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Snap is redesigning Snapchat and adding new AI powers
17 Sep

Snap is redesigning Snapchat and adding new AI powers

John RoutledgeLatest News
Since first introducing its generative AI assistant, Snap has been steadily ramping up the amount of AI in its app. Now, the company is adding a new slate of AI-powered features as it begins testing a larger redesign of the app.Snap often brings new AI features to its Snapchat+ subscribers first, and the company is continuing the trend with a…
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A Sims movie from Amazon MGM Studios is on the way
17 Sep

A Sims movie from Amazon MGM Studios is on the way

John RoutledgeLatest News
The Sims has been one of the biggest success stories in gaming over the last quarter century, with more than 500 million players trying to understand Simish, learning what WooHoo-ing is and using the classic Rosebud cheat to gain more money. All of that could be coming to a big screen near you, as Electronic Arts has revealed that Amazon…
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Here’s how Google will start helping you figure out which images are AI generated
17 Sep

Here’s how Google will start helping you figure out which images are AI generated

John RoutledgeLatest News
Google is trying to be more transparent about whether a piece of content was created or modified using generative AI (GAI) tools. After joining the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) as a steering committee member earlier this year, Google has revealed how it will start implementing the group’s digital watermarking standard.Alongside partners including Amazon, Meta, and OpenAI, Google…
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Meta and Ray Ban’s owner extend smart glasses partnership
17 Sep

Meta and Ray Ban’s owner extend smart glasses partnership

John RoutledgeLatest News
Meta and Ray-Ban owner EssilorLuxottica have extended their partnership into the next decade. The duo have collaborated since 2019, producing two generations of Ray-Ban Meta glasses. The agreement between Meta and EssilorLuxottica should bring more "multi-generational smart eyewear products."The first iteration launched in late 2021, right before Meta became Facebook, and was known as Ray-Ban Stories. We weren't totally sold…
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Instagram ‘teen accounts’ with parental controls will be mandatory for kids under 16
17 Sep

Instagram ‘teen accounts’ with parental controls will be mandatory for kids under 16

John RoutledgeLatest News
After years of scrutiny over its handling of teen safety on its platform, Meta is introducing a new type of account that will soon be required for all teens under 16 on Instagram. The new “teen accounts” add more parental supervision tools and automatically opt teens into stricter privacy settings that can only be adjusted with parental approval.The changes are…
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