Tag: computing
Instagram will now let you post up to 20 photos or videos in a gallery – your friends should be thrilled
Whether you’ve dreamed of posting a longer carousel post on Instagram – be it photos and videos of your dog, sharing your latest epic travel adventure, or maybe simply a monthly dump – the latest feature update from the social media giant will make your dream a little closer. Instagram,…
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The FCC wants the AI voice calling you to say it’s a deepfake
AI can mimic a human voice well enough that deepfakes can fool many people into thinking they’re hearing a person talk. Inevitably, AI voices have been exploited for automated phone calls. The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is trying to combat the more malicious versions of these attempts and has…
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‘There’s no price Microsoft could pay’: Apple says don’t worry, Safari will never force you to use Bing for search
In the world of search engines, Google is pretty dominant and, to a degree, rightfully so, as it’s very good at what it does. Whether you type in a basic query or one written in a conversational tone, it usually displays the result you’re after. It’s even good at fixing…
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Google is developing a new Web Monetization feature for Chrome that could really change the way we pay for things online
Google’s monopolistic throne in online search and related advertising matters may have just been hit with a major blow, but that’s just one type of digital market and Google (of all entities) knows that there are plenty of others out there – y’all ever heard of Patreon? Now, Google is…
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Google and Meta reportedly skirting their own rules to ad target young teens, shows why tech giants cannot regulate themselves
Google and Meta have reportedly been rolling out ads targeting young teens, which skirt the former’s policies prohibiting such actions. According to a report from the Financial Times (via Engadget), Google created a marketing campaign targeting the 13-17-year-old demographic, advertising Instagram to YouTube users in that age range. To circumvent its…
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You can start asking AI for your next YouTube video idea
Coming up with great ideas for YouTube videos can be hard, so YouTube is testing Brainstorm with Gemini, a new way for AI to be your inspiration. As explained originally in a YouTube Creator Insider video and spotted by TechCrunch, Brainstorm with Gemini employs the Google Gemini family of AI…
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