News Startup Minimis Introduces Smart Glasses That Can Display Stats and Maps These glasses, enabled with eSIM support, offer information about ongoing workouts and assist with real-time navigation. Moreover, users can sync Minimis Glass with wireless headphones to stream music via Spotify.
News Google Search Now Automatically Blurs Explicit Images Users retain the flexibility to adjust or deactivate the SafeSearch blur setting in their account configurations, unless the setting has been locked by a guardian or a school network administrator.
News Apple Patent Says That the Company Is Teaching Siri How to Read Lips The patent application, titled "Keyword Detection Using Motion Sensing," outlines a system where data from motion sensors, like accelerometers and gyroscopes, is used to record a user's mouth, face, head, and neck movements as they speak a command.
News YouTube Is Testing AI-Generated Video Summaries This test feature, currently limited to specific English-language videos and a selected user base, aims to provide brief overviews of video content without replacing the original human-written descriptions.
News Stability AI Announces Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 Image-Generating Model The new model promises more vibrant and accurate colors, improved contrast, lighting, and shadows compared to its predecessors. Generating images in 1-megapixel resolution now takes mere seconds.
News Facebook Has over 3 Billion Monthly Active Users Despite facing a decline in popularity among younger users, Facebook continues to show growth in daily active users, with 2.064 billion people engaging with the platform daily, up from 2.037 billion in the previous quarter.
News OpenAI's Sam Altman Launches Worldcoin Crypto Project The project includes World ID, a digital identifier for verifying a person's uniqueness, World App, an application for purchases and money transfers using digital assets and fiat currencies, and a Worldcoin (WLD) token.
News Apple Is Reportedly Developing Its Rival to ChatGPT Although Apple has not yet announced any concrete plans for its chatbot's release to consumers, internal use cases have been identified. Apple's employees are currently using the chatbot for tasks such as prototyping future features, text summarization, etc.
News Apple's First M3-Powered Macs May Launch This Fall According to renowned insider Mark Gurman, an October event is likely to follow Apple's iPhone 15 series announcement in September, with a focus on new Macs featuring the powerful M3 chip.
News Google's Nearby Share App for Windows Is Now Officially Available With this official release, Google has introduced some new enhancements to the app. Users can now see the estimated time it will take to complete file transfers. Additionally, the app now includes an image preview in device notifications.
News Snap Product Designer Shows an AI Camera with Stable Diffusion Prompts The camera aims to simplify the process of generating AI-powered images and inject an unexpected twist into everyday photography, leaving users to ponder what creative dreams they will generate next.
News Meta Introduces Real-Time Avatar Calls on Instagram and Messenger The new avatar calling feature is similar to Apple's FaceTime Memoji, where avatars mimic users' facial expressions and articulations. Users can even swap their own avatar with animated stickers of animals like cats, dogs, owls, llamas, and more.
News Google's Latest Art Project Is an AI-Powered Bird Playing the Cello Users can control the bird's performance by moving their mouse along a virtual cello in their web browser. The bird "performs" well-known pieces by composers such as Beethoven, Vivaldi, Holst, and Ravel.
News Stability AI Launches Stable Doodle That Turns Sketches into Images Anyone interested can try out Stable Doodle on the ClipDrop platform, owned by Stability AI. The interface is user-friendly and compatible with both desktop and mobile browsers. Users can draw using their finger, mouse, touchpad, or graphics tablet.
News IEEE Approves a New Wireless Communication Standard Called Li-Fi Li-Fi equipment is already being integrated into lighting systems in homes and offices, and the technology is being considered for applications such as streetlights and car headlights for data transmission.
News Twitter Starts Sharing Ad Revenue with Creators Elon Musk clarified that the initial round of creator payouts will amount to $5 million, and the payments will be cumulative starting from February. These payouts will be facilitated through the Stripe payment platform.
News Windows 11 Preview Adds Biometric Login for Websites To utilize this feature, users can visit websites that support password-less logins on Windows and create passkeys from their account settings. The passkeys can then be used to sign in to the respective accounts using Windows Hello.
News Stockimg AI Now Lets You Generate Beautiful and Unique QR Codes Generative QR by Stockimg AI goes beyond generating QR codes. The platform also offers a range of other content creation options, including illustrations, logos, book covers, and even stock photos.
News Meta's Threads Reaches 100 Million Users in Record Time The app gained tremendous popularity within hours of its release, with 2 million users signing up within the first two hours. The user base continued to grow rapidly, reaching 5 million, 10 million, 30 million, and eventually surpassing 70 million users.
News Snapchat+ Hits 4 Million Paid Subscribers a Year After Launch Although the number of paid subscribers continues to grow steadily, it represents only a small portion of Snapchat's 375 million daily active users. Since its launch in June 2022, Snapchat+ has introduced various notable features.
News Samsung Confirmed the Date of This Year's Galaxy Unpacked Event While Samsung has not revealed the specific products that will be unveiled at the summer Galaxy Unpacked, the teaser image prominently features the silhouette of a foldable device, indicating that the Flip5 is likely to make an appearance.
News Picsart Launches an AI-Powered Animated GIF Generator The tool is integrated into the regular Picsart app, accessible on iOS, Android, and the web. Users can download their GIFs directly to their devices for sharing with friends and across various platforms.
News Instagram Finally Lets Users Download Public Reels While it was not explicitly mentioned whether downloaded Reels will include a watermark, a picture posted by Mosseri suggests that the downloaded videos will display the Instagram logo along with the account name.
News Microsoft to Bring Windows 11 to the Cloud for All Users An internal presentation disclosed as part of the ongoing FTC v. Microsoft hearing reveals the company's intention to expand on Windows 365 and enable a complete Windows operating system to be streamed from the cloud to any device.
News Nikon's New Campaign Takes a Stand Against Artificial Intelligence While AI offers convenience and speed, it has had a negative impact on photographers and the photography industry, as certain types of images can now be produced faster and at a lower cost artificially.
