YouTube’s conversational video editing tool lets creators make edits in natural language
Creators will be able to use AI in a conversational chat interface to help them edit videos.
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YouTube Music gets more conversational with new AI features
Built directly into the YouTube Music app, Ask Music lets users describe what they want to hear in everyday language rather than searching for individual songs or artists.
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One of the best Metroid games for the Switch is 30 percent off
Nintendo’s “Customer Appreciation” sale continues through September 26th. It includes discounts on Switch games and accessories, and I thought I’d call out one of my favorite games that’s cheaper than ever. Metroid Prime Remastered is down to $27.99 in digital format for the…
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Discord will now automatically estimate your age
Discord is rolling out a new global age assurance system, seven months after pausing its previous verification measures following backlash from users. Starting today in every country except Australia and the UK, Discord will automatically assign users to an estimated age group…
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Eight Sleep’s new Pod 6 comes in smaller and solo sizes, starting at $1,999
Eight Sleep said the new pod is 20% faster than the previous generation.
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YouTube’s new ‘Shorts series’ feature brings episodic viewing to Shorts
Other Made On YouTube announcements are also designed to help creators grow and engage audiences.
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YouTube releases new AI features for creators within its Studio app
YouTube is adding new features to generate ideas and monitor the performance of thumbnails.
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YouTube adds new creator tools like video A/B testing, dynamic thumbnails, and live dubbing
Many of these tools hinge on using generative AI to try out a variety of different tactics on a video to find what works best.
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YouTube doubles down on video shopping with AI-powered ‘Ask YouTube’ feature
YouTube's AI feature can now help you compare products as you shop.
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YouTube will let you build your own algorithm with AI
YouTube’s new custom feeds let users describe the videos they want to see in their own words, then use Gemini to build a personalized feed around the request.
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Here’s the trailer for Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary, in theaters October 16
In this cursed timeline, we have been gifted something so unfathomable that we could never have imagined it.
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YouTube is building AI creator tools that do almost everything for them
Part of the job of a content creator is to figure out how to get their work in front of the most people. Cracking - or fighting - the algorithm has historically been a frustration for creators, but YouTube is increasingly simply telling creators what they should do. At the…
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Spotify is giving you the keys to its recommendation algorithm with US launch of ‘Taste Profile’
Spotify is rolling out Taste Profile to Premium users in the U.S., letting listeners see how the streamer understands their tastes and use natural language to reshape their recommendations.
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LinkedIn adds new tools to fight fake profiles and bogus work histories
LinkedIn is rolling out new verification tools that let members vouch for colleagues’ work experience and give companies more control over accounts that falsely claim to employ them.
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PitPro’s first tire-changing robot goes live in Canada
The startup says its automated system can change four tires in under 15 minutes.
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‘We’re already fighting yesterday’s battle’: Greece’s prime minister gets candid about AI
Most leaders on a trade mission stick to the pitch, but when I interviewed Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis this week, he also admitted that no government is ready for what AI is about to do.
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