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YouTube announces AI features from Google DeepMind for Shorts creators
Veo in Dream Screen YouTube YouTube on Wednesday announced artificial-intelligence features for creators on its Shorts platform that tap into Google‘s DeepMind video-generation model. The features, known as Veo, will allow creators to add AI-generated backgrounds to their videos as well as use written prompts to generate standalone, six-second video clips. YouTube CEO Neal Mohan […]
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The iPhone 16 Pro Max has better battery life and great cameras, but Apple Intelligence hasn’t arrived
iPhone 16 Pro Apple Inc. Apple’s iPhone 16 family of phones will hit shelves on Friday. Ahead of their launch, I’ve spent the past five days been testing the high-end iPhone 16 Pro Max. It’s a great phone with cool updates like a dedicated camera button, and it charges faster over MagSafe than earlier Pro […]
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Trump Media shares sink more than 6% two days before merger ‘lockup’ period ends
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Trump Media closed down 6.6% on Tuesday, ending the day at $16.14 a share. The dip came just 48 hours before “lockup” restrictions that have so far barred the company’s majority shareholder, Donald Trump, and other insiders from selling their stakes, are set to expire. Until […]
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Russia goes all-out with covert disinformation aimed at Harris, Microsoft report says
Mashabuba | Getty | Getty Images The video was seen millions of times across social media but some viewers were suspicious: It featured a young Black woman who claimed Vice President Kamala Harris left her paralyzed in a hit-and-run accident in San Francisco 13 years ago. In an emotional retelling from a wheelchair, the alleged victim said […]
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Snap unveils latest AR glasses despite ongoing struggles in core ad business
Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snap Inc., speaks onstage during the Snap Partner Summit 2023 at Barker Hangar on April 19, 2023 in Santa Monica, California. Joe Scarnici | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Snap on Tuesday announced the fifth generation of its Spectacles augmented reality glasses that can overlay digital graphics onto the physical […]
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Instagram to automatically put teens into private accounts with increased restrictions and parental controls
Teenagers on Instagram will soon be automatically placed in a new type of account with built-in privacy restrictions that give parents more control. On Tuesday, Meta, the social media platform’s parent company, will begin rolling out its “teen accounts” feature, which aims to put all teens — including those who may try to lie about […]
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The Apple Watch Series 10 offers mostly minor upgrades, but faster charging is a big plus
The Apple Series 10 is displayed during an event at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, on Sept. 12, 2023. Loren Elliott | Reuters The new Apple Watch Series 10 hits stores on Friday. I’ve been testing it for the past five days, and there are enough refinements to appeal to first timers and those […]
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Elon Musk deletes X post about Biden, Harris assassination threats after backlash
Elon Musk attends the “Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation: Mark Read in Conversation with Elon Musk” session during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 – Day Three in Cannes, France, on June 19, 2024. Marc Piasecki | Getty Images Tesla CEO and X majority owner Elon Musk wrote and then deleted a […]
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Trump Media stock slips after second apparent assassination attempt in Florida
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Trump Media slid on Monday, one day after Donald Trump — the company’s majority shareholder — was unharmed in an apparent assassination attempt on a Florida golf course. The stock, which trades under the ticker “DJT,” opened slightly up before sinking more than 4% by mid-morning. […]
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Brazil supreme court unfreezes assets of Elon Musk’s Starlink, X after taking fines
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images Brazil’s supreme court announced Friday that it ordered banks to transfer funds from Starlink and X accounts to pay fines the court levied against Elon Musk’s social […]
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