No-code and Low-code industry news

Storytelling platform Wattpad is redefining its creator program, aiming to make it more accessible to writers and facilitate focus on content creation. The new program offers a unified experience, educational resources, and periodic writing initiatives.

Google Wallet introduces new features, including QR cards and digital insurance card support, enhanced security for health cards, and integration with Google Messages for boarding passes. The app also expands support for government-issued IDs and transit passes. Discover the benefits of these new features and how they improve user experience.

The Linux Foundation Europe has revealed the RISE project, aiming to accelerate software availability for high-performance and power-efficient RISC-V cores across various market segments.

Apple's App Store generated $1.1 trillion in developer billings and sales in 2022, with 90% commission-free.

Following the success of OpenAI's ChatGPT, Character.AI, a Palo Alto-based startup founded by AI experts Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, reached 1.7 million installs in its first week. The company offers customizable AI companions and allows users to create their own characters.

Instagram is testing a new feature that allows users to control the content they view by selecting an 'Interested' button alongside recommendations.

Brave has made its Search API available to developers, furthering its mission to provide user-centric web solutions, privacy, and transparency while encouraging community-ranked content using the Goggles feature. Developers can integrate the search capabilities into their applications.

Predibase, a low-code machine learning platform, obtains an additional $12.2 million funding and takes its declarative ML platform out of beta. The company introduces the Data Science Copilot system and a free trial version of the platform, aiming to simplify ML application building and deployment.

DistroKid, an independent music distribution platform, has launched a new iPhone app, enabling musicians to manage their music from their phones.

Instacart has introduced an AI-powered search tool, 'Ask Instacart', utilizing OpenAI's ChatGPT technology, aimed at assisting customers with personalized recommendations and answering food related queries.

Hyro, a startup that develops custom chatbots and voice assistants for healthcare providers, secured $20 million in Series B funding. Its success is attributed to the demand for conversational AI in the healthcare sector, which skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Microsoft Teams Premium adds AI-powered Intelligent Meeting Recaps to support employees in summarizing and managing post-meeting tasks making the platform more efficient. Currently available for premium subscribers in English, with other languages coming in 2023.

Windows 11 has launched new performance monitoring widgets for CPU, GPU, RAM, and network utilization.

Snapchat brings its paid Snapchat+ subscribers a new generative AI feature called 'My AI Snaps'

Blink's latest release, Blink Copilot, leverages generative AI technology to create no-code security operations workflows.

Twitter is testing a new feature called Community Notes, aimed at moderating images within tweets through crowdsourced contributions.

Strengthening the WebAssembly development ecosystem, Wasmer has introduced WASIX, which combines WebAssembly (Wasm) and Posix compatibility.

Amazon announces the discontinuation of three celebrity voices for Alexa, including voices by Samuel L. Jackson, Shaquille O’Neal, and Melissa McCarthy. Customers who have purchased any of these voices will have limited time to continue using them.

NXP revealed its i.MX 91 processor during Computex, the latest addition to its i.MX 9 series for industrial, medical, IoT, and consumer applications. Designed with advanced features, including energy efficiency and secure connectivity, this processor is ideal for smart factories and smart home systems.

Block Party, a popular anti-harassment tool on Twitter, goes on hiatus due to the API paywall set by the platform under Elon Musk's ownership.

Genealogy company MyHeritage announces the launch of Reimagine, an AI-powered app that aids users in scanning, restoring, and animating old photographs.

Apple Music Classical is now accessible to Android users worldwide through the Google Play Store. With a specialized search engine designed for classical music and over 5 million tracks available, the app caters to the unique complexities of this genre.

Instacart plans to begin testing a new feature allowing customers to favorite trusted shoppers and schedule orders based on their availability. The trial is expected to roll out in select locations including New York City, Philadelphia, and Dallas.

Rapid expansion and adoption of artificial intelligence tools have propelled Nvidia to join the prestigious trillion-dollar market club. With recent developments, it now stands among tech giants such as Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google.