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OpenAI could unveil its Google search competitor on Monday
/ The AI-powered search product is reportedly launching on the eve of Google’s I/O event. By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews.
UK details requirements to protect children from ‘toxic algorithms’
/ Platforms that expose minors to harmful online content like hate speech or pornography could face billions in fines. By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering
Over 400 million Google accounts have used passkeys, but our passwordless future remains elusive
/ Google has seen passkeys used over a billion times. By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. Google may start asking users
Tesla’s Autopilot is under investigation again following ‘recall’ software update
/ Over 2 million Tesla vehicles are subject to a new NHTSA probe to determine whether enough was done to resolve Autopilot safety issues. By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started
Apple blocked Spotify’s latest EU update, again
/ Spotify wants to include pricing information for direct subscriptions inside its iPhone app, but Apple rejected the request. By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering
Adobe’s impressive AI upscaling project makes blurry videos look HD
/ VideoGigaGAN can improve video resolution by 8x without introducing flickering or other visual distortions. By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews.
Adobe’s new Firefly model makes it easier to use Photoshop’s AI tools
/ New generative AI tools for creating backgrounds, enhancing detail, and using reference images are now available in the Photoshop desktop beta. By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career
Adobe Premiere Pro is getting generative AI video tools — and hopefully OpenAI’s Sora
/ Adobe is developing a video model for Firefly that, alongside some hopeful third-party integrations, will allow users to extend shots and add / remove objects. By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture.
Texas is replacing thousands of human exam graders with AI
Artificial Intelligence/ Tech / Don’t call the ‘automated scoring engine’ AI, though. They don’t like that. By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware