You can’t trust your eyes to tell you what’s real anymore, says the head of Instagram
Adam Mosseri says Instagram creators are leaning into imperfection as a signal their content is real and not AI-generated, but the platform will need to evolve.
Apple is looking at adding Perplexity and other AI search engines to Safari
Eddy Cue, Apple senior vice president of services, said during Google’s antitrust trial that the company is “actively looking at” bringing AI search options to Safari.
Google is replacing Gmail’s SMS authentication with QR codes
In the coming months, Google will replace Gmail’s SMS code authentication with QR codes to help reduce fraud and spam while increasing security for users.
How Wikipedia survives while the rest of the internet breaks
How the world’s largest encyclopedia became the factual foundation of the web, but now it’s under attack from the right wing, tech billionaires, and AI.
OpenAI made a TikTok for deepfakes, and it’s getting hard to tell what’s real
OpenAI debuted Sora 2, its new AI video- and audio-generation system, with a TikTok-like social media app for AI-generated videos (or deepfakes of your friends).
The rise and fall of NFTs made and unmade OpenSea — once the largest marketplace for the crypto asset. But insider accounts of the company reveal a chaotic work environment, ever-shifting priorities, and run-ins with regulatory bodies.
Zillow will now show climate risks for property listings in the US
Zillow will display a property’s climate risks in five categories, including floods and wildfires, and will provide info on what insurance is required or recommended.
Zoom raises its simultaneous viewer cap to 1 million after massive fundraising calls
Zoom can now support webinars of up to 1 million people. The change comes as political groups raise millions of dollars for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign on Zoom.
Waymo ditches the waitlist and opens up its robotaxis to everyone in San Francisco
Waymo is getting rid of its waitlist and opening up its robotaxi service to all residents of San Francisco. People interested in riding in a driverless car can download the app and request one.
After news stories were written about Google AI Overviews telling people to put glue on pizza, now AI Overviews cites those stories to tell people how much glue to put on pizza.
OpenAI transcribed over a million hours of YouTube videos to train GPT-4
A new report details how OpenAI, Google, and Meta have tried to get over the limits of good data available online — for OpenAI, that includes generating YouTube transcripts.
Axiom Space has revealed its new space suit design, created in partnership with Prada. Because space travel was lacking that high-fashion sophistication.