Aisha Malik

Consumer News Reporter, TechCrunch

Aisha is a consumer news reporter at TechCrunch. Prior to joining the publication in 2021, she was a telecom reporter at MobileSyrup. Aisha holds an honours bachelor’s degree from University of Toronto and a master’s degree in journalism from Western University.

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YouTube confirmed on Wednesday that its collaborative “Add Yours” sticker for YouTube Shorts is now fully rolled out. The Google-owned company first announced the feature back in July. The sticker…

YouTube Shorts’ collaborative Add Yours sticker is now available to all users

Google announced on Wednesday that its AI note-taking and research app, NotebookLM, is adding an “Audio Overview” feature. Audio Overview will give users another way to digest and comprehend the…

Google’s AI note-taking app NotebookLM can now explain complex topics to you out loud

Verse, a new AI-powered creative app, is aiming to help Gen Z users create hyper-visual and expressive content. The iOS app allows users to design and publish multimedia content on…

Meet Verse, an AI-powered creative app that helps Gen Z design and publish expressive content

At its It’s Glowtime event on Monday, Apple announced that it’s adding a new Apple Watch feature that can alert users to sleep apnea, a health condition that causes you…

Apple is adding a sleep apnea detection feature to the Apple Watch Series 10, 9 and Ultra 2

At the annual Roblox Developers Conference, the company announced on Friday a series of changes coming to the platform in the next few months and years. Most notably, Roblox is…

Roblox introduces new earning opportunities for creators, teases generative AI project

YouTube is going to limit teens’ exposure to videos that promote and idealize a certain fitness level or physical appearance, the company announced on Thursday. The safeguard first rolled out…

YouTube to limit teens’ exposure to videos about fitness and weight across global markets

Here’s a look at what’s going to change with Siri, and what the introduction of Apple Intelligence will allow you to do with the digital assistant. 

How Apple Intelligence is changing the way you use Siri on your iPhone 

Google announced on Tuesday it’s releasing Android 15 and making its source code available ahead of the coming consumer launch, which will bring the new mobile operating system to supported…

Android 15 will be available on supported Pixel devices in the coming weeks

If you have never considered a search engine beyond Google, you might be surprised to see what else is out there.

Want to branch out beyond Google? Here are some search engines worth checking out

Google is gearing up for the upcoming U.S. presidential election by rolling out safeguards for more of its generative AI products. Although the company already previously announced that it would…

Google rolls out safeguards for more of its AI products ahead of the US presidential election

TikTok is introducing a new “Manage Topics” feature that will give you more control over what you see on your For You feed, the company announced on Friday. The new…

TikTok’s new ‘Manage Topics’ tool gives you more control over your For You feed; here’s how to use it

Butterflies AI, the new social network where humans and AIs interact with each other, is launching a new Clones feature that turns you into an AI character. This latest addition…

Social network Butterflies AI adds a feature that turns you into an AI character

Snapchat announced on Wednesday that it’s releasing new resources for educators to help them create safe environments in their schools by better understanding how their students use the app. The…

Snapchat releases new teen safety resources for educators

Calm is rolling out a suite of new features to make it easier for people to fit mindfulness into their lives. Most notably, the app is launching “Taptivities,” which are…

Calm’s new Story-like mindfulness exercises offer an alternative to social media

Snapchat is officially rolling out native support for iPad, the company announced in the app’s latest release notes. Since Snapchat’s launch in 2011, the social networking app has only been…

13 years later, Snapchat finally rolls out native support for iPads

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is requiring Care.com, a platform for gig workers in the eldercare and child care space, to pay $8.5 million in refunds for deceiving caregivers…

Care.com to pay customers $8.5M in FTC settlement for deceiving caregivers, families

Apple will unveil its iPhone 16 lineup on September 9, as the company has started sending out press invites on Monday for the upcoming event. The official announcement comes as…

Apple iPhone 16 event set for September 9 with ‘Glowtime’ invite 

As TikTok Shop gains traction, YouTube is expanding its partnership with Shopify to onboard more brands for its YouTube Shopping affiliate program, the company announced on Tuesday. The expanded partnership…

YouTube takes on TikTok Shop with expanded Shopify partnership

Popular iPad design app Procreate is coming out against generative AI, and has vowed never to introduce generative AI features into its products. The company said on its website that…

Procreate takes a stand against generative AI, vows to never incorporate the tech into its products

Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, announced on Friday that it has officially launched its rival iOS app store in the European Union. The Epic Games Store is also launching…

‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games launches its app store on iOS in the EU, worldwide on Android

California residents will soon be able to store their driver’s license or state ID in their Apple Wallet or Google Wallet apps, as the state’s government announced Thursday that support…

Apple, Google wallets will soon support California driver’s licenses

X, formerly known as Twitter, has announced that it’s rolling out support for passkeys on Android. The launch comes as the social network rolled out support for passkeys to all…

X begins rolling out support for passkeys on Android

Ferretly leverages AI to scan social media and publicly available online data to uncover potential risks and behaviors that traditional background checks may overlook.

AI social media vetting startup Ferretly secures $2.5M, launches election personnel screening tool

Telegram announced on Wednesday that it’s adding new ways for creators to make money on its platform. Most notably, the platform is launching monthly paid subscriptions that users can purchase…

Telegram adds new ways for creators to earn money on its  platform

After launching photo and text stories last year, Twitch is now introducing video stories. Streamers can now film 60-second videos in the Twitch mobile app or upload a video from…

Twitch rolls out video stories to challenge Instagram

TikTok looks to be taking on popular messaging services like Meta’s WhatsApp and Apple’s Messages, as the company announced on Monday that it’s adding group chats to its platform. You…

TikTok comes for messaging apps with the addition of group chats

Substack is opening up to more users with its recent announcement that anyone can now publish content on its platform without setting up a publication. With the change, Substack is…

Substack now lets anyone publish posts, even if they don’t have a newsletter

Instagram is rolling out the ability for users to add up to 20 photos or videos to their feed carousels, as the platform embraces the trend of “photo dumps.” Back…

Instagram is embracing the ‘photo dump’

YouTube is testing an integration with Google Gemini to help creators brainstorm video ideas, titles and thumbnails. The Google-owned company announced the launch of the new Brainstorm with Gemini feature…

YouTube is testing a feature that lets creators use Google Gemini to brainstorm video ideas

Popular flight-tracking app Flighty is releasing a new version on Tuesday that uses machine learning and aviation authority data to provide early warnings of delays and give users the exact…

Flighty’s popular flight-tracking app can now predict delays using machine learning