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Google's Gemini Chatbot app now allows you to change both images and images generated by AI uploaded from your phone or computer. Native image editing at Gemini will unfold slowly today and expand to more people in more than 45 languages and most countries in the coming weeks. The release follows the AI image editing model piloted by Google on the AI Studio platform in March. Like ChATGPT's recently upgraded image editing tool, Gemini's NewFangled Native Image Editor can achieve better results than the standalone AI image generator. Gemini provides a “multi-step” editing flow where Google describes “further, more contextual”…
Meta's X-rival Instagram threads have now grown to over 350 million active users. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Wednesday during the company's first quarter revenue call. This is an increase of 30 million users since the last quarter, and Meta reports that it has 320 million users on its thread. The new figures represent an increase in growth as threads added 30 million in the first quarter of this year compared to 20 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. It is also worth noting that in the quarter, the thread added roughly the same users as one of its new…
Apple sent a notification this week to several people who believe the company is targeting government spyware, according to the two targets. In the past, Apple sent similar notifications to Spyware targets and victims, and directed them to contact nonprofits specializing in investigating such cyberattacks. Other tech companies, such as Google and WhatsApp, have been sending such notifications regularly to their users in recent years. As of Wednesday, only two people had made the move to make it clear they were among those who received notifications from Apple this week. One is Ciro Pellegrino, an Italian journalist who works for…
Since its launch almost 20 years ago, SpeedTest.net has been one of the most popular tools used to measure internet speed. However, Doug Suttles, founder and former CEO of Ookla, the network testing company behind SpeedTest, felt that measuring speed wasn't enough to tell you everything you want to know about your internet connection. So, Suttles is launching a new tool called ORB, which measures latency, packet loss, jitter and speed to measure internet connection stability. Suttles, who started Orb with Ookla executive Jamie Steven in 2023, said Speedtest.net was the right tool at the time, but as internet speeds…
Retail investors are increasingly shaping secondary markets. In the fourth quarter of 2024, platforms like Equityzen reported that 86% of total transaction volume came from retail participants. This is an eye-catching shift in tools like Forge and Equityzen as tools such as broader access to individual stocks. But does more access mean more opportunities, or more risk? Today, fair to say, Rebecca Veran is joined by Manhattan venture partner Jared Carmel, delving into what is called the second “One Generation Opportunity.” Listen to the entire episode and hear the following: How did the MVP function to “institutionalize” secondary from the…
These days there is unspoken pressure to share all the special moments online, including birthdays, graduations, engagements and more. However, not everyone has the skills to take high quality photos, and people often can't themselves get distracted and snap the perfect shot. Hiring a professional photographer is an option, but it is not always feasible in a short period of time. This is where social agents intervene. The upcoming location-based gig app opened its waitlist on Wednesday, allowing users to sign up for services designed for last-minute photo requests. The app connects users with trained photographers, videographers and content creators…
Duolingo is introducing 148 new language courses created with generator AI, the company announced Wednesday. The launch comes as Duolingo faces a backlash this week after sharing that it will replace contractors with AI and become an “AI-First” company. The company says the launch of a new course doubles the current course offering, marking the largest content expansion in Duolingo's history. “It took about 12 years to develop the first 100 courses, but now we can create and launch nearly 150 new courses in about a year,” said Luis von Ahn, co-founder and CEO of Duolingo in a press release.…
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