The Weather Channel app now predicts bad allergy days
The Weather Channel app now predicts bad allergy days

The Weather Company announced an “enhanced allergy experience” now available through its The Weather Channel app designed to help allergy sufferers better understand when their symptoms might flare up, and what’s causing them. While the app already provides static pollen counts, its “Health & Wellness” section is being expanded to take into account other factors […]

DoorDash’s new AI chatbot lets you order with prompts and photos

The new chatbot, called Ask DoorDash, allows users to search the app for what they’re looking for in their own words instead of having to scroll through restaurants and stores to build a cart.

Paramount is merging Pluto TV, BET+, and Paramount+ onto one tech stack to prepare for HBO Max
Paramount is merging Pluto TV, BET+, and Paramount+ onto one tech stack to prepare for HBO Max

Paramount is unifying the tech stacks behind Paramount+, Pluto TV, and BET+ onto a single backend infrastructure by mid-2026. CEO David Ellison announced the consolidation earlier this year. It is designed to eliminate duplicate systems, improve the ap…

Zest launches a restaurant discovery app powered by where people actually eat

Backed by Alexis Ohanian’s 776 and Kindred Ventures, Zest uses transaction data and AI to generate restaurant recommendations based on users’ real dining habits and the places they frequent.

Pinterest bets on creators with Amazon Storefront integration

Pinterest is adding support for Amazon Storefronts, allowing creators to earn affiliate commissions more easily while showcasing their product recommendations in one place.

Snapchat limits users under 16 to sharing Spotlights with friends

Users under 16 years old will get a separate profile to show Stories and Spotlight posts to friends that they follow back.

Lovable hit $500 million in revenue with 146 employees. Its new data shows who is actually building software now.
Lovable hit $500 million in revenue with 146 employees. Its new data shows who is actually building software now.

Lovable, the Swedish vibe-coding platform that lets users build apps through natural language, has published its first data report on what it calls the “build economy.” The report draws on product usage data from January 2025 to May 2026, alongside a M…

The EU just ordered Meta to let rival AI assistants back onto WhatsApp within five days
The EU just ordered Meta to let rival AI assistants back onto WhatsApp within five days

The European Commission has ordered Meta to “restore free access to WhatsApp for rival general purpose AI assistants” within five working days. The interim measures, announced on Tuesday, are designed to prevent what the Commission called “serious and …

Apple says it may remove some apps from the App Store if they don’t attract users

Apple may begin removing existing apps that it considers stale, low-value, or unable to attract users.