Aisha Malik

Consumer News Reporter, TechCrunch

Aisha is a consumer news reporter at TechCrunch. Prior to joining the publication in 2021, she was a telecom reporter at MobileSyrup. Aisha holds an honours bachelor’s degree from University of Toronto and a master’s degree in journalism from Western University.

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California residents can now store their driver’s license or state ID in their Apple Wallet apps, the state’s government announced on Thursday. California started allowing digital IDs through Google Wallet…

Apple, Google wallets now support California driver’s licenses

At its Made On YouTube event on Wednesday, the company announced a new dedicated space for creators to interact with their fans and viewers. The space, called “Communities,” is kind…

YouTube launches Communities, a Discord-like space for creators and fans to interact with each other

At its Made On YouTube event on Wednesday, the company announced that creators can now brainstorm ideas for videos with the help of AI right within YouTube Studio. YouTube will…

YouTube Studio now lets creators brainstorm video ideas with the help of AI

At Tuesday’s annual Snap Partner Summit, the Snapchat maker unveiled new tools for creators designed to bring its app more in line with its competitors, like TikTok and Instagram. The…

Snapchat launches video comments and tools for creators seeking brand deals

At its annual Snap Partner Summit on Tuesday, the Snapchat maker announced a series of new AI features coming to its app. Most notably, the app’s My AI chatbot is…

Snapchat’s My AI chatbot is getting new Google Lens-like features 

At its annual Snap Partner Summit on Tuesday, Snapchat announced that it’s introducing a new AI video-generation tool for creators. The tool will allow select creators to generate AI videos…

Snap is introducing an AI video-generation tool for creators

Instagram is introducing Teen Accounts to automatically enroll young users into an app experience with built-in protections. The company announced that starting on Tuesday, it will start placing all current…

Instagram tightens restrictions on teen use, putting parents in control

By making the AI info label harder to find, it might be easier for users to be deceived by content that was edited with AI, especially as editing tools become…

Meta is making its AI info label less visible on content edited or modified by AI tools

Google announced on Thursday that it’s introducing new Wallet updates for travelers and commuters. Most notably, Google Wallet will soon start beta testing the ability to create a Digital ID…

Google Wallet to test a feature that turns your US passport into a digital ID

Microsoft is laying off around 650 employees from its gaming division, according to an internal memo shared online by IGN. The latest cuts come eight months after the company laid…

Microsoft lays off another 650 from gaming division

YouTube confirmed on Wednesday that its collaborative “Add Yours” sticker for YouTube Shorts is now fully rolled out. The Google-owned company first announced the feature back in July. The sticker…

YouTube Shorts’ collaborative Add Yours sticker is now available to all users

Google announced on Wednesday that its AI note-taking and research app, NotebookLM, is adding an “Audio Overview” feature. Audio Overview will give users another way to digest and comprehend the…

Google’s AI note-taking app NotebookLM can now explain complex topics to you out loud

Verse, a new AI-powered creative app, is aiming to help Gen Z users create hyper-visual and expressive content. The iOS app allows users to design and publish multimedia content on…

Meet Verse, an AI-powered creative app that helps Gen Z design and publish expressive content

At its It’s Glowtime event on Monday, Apple announced that it’s adding a new Apple Watch feature that can alert users to sleep apnea, a health condition that causes you…

Apple is adding a sleep apnea detection feature to the Apple Watch Series 10, 9 and Ultra 2

At the annual Roblox Developers Conference, the company announced on Friday a series of changes coming to the platform in the next few months and years. Most notably, Roblox is…

Roblox introduces new earning opportunities for creators, teases generative AI project

YouTube is going to limit teens’ exposure to videos that promote and idealize a certain fitness level or physical appearance, the company announced on Thursday. The safeguard first rolled out…

YouTube to limit teens’ exposure to videos about fitness and weight across global markets

Here’s a look at what’s going to change with Siri, and what the introduction of Apple Intelligence will allow you to do with the digital assistant. 

How Apple Intelligence is changing the way you use Siri on your iPhone 

Google announced on Tuesday it’s releasing Android 15 and making its source code available ahead of the coming consumer launch, which will bring the new mobile operating system to supported…

Android 15 will be available on supported Pixel devices in the coming weeks

If you have never considered a search engine beyond Google, you might be surprised to see what else is out there.

Want to branch out beyond Google? Here are some search engines worth checking out

Google is gearing up for the upcoming U.S. presidential election by rolling out safeguards for more of its generative AI products. Although the company already previously announced that it would…

Google rolls out safeguards for more of its AI products ahead of the US presidential election

TikTok is introducing a new “Manage Topics” feature that will give you more control over what you see on your For You feed, the company announced on Friday. The new…

TikTok’s new ‘Manage Topics’ tool gives you more control over your For You feed; here’s how to use it

Butterflies AI, the new social network where humans and AIs interact with each other, is launching a new Clones feature that turns you into an AI character. This latest addition…

Social network Butterflies AI adds a feature that turns you into an AI character

Snapchat announced on Wednesday that it’s releasing new resources for educators to help them create safe environments in their schools by better understanding how their students use the app. The…

Snapchat releases new teen safety resources for educators

Calm is rolling out a suite of new features to make it easier for people to fit mindfulness into their lives. Most notably, the app is launching “Taptivities,” which are…

Calm’s new Story-like mindfulness exercises offer an alternative to social media

Snapchat is officially rolling out native support for iPad, the company announced in the app’s latest release notes. Since Snapchat’s launch in 2011, the social networking app has only been…

13 years later, Snapchat finally rolls out native support for iPads

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is requiring Care.com, a platform for gig workers in the eldercare and child care space, to pay $8.5 million in refunds for deceiving caregivers…

Care.com to pay customers $8.5M in FTC settlement for deceiving caregivers, families

Apple will unveil its iPhone 16 lineup on September 9, as the company has started sending out press invites on Monday for the upcoming event. The official announcement comes as…

Apple iPhone 16 event set for September 9 with ‘Glowtime’ invite 

As TikTok Shop gains traction, YouTube is expanding its partnership with Shopify to onboard more brands for its YouTube Shopping affiliate program, the company announced on Tuesday. The expanded partnership…

YouTube takes on TikTok Shop with expanded Shopify partnership

Popular iPad design app Procreate is coming out against generative AI, and has vowed never to introduce generative AI features into its products. The company said on its website that…

Procreate takes a stand against generative AI, vows to never incorporate the tech into its products

Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, announced on Friday that it has officially launched its rival iOS app store in the European Union. The Epic Games Store is also launching…

‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games launches its app store on iOS in the EU, worldwide on Android