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Internet users are getting younger; now the UK is weighing up if AI can help protect them; Meta upgrades its AI chatbot; Tesla still plans to build 1,800-mile charging corridor for semi trucks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

LinkedIn testing Premium Company Page subscription with AI-assisted content creation; Snap plans to add watermarks to images created with its AI-powered tools; TikTok starts testing its Instagram competitor TikTok Notes in Canada and Australia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump’s Truth Social plans to launch a live TV streaming platform; WhatsApp is adding filters to easily find messages; Amazon brings its ‘Amazon Live’ shoppable livestreams to Prime Video; Amazon Music follows Spotify with an AI playlist generator of its own, Maestro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meta thinks it’s a good idea for students to wear Quest headsets in class; Elon Musk plans to charge new X users to enable posting; Investors are growing increasingly weary of AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Roku says 576,000 user accounts hacked after second security incident; Security engineer jailed for 3 years for $12M crypto hacks; OpenAI makes ChatGPT 'more direct, less verbose' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Substack now allows podcasters to sync and distribute their episodes to Spotify; Meta will auto-blur nudity in Instagram DMs in latest teen safety step; Walmart will deploy robotic forklifts in its distribution centers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apple News is testing a game that kind of looks like NYT Connections; Hundreds of creators sign letter slamming Meta’s limit on political content; YouTube is switching to read-only comments for kids in supervised experiences Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google launches Code Assist, its latest challenger to GitHub’s Copilot; Messenger now lets you create shared albums, send HD photos and share larger files; eBay adds an AI-powered ‘shop the look’ feature to its iOS app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TikTok’s Instagram competitor likely to be named TikTok Notes; Meta’s X competitor Threads invites developers to sign up for API access, publishes docs; Uber Eats launches a TikTok-like video feed to boost discovery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tesla reportedly drops plan to build $25,000 EV; Apple lays off over 600 employees in California after abandoning electric car project; Amazon quietly launches Bazaar to sell fast-fashion and lifestyle products in India Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ford delays new EVs once more, showing why legacy automakers need to adopt a startup mentality; TikTok says it generated $14.7B for US small businesses last year; X warns that you might lose followers as it does another bot sweep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Facebook takes on TikTok with a new, vertical-first video player; WhatsApp goes down in Meta’s second big outage this year; OnePlus went ahead and built its own version of Google Magic Eraser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Musicians sign letter against irresponsible AI; Meta (again) denies that Netflix read users’ private Facebook messages; Indeed announces AI-powered work experience writer and support for multiple resumes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sam Altman gives up control of OpenAI Startup Fund; ChatGPT no longer requires an account — but there’s a catch; As Microsoft unbundles Teams, it might not have the impact on Slack you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

OpenAI built a voice cloning tool, but you can't use it... yet; Google hints that Apple is set to support RCS by this fall; Instagram is developing 'Blend,' recommended Reels for you and a friend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years in prison for fraud and money-laundering at FTX, ordered to pay $11B in forfeiture; X is testing NSFW adult communities, according to screenshots; US offers $10M to help catch Change Healthcare hackers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

LinkedIn is experimenting with a TikTok-like video feed in its app; Google will let you swipe right or left on clothes to get better fashion recommendations; Amazon doubles down on Anthropic, completing its planned $4B investment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elon Musk says all Premium subscribers on X will gain access to AI chatbot Grok this week; How to turn off Instagram’s political content filter; Robinhood’s new credit card goes after Apple Card Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fisker trading suspended by NYSE; A judge just killed Elon Musk’s lawsuit against an anti-hate research organization; Spotify tests video courses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Threads is adding live scores for sports games; AT&T won’t say how its customers’ data spilled online; What you need to know about Apple’s iPhone antitrust lawsuit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Microsoft really wants to talk about Copilot; Reddit stock closes up nearly 48% on its first day of trading; DoorDash begins piloting drone deliveries in the US. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

India will fact-check online posts about government matters; NBCUniversal’s Peacock will let you watch 4 livestreams at once for 2024 Paris Olympics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pokemon resets some users passwords after hacking attempts; Threads is rolling out trending topics to all users in the US; Facebook is trying to make ‘poking’ cool again Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

LinkedIn plans to add gaming to its platform; MrBeast and Prime Video announce ‘largest game show in history’; Apple is reportedly exploring a partnership with Google for Gemini-powered feature on iPhones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

