to Your New Year's Resolution Day

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