Spotlight

Snapchat is enforcing a policy to exclude AI-generated videos from its public Spotlight recommendations. The change aims to reduce low-quality or misleading content created using artificial intelligence.

Two tuberculosis researchers in South Africa have contracted the disease they study in the lab, highlighting the personal and professional challenges they face.

South Africa launched a new six-monthly HIV prevention injection, but infrastructure for HIV services has been dismantled due to U.S. aid cuts. The article questions whether the new technology can be successfully delivered without the previously established pathways.

Snap will no longer allow Spotlight videos from younger teens to be publicly viewable. The article suggests that permitting 14-year-olds to post to Spotlight was not a sound decision.

Google has launched a new Gemini AI app for Mac, enabling users to interact with the AI assistant via a floating chat bubble using the Option + Space shortcut. The app allows users to share their desktop windows with Gemini, which then uses the context to answer questions, similar to Apple's Spotlight but with enhanced functionality.

Google has released a desktop search app for Windows, resembling macOS's Spotlight, now globally available in English. The app enables web and file searches across Windows 10+, Google Drive, and features like AI Mode and Google Lens integration.