India drops plan to require approval for AI model launches; Apple acquires AI startup specializing in overseeing manufacturing components; Leaked SpaceX documents show company forbids employees to sell stock if it deems they've misbehaved Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Instagram is working on a feature that would allow you to let others put a ‘Spin’ on your Reel; Google is changing how Chrome detects and warns you about unsafe sites; SpaceX makes significant progress with third Starship orbital test flight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Creators are frustrated but energized as TikTok ban gains momentum; Spotify’s Audiobooks will get their own ‘Countdown Pages’ to tease upcoming new releases; Spotify adds music videos in some countries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

DoorDash’s new AI-powered ‘SafeChat+’ tool automatically detects verbal abuse; Code suggests that TikTok could be building an app for photos; Google won’t let you use its Gemini AI to answer questions about an upcoming election in your country Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reddit could be a potential ‘meme stock’; Pinterest rolls out its ‘body type ranges’ tool to the US; Airbnb is banning indoor security cameras inside its listings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fortnite is coming back to iOS in Europe (for real this time); Russian spies keep hacking into Microsoft in 'ongoing attack,' company says; The Rivian R2 SUV racks up 68,000 reservations a day after reveal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Threads now lets all users save drafts and take photos within the app; Uber Eats’ new live location-sharing feature helps couriers deliver food to users in hard-to-find locations; TikTok begs users to tell Congress not to ban it Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amazon teams with recycling robot firm to track package waste; SpaceX eyes March 14th for next Starship test flight; What’s next for Twitch? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TikTok says its revamped creator fund has increased total creator revenue by over 250%; Target to launch its own version of Amazon Prime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthropic claims its new AI chatbot models beat OpenAI’s GPT-4; Instagram now lets you edit DMs up to 15 mins after sending them; Airbnb has a new label to denote its top (and worst) listings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over 'betrayal' of nonprofit AI mission; Spotify launches a $9.99/mo standalone audiobooks service for its free users; A leaky database spilled 2FA codes for the world's tech giants Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spotify’s new ‘Song Psychic’; Microsoft’s Windows 11 Copilot gets smarter with new plugins and skills; Google is making search suggestions in Chrome more helpful Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adobe reveals a GenAI tool for music; YouTube’s Create app, a competitor to TikTok’s creative tools, expands to 13 more markets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apple cancels its autonomous electric car project; TikTok loses even more songs over its dispute with Universal Music Group; Threads widens the gap with X, with triple the daily downloads on iOS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Instagram is working on a ‘Friend Map’ feature that would let you track friends’ locations; Threads adds a bookmarking feature for saving favorite posts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

UnitedHealth says Change Healthcare hacked by nation-state, as US pharmacy outages drag on; Google is sunsetting the Google Pay app in the US later this year; Reddit cites r/WallStreetBets as a risk factor in its IPO filing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chrome gets a built-in AI writing tool powered by Gemini; Almost half of adults on TikTok have never posted a video Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google launches two new open LLMs; Waymo’s application to expand California robotaxi operations paused by regulators Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ford cuts prices on electric Mustang as demand softens for premium EVs; YouTube rolls out new channel pages for creators on its TV app; YouTube dominates TV streaming in U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The European Union is formally investigating TikTok’s compliance with the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA), the Commission has announced. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feds open second probe into Fisker's Ocean SUV after rollaway complaints; Faraday Future in danger of losing LA headquarters for failing to pay rent; Google tests a feature that calls businesses on your behalf and holds until an agent is available Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

YouTube now lets you integrate music videos into your Shorts; TikTok launches a ‘reimagined’ app for the Apple Vision Pro; No ‘GPT’ trademark for OpenAI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Slack adds AI-fueled search and summarization to the platform; Airbnb is making progress to get rid of those hated cleaning fees; Mark Zuckerberg thinks Quest 3 is better than Vision Pro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TikTok is testing an exclusive ‘Sub Space’; ChatGPT will now remember — and forget — things you tell it to Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spotify for Podcasters adds new integration with Riverside; North American robot orders dropped 30% last year; A dating app for people with good to excellent credit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elon Musk’s X has forged a deal with a sports betting operator, BetMGM; Instagram and Threads will no longer ‘proactively’ recommend political content; Samsung gets FDA nod for smartwatch sleep apnea detection Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices