Month: August 2024
Apple Music now lets you easily transfer playlists to YouTube Music
Apple Music subscribers can now transfer their playlists over to YouTube Music, according to a recent support document spotted by MacRumors. Up until now, Apple did not offer native tools for transferring playlists to rival music services, making YouTube Music the first. There are some caveats, however. Only songs available…
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Telegram CEO charged in French criminal investigation
French prosecutors will release Durov under judicial supervision on a €5 million bail, but he won’t be allowed to leave France. As noted by Le Monde, Durov also faces charges of refusing to comply with authorities and complicity in the criminal distribution of CSAM. Durov was arrested as he deplaned…
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Meta is going to let preteens use Horizon Worlds
Meta is opening up Horizon Worlds, its 3D social platform, to users between the ages of 10 and 12, the company announced on Wednesday. As part of the rollout, parents will have a significant amount of control over what experiences their preteens can access, and experiences will get age ratings…
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Reddit is back online after a brief outage
Reddit experienced a widespread outage that impacting the entire site and subreddits earlier today. Millions of Reddit users were met with a “Server error. Try again later” message in a red banner at the top of the site for around 45 minutes today. The same outage error was displayed on…
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X pledges to fix AI chatbot after it spread misinformation about US election
Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has modified its Grok chatbot after calls from election officials in five US states to ensure the information it gives out is accurate. The move comes after Grok falsely claimed the ballot deadline had passed in nine states, meaning the candidate options were set…
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Meta is working on mixed-reality glasses, but they’re probably years away
Meta is working on a smaller mixed-reality device that looks like a large pair of glasses, according to a report from The Information. The glasses, reportedly codenamed Puffin, may not arrive until 2027 — if the project comes to fruition at all. The mixed reality glasses are rumored to feature…
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