Threads now has 275M monthly active users
Plus: Amazon brings generative AI-powered recaps to Prime Video; Bluesky gears up for Election Day as X goes pro-Trump Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 05, 2024•8 min
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Indonesia blocks Google Pixel sales
Plus, Instagram upgrades DMs with focus on creators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 02, 2024•7 min
OpenAI launches its Google challenger, ChatGPT Search
Plus: Meta is making a robot hand that can ‘feel’ touch; Google Maps is getting new AI features powered by Gemini Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 01, 2024•8 min
X makes its basic API tier more costly
Plus: Apple upgrades MacBook Pro with M4 chips; Dropbox is laying off 20% of its staff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 31, 2024•8 min
LinkedIn launches its first AI agent
Plus: Threads is testing the ‘trending now’ view in Japan; Amazon brings its Rufus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 30, 2024•8 min
Instagram is lowering video quality for unpopular videos
Apple Intelligence goes live with iOS 18.1 update; Google expands AI Overviews in Search to more than 100 countries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 29, 2024•8 min
OpenAI says it won’t release a model called Orion this year
Plus, Apple upgrades TestFlight with redesigned invites, testing criteria, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 26, 2024•8 min
Google adds new disclosures for AI photos
Plus: Apple Vision Pro production reportedly scaled back due to disappointing demand; Anthropic’s AI can now run and write code Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 25, 2024•8 min
TikTok will now show its STEM feed to adults
Plus: Amazon adds gasoline discounts for Prime members; How ChatGPT integration works for Apple Intelligence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 24, 2024•8 min
OpenAI hires its first chief economist
LinkedIn confirms the ‘follower purge’ was just a bug that’s now resolved; Spotify now lets you create custom cover art for your playlists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 23, 2024•8 min
X rolls out its real-time search tool
Plus: A creative, AI-powered messaging app for Gen Z, is blowing up prelaunch; xAI launches an API Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 22, 2024•9 min
Bluesky surges into the top 5
Plus, Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software is under investigation by a federal safety regulator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 19, 2024•9 min
Meta lays off employees across multiple teams
Plus: Apple Music’s latest feature lets artists create dedicated playlists for concerts and tours; Apple says support for redeeming rewards with more partners is coming to Apple Pay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 18, 2024•8 min
Airbnb's new Co-Host feature
Plus: Amazon Kindle finally gets color; Google will now help you find the cheapest flights available for your trip Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 17, 2024•8 min
X still struggles to grow subscription revenue
Plus: Threads will start showing others when you’re online by default; X rival Mastodon has started selling toys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 16, 2024•8 min
Billionaire Robinhood co-founder launches a space-based solar power startup
It’s been the stuff of science fiction for decades: to provide gigawatts of cheap, clean power anywhere on Earth, day or night, using satellites that collect and transmit solar energy directly on orbit. Aetherflux, a new startup emerging from stealth Wednesday, says it is developing a novel design for space-based solar to unlock this energy source for the first time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 15, 2024•8 min
Instagram blames some moderation issues on human reviewers
"Plus, Anthony Levandowski buys Elon Musk’s vision for the future" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 12, 2024•9 min
Tesla reveals 20 Cybercabs at We, Robot event
Plus: LinkedIn says 10M people have signed up as freelancers on its Services Marketplace; Someone claims to have used AI to apply to 2,843 jobs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 11, 2024•9 min
X changes creator payouts
Plus: Amazon makes shopping for groceries online less confusing; Zoom’s custom AI avatar tool may come with risks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 10, 2024•9 min
Pop culture prevails over news and politics on TikTok
Fourteen AGs sue TikTok, claiming that it harms children’s mental health; Code in Meta’s Threads app references a communities feature, similar to Elon Musk’s X; On TikTok, pop culture prevails over news and politics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 09, 2024•8 min
Emma Watson invests in a reproductive health company
Emma Watson invests in a reproductive health company; Tesla’s head of vehicle programs jumps to Waymo ahead of robotaxi reveal; US judge orders Google to open up Google Play to rivals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 08, 2024•8 min
Even the 'godmother of AI' has no idea what AGI is
Plus, Facebook launches a Gen Z-focused redesign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 05, 2024•9 min
OpenAI launches new ‘Canvas’ ChatGPT interface
Plus: YouTube takes on TikTok with longer Shorts, templates, trends, and more; Tesla’s Cybertruck racks up fifth recall in under a year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 04, 2024•8 min
OpenAI valued at $157B
Plus: Facebook says it paid content creators $2B this year; Toyota pours another $500M into electric air taxi startup Joby Aviation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 03, 2024•9 min
OpenAI’s DevDay brings Realtime API to app developers
Plus: Threads users can now see who follows them from other fediverse servers; Pinterest rolls out genAI tools for product imagery to advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 02, 2024•8 min
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 grounded after third anomaly in three months
Plus: Snapchat’s new Footsteps feature tracks your location history; Cruise gets $1.5 million penalty for keeping pedestrian crash details from safety regulator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 01, 2024•9 min
Amazon dodges antitrust scrutiny in UK over Anthropic investment
Plus, the US government charges three Iranian hackers with Trump campaign hack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 28, 2024•7 min
How Google’s NotebookLM enhances AI note-taking
Plus - Starlink hits 4 million subscribers; BMW says we need both battery and hydrogen EVs for a zero-emissions future Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 27, 2024•8 min
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta AI has nearly 500 million users
Amazon employees beg management to reverse 5-day RTO mandate; Audible experiments with new AI features for tailored audiobook recommendations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 26, 2024•8 min
OpenAI rolls out Advanced Voice Mode
Plus - Spotify’s AI playlist feature rolls out to the US and more markets; ByteDance is shutting down TikTok Music globally Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 25, 2024•8 min
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