Month: July 2023
Mark Zuckerberg isn’t being held in contempt of Congress after all
So, it looks like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg isn’t going to be held in contempt of Congress after all — at least for now. The House Judiciary Committee was supposed to vote to hold Zuckerberg in contempt of Congress on Thursday, but chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) canceled the vote shortly…
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WhatsApp will save you from typing fatigue via its new video messages feature
WhatsApp is introducing Instant Video Messages to its platform which, as you can probably guess, allows people to send short video messages to chats. According to the platform, you have up to 60 seconds to say whatever you want, be it wishing a friend happy birthday wish or giving them…
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LinkedIn seems to be working on an AI ‘coach’ for job applications
LinkedIn appears to be developing a new AI tool that can help ease the effectively robotic task of looking for and applying to jobs. According to a new leak, the Microsoft-owned company seems to have a new “LinkedIn Coach” assistant in testing that could support you through the application processes,…
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Xbox Games with Gold ends with a whimper
Microsoft revealed the final games you’ll be able to claim with an Xbox Live Gold subscription before Gold is replaced with the Xbox Game Pass Core, and, well, they’re games you may not have heard of before. Throughout the month of August, Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be able to…
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Artifact is getting an AI-powered text-to-speech feature to read you the news
Artifact — the new-ish news app from Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger — is adding an AI-powered text-to-speech feature that will read you news articles. The company is offering the new feature as part of a partnership with Speechify. Snoop Dogg and Gwyneth Paltrow are among the voices…
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Google delays its upgraded Find My Device network until Apple can add safety alerts
Google is delaying the broad expansion of its Find My Device feature, and it says it’s doing so with personal safety in mind. “User safety and the prevention of unwanted location tracking is a top priority for Android,” Google’s Erik Kay announced in a blog post today. “At this time…
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