Happy Friday! It's been nearly a month since this newsletter transitioned from daily to twice-weekly. I'd love to hear about your experience over the past few weeks. What have you been enjoying? What do you think could be improved? Appreciate the feedback!

New features & products (12/16)

Social

• Trust & safety

  • Twitter ships verified checkmarks and badges

  • Twitter rolls out Community Notes globally

  • YouTube to roll out comment spam warning feature

  • Discord announces a linked accounts verification feature

  • Instagram launches a hub to resolve account access issues

• Communication

  • Instagram launches Notes, a text-based update feature

  • Instagram ships Candid Stories, a BeReal competitor

  • Flipboard ships a notes original content feature

  • WhatsApp tests picture-in-picture mode on iOS

• Other

  • TikTok tests horizontal full-screen mode

  • Tinder launches a relationship goals feature

  • NextLevel announces its social networking product

Creator

• Newsletters

  • Twitter kills Revue, it's newsletter platform

  • Substack ships a post duplication feature

  • Beehiiv ships subscriber insights and engagement tools

• Link in bio

  • Taplink lets users add links to blocks

  • Bento unveils its link-in-bio tool for designers

• Other

  • Vista Social ships TikTok and IG feed planner tools

  • Meta adds new creator monetization tools and incentives

Artificial intelligence

• Audio

  • WestOneMusic launches a "find similar music" tool

  • Google launches AI speaker labels for its recorder app

• Writing

  • Copylime launches its unlimited plan to all users

  • DeepMind ships Dramatron, an AI film-script writing tool

• Other

  • Zapier launches an OpenAI integration

  • SensiML ships bulk segmentation and data viz features

Web3

• NFTs

  • Frame It ships a multi-withdraw NFT feature

  • XLabs launches a royalty aggregation tool

  • Eye ships an instant sell feature for its browser product

• Exchanges

  • Coinbase launches asset recovery tool for unsupported tokens

  • DeFiLama ships a feature to track bank runs on exchanges

• Transactions

  • PayPal launches MetaMask integration for ETH transactions

  • GasHawk ships a transaction simulations feature

• Other

  • Push launches a Protocol Fee Pool and new channel features

  • Juicebox launches a "cmd+k" project search feature

  • Microsoft bans crypto mining on Azure

Collaboration

• P2P interactions

  • Google rolls out a 'follow' feature in Slides

  • Coda ships a suite of optimizations

  • Knock launches an updated UI and new features for its calendar

• Integrations

  • Microsoft to add Teams chat integration to Outlook

  • Notion ships a Slack integration

• Other

  • Apple ships Freeform, an 'infinite canvas' whiteboard app

  • Google Docs tests a code blocks formatting feature

  • Yeastar launches a meeting room security feature

General Tools

• Productivity

  • Llama Life launches a one-click color feature

  • Pomofocus ships drag & drop tasks on mobile

  • Shortwave launches a batched delivery email feature

  • Readwise launches its reader app in public beta

• No-code

  • Framer unveils a new mini site pricing plan

  • LogicLoop launches an email templates feature

• Product & growth

  • Commandbar launches user engagement widgets

  • Stat Sig ships an integration with Unleash feature toggles

• Other

  • Google Chrome publicly ships its passkeys feature

Dev tools

• Dev

  • Plutora ships a Release Management QuickStart Bundle

  • Intel launches Quick Assist for SQL

  • Lumigo launches a System Map autocomplete filters tool

  • Appsmith ships auto-height for widgets

• Security

  • Malware Bytes launches a Cloud Storage security tool

  • Raygun ships a multi-target security testing feature

  • Tailscale unveils Tailnet Lock, a trustless security feature

  • GitHub enables its security scanning service for all public repos

• Other

  • AWS launches Eventbridge Scheduler to run tasks at scale

Fintech

• Zopa introduces in-app smart insights

• Gauntlet ships an eMode capital efficiency feature

• Wealthfront increases its cash account APY to 3.8%

Gaming

• Netflix rolls out two games and announces a Vikings game

• Roblox adds import contacts and recommended friends features

• Meta adds level building tools to VR battle royale

Other

• Streaming

  • Verizon launches +Play, a subscription aggregation platform

  • Tidal tests a DJ session feature for Plus subscribers

• Ads

  • Google postpones ad-block reducing Chrome updates

  • Google switches to data-driven attribution model as default

• E-commerce

  • Trendio launches a focused video shopping app

  • Beni ships a resale listings Chrome extension

• Other

  • Microsoft sunsets Soundscape and open sources its code

  • Apple rolls out Emergency SOS in several European countries

  • AirBnB rolls out upfront pricing

  • Presto lets restaurants use Santa voices in drive-thru's

  • Tesla adds Steam Games and Apple Music in update

And that’s a wrap for today. Stay tuned for more!

- Amol