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YouTube Studio now lets creators brainstorm video ideas with the help of AI

At its Made on YouTube event on Wednesday, the company announced that creators can now brainstorm ideas for videos with the help of AI right within YouTube Studio. YouTube will also soon start letting creators create AI-generated thumbnails and quickly … Continue reading

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YouTube Shorts to integrate Veo, Google’s AI video model 

The main attraction of YouTube’s Made On event on Wednesday morning was, you guessed it, artificial intelligence. The company announced that it is integrating Google DeepMind’s AI video generation model, Veo, into YouTube Shorts, letting creators generate high-quality backgrounds as … Continue reading

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Generative AI startup Runway inks deal with a major Hollywood studio

Runway, a startup developing AI video tools, including video-generating models, has partnered with Lionsgate — the studio behind the “John Wick” and “Twilight” franchises — to train a custom video model on Lionsgate’s movie catalog. Lionsgate vice chair Michael Burns … Continue reading

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The 22-year-old building Roblox developer tools to make gaming more efficient

Gamebeast is a live operations tooling platform that lets developers modify games without needing to release a new version or interrupt an ongoing game. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Here’s how Apple is making iPhone 16 more repairable

The most interesting of the bunch is a new adhesive design that can be loosened by applying low voltage from a 9-volt battery. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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iPhone 16 Pro Max review: A $1,200 glimpse at a more intelligent future

The iPhone 16’s headliner features are Apple Intelligence, which will be rolled out next month, and its camera system. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Nurture wants to teach kids important life skills through interactive gameplay and entertainment

Parents understand the challenge of keeping young kids engaged in online learning. Nurture is a new app designed for children aged 4 to 7 that features interactive content and games to capture their interest. The company’s mission is to equip … Continue reading

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Google nets court win against EU’s $1.7B AdSense antitrust decision

Google has succeeded in overturning a $1.7 billion antitrust penalty handed down by the European Union back in March 2019. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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23andMe sees independent board directors quit en masse

23andMe, the personal genomics company, went public in early 2021 via a merger with a blank check company that valued it at $3.5 billion. Then its fortunes began to sink. Fading interest in DNA kits – 23andMe’s main product –  … Continue reading

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Governor Newsom on California AI bill SB 1047: ‘I can’t solve for everything’

California Governor Gavin Newsom said there are 38 bills on his desk that would create laws around artificial intelligence on Tuesday, but one looms larger than all of them: SB 1047, California’s bill that tries to prevent AI systems from … Continue reading

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