Tech Roundup: Firefox Translations, Twitter Search Subscribe & More

[A recurring feature on the latest in Science & Technology.]

• Mozilla adds an offline translation tool to Firefox called "Firefox Translations" that performs the machine learning–based process on device.
• Meta is in the early stages of developing an ad product that wouldn't rely on any anonymised personal information from users, but instead uses metrics like engagement and video views; comes in the wake of Apple's disruptive changes to iOS that require third-party apps to seek users' explicit consent before tracking them across apps to serve tailored ads.
• Tumblr rolls out new reblog controls that let users to prevent a post from being reblogged by others.
• Google brings custom text stickers to Gboard, allowing users to turn words into pictures, improved accessibility features, and use Google Play Points to purchase apps and games during checkout.
• Meta adds new editing tools to Reels on Facebook and Instagram, as well as new features such as polls, emojis and quiz stickers; also extends the length of Instagram Reels up to 90 seconds.
• Amazon to shut down Kindle store in China on June 30 and remove the Kindle app in 2024, following the footsteps of Microsoft's LinkedIn and Airbnb that have pulled back in the mainland market.
• Twitter is reportedly working on Search Subscribe, a feature that lets users receive notifications for new tweets matching a search query.
• Google discontinues location-based reminders in Assistant; announces plans to deprecate Android Auto for phone screens, a feature that offers a phone-friendly UI for navigation, media, messaging while mounting a device on a car dashboard.