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/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25679583/Screenshot_2024_10_15_at_16.11.59.png?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Adobe teases AI tools for animating text and removing distractions")
Source: The Verge Adobe is previewing some experimental AI tools for animation, image generation, and cleaning up video and photographs that could eventually be added to its Creative Cloud apps. While the tools apply to vastly different mediums, all three have a similar aim — to automate most of the boring, complex tasks required for…
Source: Venture Beat Electronic Gaming Monthly’s print magazine gets the Kickstarter tribute, with backers crushing its initial goal within hours. Read Full Article
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Source: The Verge AeroGarden, which produces smart indoor planters with built-in grow lamps that work with a connected app, recently announced that it will shutter its business starting on January 1st next year, Ars Technica reported. The company, which was acquired by Scott’s Miracle-Gro in 2020, says it will update users later on the “longer-term…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23951553/VRG_Illo_STK175_L_Normand_DonaldTrump_Negative.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Trump’s crypto website crashed after its WLFI token went on sale")
Source: The Verge Former President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency project, World Liberty Financial, launched its token sale on Tuesday — and its website crashed shortly afterward. The whitelist for the much-hyped but still largely unexplained decentralized finance project opened on September 30th for accredited investors and non-US persons. World Liberty Financial co-founder Zach Folkman claimed on…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25373273/STK451_Internet_Service_Providers_C.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "The FCC is looking into the impact of broadband data caps and why they still exist")
Source: The Verge The Federal Communications Commission is officially looking into broadband data caps and their impact on consumers. On Tuesday, the FCC approved a notice of inquiry to examine whether data caps harm consumers and competition, as well as why data caps persist “despite increased broadband needs” and the “technical ability to offer unlimited…
Source: Venture Beat In 2020, Epic Games — developers of Fortnite and the Unreal Engine that powers a significant number modern video games — declared war on both Apple and Google’s mobile storefronts. Epic wanted to challenge the idea of significant passive revenue percentages, specifically the way Apple and Google collect a percentage of all…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23986640/acastro_STK092_04.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "YouTube takes a baby step towards labeling authentic video")
Source: The Verge – Edits that break the chain of provenance, or make it impossible to trace the video back to its original source. For example, if you capture an image with C2PA metadata and then save it to your phone’s photo album that doesn’t support C2PA v2.1 or higher, that may break the chain…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25679466/kindle1.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "The new Kindle was briefly on sale and it hasn’t even been announced yet")
Source: The Verge Amazon hasn’t officially announced the next generation of its Kindle e-readers yet, but following leaks of several models, the UK retailer John Lewis was already selling the 12th-gen entry-level Kindle and the new Kindle Kids Edition through its website earlier today, as spotted by Good e-Reader. Both listings have since been taken…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25679608/DSC08464.JPG?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "AMD and Intel are teaming up to fend off ARM chips")
Source: The Verge The alliance includes a long list of other founding members including Microsoft, Google, and Meta, as well as Lenovo, the company that hosted the announcement at its Tech World 2024 conference in Bellevue, Washington. This morning’s keynote featured appearances by AMD CEO Lisa Su as well as Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, who…
Source: Venture Beat Anthropic updates its Responsible Scaling Policy, introducing new safety standards and AI capability thresholds to manage risks from powerful AI models like autonomous systems and bioweapons threats. Read Full Article
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