YouTube updates Shorts with the ability for creators to upload up to three-minute videos, a streamlined Shorts player, templates, and a new trends mobile page
More Time, More Content Camila Foster / Sammy Fans : YouTube Shorts just got longer, 3 minute videos coming October 15 Stuart Dredge / Music Ally : YouTube Shorts are getting longer with new three-min...
The Mental Health Coalition announces Thrive, a data-sharing program to reduce content on suicide and self-harm, with Meta, Snap, and TikTok as founding members
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After Apple's threats, Patreon memberships via its iOS app will be subject to Apple's 30% fee from November 2024; creators must switch to subscription billing
if you're paying with iPhone Hamish McKenzie / On Substack : The price of payments — Today, Patreon is in the unenviable position of explaining to creators … Ashley King / Digital Music News : The ‘...
OpenAI gives premium ChatGPT users access to an updated GPT-4 Turbo, promising “more direct, less verbose” responses that “use more conversational language”
and OpenAI says it's better in these key areas GSMArena.com : OpenAI makes ChatGPT smarter and quicker for paying users John Palmer / Cryptopolitan : OpenAI Rolls Out Major GPT-4 Turbo Upgrade Livemin...
Spotify debuts AI Playlist in beta for its Premium users in the UK and Australia, letting Android and iOS users generate and revise playlists using text prompts
Launches ‘AI Playlist’ Beta in UK & Australia Oliver Haslam / TweakTown : Spotify can now create your playlists from just a text prompt, but there's a catch Meera Navlakha / Mashable : Spotify will le...
Discord redesigns its mobile app, offering separate messages and server tabs, new messaging features, a Midnight theme, and speed and data usage improvements
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Google expands its bug bounty program to add generative AI, which has unique security issues, like model manipulation and unfair bias, requiring new guidance
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Google rolls out a Lens feature to search skin conditions “visually similar to what you see on your skin”, while warning the results are “not a diagnosis”
here's how Camila Foster / Sammy Fans : Google Lens now helps you to identify your skin condition Gael Fashingbauer Cooper / CNET : Google Lens Now Lets You Search for a Skin Condition. Here's How Jar...