On June 17, the 2026 China–Indonesia Digital Economy Forum was held in Jakarta, co-hosted by the China Development Institute (CDI), Shenzhen and the Indonesia–China Economic, Social and Cultural Cooperation Association.
Nearly three years after debuting as a rival to Twitter, now known as X, Threads has surpassed 500 million monthly active users, the company announced on Tuesday. The Meta-owned social networking platform also unveiled several new features launching today, including a “Your Algo” tool designed to give users greater control over the content that appears in their feeds.
Meta on Wednesday showcased forthcoming enhancements to its video-editing application Edits during an invite-only creator gathering in L.A., highlighting capabilities such as a new AI assistant and a desktop edition of the app, which had previously been available only on mobile devices.
Samsung has started distributing a new Wear OS update for the Galaxy Watch 8 and Galaxy Watch 7. The May 2026 release focuses on security improvements, helping make the smartwatches more secure. The rollout is currently underway in South Korea, though it is expected to gradually reach additional regions and potentially other Galaxy Watch models in the near future.
Meta announced on Thursday that it is rolling out a new AI-powered creator assistant on Facebook designed to provide personalized guidance based on a creator’s content style, audience engagement, community activity, and objectives.
In order to guard against AI deepfake impersonation schemes, Google said on Tuesday that Android is implementing fake call detection. This month, Google will launch the feature in Phone by Google on all Android 12+ phones worldwide, beginning with Pixel devices.
Although Google Messages delivers a wide range of features, its overall design and user experience have long appeared somewhat outdated, particularly when compared with apps such as WhatsApp.
Apple has introduced significant global expansions for several of its latest health-focused features available on Apple Watch and AirPods. Apple Watch users in India can now access sleep apnoea notifications, while AirPods Pro users in the country gain access to the clinically validated Hearing Test feature.
The National Football League announced Tuesday morning (May 19) that Super Bowl LXIV is planned to take place at Nashville’s new Nissan Stadium. Nashville previously hosted the NFL Draft in 2019, attracting an estimated 600,000 fans during the event weekend.
Google on Tuesday introduced a new feature called “Create My Widget” for Android that allows users to vibe-code their own personalized widgets. The feature will initially roll out this summer on the latest Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel devices.