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A blue Facebook illustration of a profile card with a verification checkmark, like and share icons, and a small Facebook logo in the corner.

Facebook Verified: free, optional, and not a guarantee

A concise alt text option would be: Notion Preferences panel showing the Appearance settings, including a High contrast mode toggle set to High contrast.

Notion’s high contrast mode is live—here’s the setup

WhatsApp promotional graphic showing two phone screens with new group chat features, including better polls, @all mentions and a one-tap option to create a similar group chat.

WhatsApp group chats get three useful upgrades: better polls, @all mentions and faster spin-off groups

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Snapchat updates its algorithm to put real stories ahead of AI-generated clips

A wooden-framed e-ink display shows a black-and-white illustrated daily schedule titled “Coming Up Today,” with calendar items, weather, and cartoon children in a family scene.

Google’s Glanceboard turns the family calendar into a calmer kind of screen

Blue "AI" letters with a glitch-like effect on a textured light background.

The strange problem with AI labels

Gemini Spark interface showing Chrome auto-browse handling a flight search task, with status panels for working, typing, taking over, and task done.

Google lets Gemini Spark drive your browser with Chrome auto browse

Gemini voice input interface on a blue gradient background, showing a microphone waveform with cancel and send buttons.

Gemini app for macOS adds screen-aware voice control

Three smartphone screens display HBO Max Shorts, a vertical video feed featuring clips from House of the Dragon, The Pitt, and Hacks, with options to watch episodes or add titles to a list.

HBO Max has launched a vertical, scrollable feed of clips and trailers

A Snapchat promo graphic showing four phone mockups for the new Now Playing feature on Snap Map, including Spotify account linking, listening activity sharing controls, and a map view with a friend’s current song.

Snapchat adds Now Playing to Snap Map for live song sharing

The image shows the Google Chrome logo centered against a light blue background with a subtle wavy pattern. The Chrome logo features its distinctive circular design with four colored sections: red at the top, yellow on the right, green on the left, and a blue circle in the center. The background has a soft, flowing water-like texture that gives the image a serene, ethereal quality.

Tired of reading? Here is how to make Chrome read your favorite websites aloud

A close-up image of the Google Chrome browser icon on a computer screen. The icon is circular with a blue center, surrounded by segments of red, green, and yellow. Below the icon, the text "Google Chrome" is displayed. The screen's pixel grid is visible, indicating a high magnification level.

How to turn Google Chrome’s spelling tools on or off