Snap announced it will stop recommending “wholly AI-generated videos” in its Spotlight feed, prioritizing human-made content. This decision follows similar actions by YouTube, LinkedIn, and Substack in recent weeks to limit fully AI-generated material, often referred to as “AI slop.” Snap will continue to allow AI-enhanced or edited videos in Spotlight recommendations. Snap stated on…
New York is suing Kalshi over claims the prediction market is running “an illegal gambling operation.” In the lawsuit, New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses Kalshi of violating state laws by accepting wagers without a license from the state’s gaming commission, as reported earlier by CNBC. An investigation from the Office of the Attorney…
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu has instructed Apple and Google to remove dozens of “nudify” apps from the App Store and Google Play. His office warned that both companies could face civil penalties for violating California law, according to letters reviewed by TechCrunch. These apps use AI to digitally alter photographs, depicting clothed subjects…
Gopher can’t play the piano for you, but it can bury it in the mix. | Image: Image Line Last year, Image Line introduced Gopher for FL Studio, an AI chatbot that was basically a glorified instruction manual. You asked it how to do something, and it would serve up the relevant instructions. It’s the…
ChatGPT has reached 1 billion monthly active users on its app, making it the fastest application in history to hit that milestone. The figures come from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower, which previously held Google Maps as the record holder. Google Maps took approximately five years to reach 1 billion monthly users. ChatGPT reached the…
Meta is working on a new scam detection feature for WhatsApp called Scam Alert. This tool is designed to spot potentially fraudulent messages from unknown senders while preserving end-to-end encryption and without transmitting message content to any server. The feature was recently observed in a WhatsApp beta for Android by WABetaInfo. There is no announced…
Nearly a year after it was announced, Instagram says it’s delivering the ability to rearrange the posts in your profile grid. It had been available to some people in test groups, but as of June 8th, it’s rolling out widely via the Android and iPhone mobile apps. Until now, the posts on your Instagram profile…
Meta has introduced paid subscription plans for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The Plus tier subscriptions are aimed at consumers and offer additional features for a monthly fee. The company also announced plans to test professional subscriptions for creators and businesses, as well as AI-focused options for general users, all under the Meta One brand. Meta…
You must have come across a situation where you’ve had to scan a document. Although there are many apps to do the do that, they might not be the best option for you. This is because most of them are either full of ads at every step or the downloadable document is hidden behind a… Read…
Documents sit at the centre of most professional workflows, ranging from contracts and reports to presentations and research files. But despite their importance, many teams still treat PDFs as static files that must be downloaded, reviewed, edited, and shared across multiple tools. That approach often slows down collaboration. Important insights get buried inside long documents,… Read…
