In the United States, concerns about the negative impacts of social media on young children have prompted various states to take action by implementing their own laws and regulations. New York, for example, recently introduced the “Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids” act, as well as a Child Data Protection Act. The aim of
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Embracer Group, a gaming giant with rights to popular franchises like The Lord of the Rings and Tomb Raider, has recently outlined its strategy for incorporating artificial intelligence into game development. The company’s annual report sheds light on its “Group AI Policy” and how it aims to utilize AI to enhance gaming experiences while empowering
Apple’s ambitious push into artificial intelligence faces significant challenges in China, one of the company’s most critical markets. Beijing’s strict regulations around AI technology pose a barrier to Apple’s expansion in the region. With Huawei and other local smartphone players gaining momentum and touting their own AI features, Apple’s market share in China is under
Instagram has recently introduced a new feature that allows users to incorporate music tracks into their carousel posts, which include video clips. This update provides users with another creative avenue to enhance their posts by combining images, videos, and music in a single carousel update. This new addition expands on the previous capability of adding
When Adobe quietly updated its terms of service in February, users were alarmed by the language that suggested the company could access their content for the purpose of training its AI models. The use of automated and manual methods, as well as machine learning techniques, raised red flags among artists who rely heavily on Adobe’s
Elon Musk recently made headlines for his controversial comments towards advertisers at the Cannes Lions advertising festival in France. Initially telling advertisers threatening to pull ads from his X social media platform to “go f— yourself,” Musk clarified that his statement was not directed towards advertisers as a whole, but rather as a defense of
Snapchat is pushing the boundaries of augmented reality (A.R.) creation with its latest addition of generative A.I. elements to its Lens creation tools. This innovative move has the potential to revolutionize A.R. creation by making it more accessible and user-friendly. The new generative A.I. Lens tool allows users to be digitally transported into any scene
Upon receiving an email invitation to participate in an AI venture called Rebind, I was initially skeptical of its legitimacy. The invitation, sent by Clancy Martin, a writer and philosophy professor I was not personally familiar with, offered to pay me for recording original commentary on a classic book that would be made interactive for
The Threads API has finally been launched by Meta, fulfilling a promise made to developers by the end of June. This free API opens up a world of possibilities for developers to create unique integrations into Threads, paving the way for potential third-party apps to rival what was once dominated by Twitter. Jesse Chen, the
Despite efforts to position X as a trustworthy source of news and information, recent data from the Reuters Institute Digital News Report indicates that social media users are turning to the platform less frequently for news. In fact, TikTok has emerged as a more popular source of news coverage in many regions, overshadowing the once