Apps

After hopping on the live audio bandwagon in 2022, LinkedIn has decided to discontinue the feature in favor of its livestreaming platform, LinkedIn Live.

The “Default Apps” section that Apple added to the iOS 18.2 beta in October now lets you pick a contactless payment default besides Apple’s Wallet app.

The new option, which Apple promised in August, is there in the just-released iOS 18.2 public beta 3. But 9to5Mac notes the change was present in the second beta, as well.

According to Shazam, that’s equal to 12 songs named for each person on Earth.

The company recently updated its Send to Kindle for Mac app with support for transferring books and other documents to Kindles with a USB cable. The feature is limited to the Kindle Scribe and “2024-released Kindle devices” but is compatible with Macs running Intel or Apple processors. Previously, Kindle users had to rely on third-party apps like Calibre or Android File Transfer.

Right now, if you tap the blue arrow while navigating in Google Maps, you get the option to swap it out for blocky, cartoonish vehicle icons.

But Android Police has spotted some new ones — along with choices for colors — seemingly coming in a future iOS version of the app that add more detailed icons resembling vehicles like a high-end sedan or a Rivian truck.

At the Jack Dorsey-owned Block, employees were given “stern warnings” not to speak of Jay-Z, according to Fortune. Employees reportedly weren’t told why they couldn’t mention the rapper, who is also on Block’s board.

Block, purchased a majority stake in Jay-Z’s music streaming app Tidal in 2021. Tidal laid off more staff last month, but that may not be the end of this year’s cuts, Fortune reports.