Meta is ramping up its AI-driven age detection
Meta is ramping up its AI-driven age detection Meta is expanding how it uses AI to detect teens on Instagram — and, in some cases, will begin overriding account settings. Instagram announced it was using AI for age detection in 2024; the system looked for signals that users were under 18 years old, like if […]
Inside WWE’s divide-and-conquer YouTube strategy
Inside WWE's divide-and-conquer YouTube strategy Inside WWE’s divide-and-conquer YouTube strategy With over 108 million subscribers, WWE has truly colossal reach on YouTube. The company currently sits just behind PewDiePie at number 11 on the list of most-subscribed channels across the entire platform. When youâre at that level of popularity, thereâs constant communication with YouTube about […]
Patreon is getting livestreaming
Patreon is getting livestreaming Patreon is taking on Twitch with a new feature that lets creators offer live video streams directly on the platform. The feature will be available “starting this week” to “select creators” in an early access test, and the company plans to roll it out more widely this summer, according to a […]
On TikTok, Chinese factories are trolling anxious American shoppers
On TikTok, Chinese factories are trolling anxious American shoppers Hermès handbags, Birkenstocks, Tide Pods, Lululemon activewear, and mountains of luxury furniture â what if I told you you could cut out the middleman and buy it straight from the source for a fraction of the cost? So goes a genre of viral videos cropping up […]
There’s nothing wrong with a thong made out of a keyboard
There's nothing wrong with a thong made out of a keyboard There’s nothing wrong with a thong made out of a keyboard In December 2024, actor and fashion icon Julia Fox stepped out on the street with a flip-phone buckle strapped across her chest, wires on her nails, and an old Discman-turned-compact mirror hanging from […]
YouTube’s new AI tool generates free background music for videos
YouTube's new AI tool generates free background music for videos YouTube’s new AI tool generates free background music for videos YouTube is giving creators a new AI tool that can generate instrumental tracks to use in videos for free without worrying about copyright claims, TechCrunch reports. The new feature was demonstrated in a video posted […]
Bluesky gets a revamped search page and emoji reactions in DMs
Bluesky gets a revamped search page and emoji reactions in DMs Bluesky is updating its app to version 1.100, and the update includes a more comprehensive search page and new chat reactions. The search page is now known as âExplore,â where you can find trending topics, suggested accounts, and starter packs to jump-start stuff for […]
How these guitar modeling companies are recreating rare vintage sounds for the digital age
How these guitar modeling companies are recreating rare vintage sounds for the digital age Around 2009, Dweezil Zappa ran into a space problem. He was busy touring the US, performing some songs written by his father, Frank. Recreating those signature âpeculiar sounds,â as Zappa calls them, required lugging around a massive rig â roughly the […]
Adobe is building AI agents for Photoshop and Premiere Pro
Adobe is building AI agents for Photoshop and Premiere Pro Adobe is building AI agents for Photoshop and Premiere Pro that can suggest ways to edit your photos or videos and then carry out the tasks for you, according to a blog written today by Ely Greenfield, Adobe’s CTO of digital media. Adobe Photoshop’s agentic […]
YouTube says Nope! to age-gating Balatro videos
YouTube says Nope! to age-gating Balatro videos On Friday, the YouTube channel Balatro University posted a video highlighting how some of their videos had recently been age-restricted after the company tightened its policies about gambling content. But in a post Monday night, YouTube said the restrictions shouldn’t have been applied. “Videos featuring Balatro gameplay should […]