Google’s new SynthID website can identify AI-generated media
Google on Tuesday launched a new site that lets anyone verify whether a piece of media, be it an image, a video or an audio clip, is generated using AI.
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
Ring’s first smart lock can be hand-cranked when its battery dies
Amazon-owned Ring is entering the smart lock market with a device designed to tackle a common concern: getting locked out when the battery dies
Another personal AI assistant has launched — Meet Tab, which emerged from stealth with a $300M valuation
A new personal AI assistant has arrived. Meet Tab, which announced Tuesday that it had officially emerged from stealth.
The Download: weight-loss drugs slowing aging and carbon dioxide batteries
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Weight-loss drugs show signs of slowing biological aging, say drugmakers Popular weight-loss drugs may do more than help people shed pounds. They might also slow the aging process. Drugmakers Eli Lilly…
AI Is Creating a Whole New World for Creators. Are You Using It Efficiently?
For decades, filmmakers and writers have imagined technologies that did not yet exist, creating fictional versions of the future for audiences to see. Today, we have the tools to imagine it, create it and start building it ourselves.
Spotify expands audiobooks to over 180 markets
Spotify will make 350,000 titles available in over 120 languages for this expansion
How to Say No to Investors, Partners and Opportunities So Your Startup Moves Faster
Learn how strategic “no’s” can accelerate execution, strengthen decision-making, and create the clarity needed to build a faster-growing company.
Keeping the Peace Is Hurting Your Teams. Here’s How to Encourage Healthy Disagreement.
Everyone loves consensus. We assume that if agreement is unanimous, we must be doing something right. Unfortunately, that’s not always true.
How to Say No to Investors, Partners and Opportunities So Your Startup Moves Faster
Learn how strategic “no’s” can accelerate execution, strengthen decision-making, and create the clarity needed to build a faster-growing company.
How to find out if Amazon thinks you have ‘flat buttocks’
“I stumbled upon a page of assumptions that Amazon has made about me based on my purchases and I’m literally speechless,” one shopper wrote on Threads.