TikTok ‘content check’ tells creators if their videos will be blocked from For You pages

TikTok’s “For You” recommendations have long been a source of mystery and fascination for creators on the platform. Even the most seasoned TikTok stars don’t always understand why some videos go viral and some don’t. And there’s long been lots of speculation about the types of content that is and isn’t acceptable to the app’s … Read more

TikTok’s Community Notes era starts today

TikTok users in the United States will soon see crowd-sourced fact checks appearing alongside videos on the platform. The app is beginning to roll out Footnotes, its version of Community Notes, the company announced. TikTok announced its plan to adopt the feature back in April and since then almost 80,000 users have been approved as … Read more

Opera takes its browser beef with Microsoft to Brazil in antitrust complaint

Opera is filing an antitrust complaint against Microsoft in Brazil, alleging it creates an unfair environment for alternate browsers to compete with Edge. The Norway-based company claims Microsoft’s deals to make Edge the exclusive pre-installed browser on Windows machines creates an unfair environment for alternate browsers to compete. Opera also argued that Microsoft uses design … Read more

YouTube is turning over age verification to AI

YouTube will start using machine learning to determine whether viewers should be on a teen account. The company said it plans to start using this AI application on a subset of US users in the coming weeks for a trial before rolling it out to the rest of the market. The tool will assess user … Read more

Google adds Video Overviews to NotebookLM

NotebookLM, the Google research tool that gained notoriety for its AI-generated podcasts, is introducing a feature called Video Overviews. As the name suggests, this tool automatically creates videos on requested topics and pulls data from a user’s uploaded images, diagrams, quotes and documents. It’s rolling out right now, but there are some caveats. These overviews … Read more

Lies of P leads August’s lineup of PS Plus games

After kicking off its PS Plus 15th anniversary celebrations last month, Sony has announced the PS Plus Monthly games for August. From August 5, members of all of the service’s tiers will be able to add Lies of P (PS5, PS4), DayZ (PS4) and My Hero One’s Justice 2 (PS4) to their libraries. The headliner … Read more

A Lovense security flaw may be letting people take over accounts without a password

Sex toy company Lovense is leaking the email addresses of its app users and allowing account takeovers without asking for a password, according to a security researcher. As reported by TechCrunch, BobDaHacker, who describes themself as an ethical hacker committed to exposing and reporting security vulnerabilities, published an extensive report in which they accuse Lovense … Read more

Google is bringing image and PDF uploads to AI Mode

Google is updating AI Mode on desktop this week with the ability to process images, so you can ask it detailed questions about the pictures like you already can on mobile. In the coming weeks, the company is also adding support for PDF uploads on desktop, which could help you digest lengthy course or work … Read more

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