The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously advanced the NO FAKES Act, a bipartisan bill to regulate AI-generated deepfakes by establishing federal standards for licensing voice and visual likeness, ho…
Google announced new AI-powered creative and reporting tools for its Demand Gen campaigns, including Gemini-powered creative recommendations, expanded video resizing, and web-to-app measurement. The u…
Salahodeen Abdul-Kafi left his $450,000 tech job at companies including Microsoft and Google to open Kafi BBQ, a halal barbecue restaurant in Irving, Texas. The restaurant generated over $2 million in…
Google released Ads API v24.2 with multi-party approvals for security, AI-generated content disclosure fields to comply with the EU AI Act, and new Performance Max reporting features including ad netw…
At the Cannes Lions festival, two-time US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau explained how he built a 2.6 million-subscriber YouTube channel by listening to audience feedback and shortening golf content,…
A developer released Unread, a command-line tool that uses any LLM to turn Telegram chats, YouTube videos, web pages, and files into summarized reports with clickable citations. The tool aims to help …
Apple's Siri assistant sometimes summarizes webpages and YouTube videos from within Safari and the YouTube app, but refuses to do so when URLs are pasted into the Siri app. The inconsistent behavior, …
Blogging is no longer worth it in 2026 due to the rise of AI and social media, according to a veteran blogger who argues that the practice has become a waste of time with little practical return. The …
Courts in California and New Mexico ruled that social media companies like Meta and YouTube created harmful products for young people, citing addictive design features such as autoplay and infinite sc…
A new survey from Zety finds that 73% of Gen Z workers use Instagram for career advice and 69% have landed a job or internship through the platform, surpassing LinkedIn as a professional networking to…
Legacy entertainment studios and Big Tech companies like Amazon, Meta, and YouTube are increasingly competing for TV ad revenue, with the winner likely determined by superior ad performance. Google is…
Meta is turning Facebook Creator Studio into a standalone AI companion app for creators, moving core creator workflows out of the dashboard into its own product. The app includes an AI-powered comment…
Deezer launched Remix Lab, a feature that lets fans remix songs using in-app tools with artist consent and royalty payments, deliberately avoiding AI. The tool is available in France on select artists…
Facebook announced on Wednesday it is reimagining its Creator Studio tool as a standalone AI companion app to help creators grow audiences, as Meta competes with TikTok and YouTube. The app, currently…
RSS.com surveyed 195 podcasters and found that 62% publish weekly or more, 46% prioritize audience growth, and 51% record video. 56% use or experiment with AI tools, and 39% monetize their shows.…
A Kapwing study found that 59% of videos on new TikTok accounts' 'For You' feeds are AI-generated, with 57.4% in the Kids category classified as 'AI slop'. The research analyzed over 10,700 videos acr…
A developer used an AI agent to complete their Y Combinator application without manual input, showcasing the tool's capabilities. The agent autonomously filled out the application, demonstrating a nov…
A new paper argues that if large language models are considered sentient, then by the same metrics the classic video game Age of Empires II should also be considered sentient. The discussion was featu…
A new tool called SocialClaw generates viral-worthy UGC videos and photo carousels from app screenshots or screen recordings, using real creator reaction clips and AI-written captions. The product off…
A developer known as claidex (alfidev) created a script to scrape the YouTube-to-MP3 conversion service yt2mp3.gs. The script automates the authentication, conversion, and download process, handling r…