[[{“value”:” Meta is encouraging more users to post to its X rival Threads. In its latest experiment, the company is providing an easy toggle for users to cross-post from Instagram to Threads, the company told TechCrunch. Earlier today, users shared that they saw control for cross-posting on their Instagram accounts. Users could cross-post an individual post […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Here’s Apple’s new iPad lineup
[[{“value”:” While the entry-level iPad didn’t receive an update, the company lowered its price, too. And of course, yes, the iPad mini is still around. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
TechCrunch Minute: Audible deploys AI-narrated audiobooks. Can it replace the human touch?
[[{“value”:” AI is coming for audiobooks, and that is not an entirely bad thing. But it is a cause of concern in the realm of audio titles and the folks who make them today. Audible is making it easy for authors to generate AI-narrated audiobooks, and as in many cases of AI showing up in an […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Google’s budget Pixel 8a delivers updated silicon, Gemini access for $499
[[{“value”:” Google, it seems, couldn’t wait until I/O next week to show off the latest addition to the Pixel line. For the past several years, the company has used its annual developer conference to showcase an update to its budget line, but exactly a week out from the event, Google just announced the Pixel 8a. When […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Google’s Pixel Tablet is now available without the thing that makes it interesting
[[{“value”:” When we reviewed the Pixel Tablet roughly this time last year, we noted in no uncertain terms, “It’s all about the dock.” It was, after all, the one thing that truly distinguished the device from countless other uninspired Android tablets. Now I’m pleased to report that you, the consumer, can purchase the device without the […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Copilot Chat in GitHub’s mobile app is now generally available
[[{“value”:” GitHub is betting that there are quite a few use cases for Copilot Chat on mobile that make this a worthwhile effort. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
OpenAI says it’s building a tool to let content creators ‘opt out’ of AI training
[[{“value”:” The tool, called Media Manager, will allow creators and content owners to identify their works to OpenAI and specify how they want those works to be included or excluded from AI research and training. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Kevin Eisenfrats is developing the ‘male IUD’
[[{“value”:” Einsfrats sat down with Found to discuss building this company and medical testing for it. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Sperm whale ‘alphabet’ discovered, thanks to machine learning
[[{“value”:” Researchers at MIT CSAIL and Project CETI believe that they have unlocked a kind of sperm whale “alphabet” with the aid of machine learning technologies. Results from the study, which were published under the title, “Contextual and Combinatorial Structure in Sperm Whale Vocalizations,” point to key breakthroughs in our understanding of cetacean communication. The study […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Photo editing app VSCO launches marketplace to connect photographers with brands
[[{“value”:” Photo editing tool VSCO has launched a new VSCO Hub to connect professional photographers and brands with each other. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]