The tech industry has started 2024 with another wave of job cuts, paring back even further after widespread lay-offs last year. So far, some 32,000 tech workers have lost their jobs in 2024 according to Layoffs.fyi, a start-up that has been tracking job cuts in the industry since the pandemic. Snap became the latest example, …
Social media apps tend to offer the convenience of their very own camera tools, but on the flip side, these are limited by the few shooting options. Understanding our modern-day pain point, Samsung has teamed up with Instagram and Snap to integrate some of its handy native camera features into their apps, in order to …
Smartphones, AI, and rings, oh my! Samsung is at it again, coming out with its latest Samsung Galaxy S24 series phone with a list of long-expected features, a new titanium frame on the $1,300 Ultra edition, and a whole smattering of artificial intelligence surrounding every feature for its latest flagship phone. Oh, and apparently, the …
Snapchat+ users reached seven million users last month (December 2023) as subscribers flocked to use the platforms slew of AI features. The $3.99/£3.99 per month premium subscription tier was first launched by Snapchat Inc in 2022 and by April 2023, it had more than three million users. It now overshadows its social media competitors: Both …
Ofcom said it had “reasonable grounds for believing” that TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, may have breached its legal responsibilities. The regulator believes TikTok may have misled it regarding its Family Pairing system, potentially violating the 2003 Communications Act. TikTok’s Family Pairing feature enables parents to link their accounts to their children’s accounts, …
ASHLAND — With technology and the internet, it’s easier to prevent children from making mistakes and running into problems than to fix them, according to Jesse Weinberger, an author and internet safety speaker. “Don’t let kids have too much leeway in this arena, because it has big consequences,” Weinberger told a crowd of about 50 …
Generative AI is nothing new for Snapchat users, with the app’s “My AI” suite offering the likes of a free ChatGPT-powered chatbot, as well as the freemium AI-generated “Dreams” selfie effects, Bitmoji backgrounds and more. In the latest update, Snapchat+ subscribers can now leverage AI to extend images — or “zoom out” — at the …
YouTube remains the most widely used online platform by U.S. teenagers, followed by TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram, according to a new survey by Pew Research Center. Some 93 percent of teens between 13 and 17 years old said they use YouTube, while 63 percent said they use TikTok, 60 percent said they use Snapchat and …
Photo: T.J. Thomson Smartphones are a staple of modern life and are changing how we see the world and show it to others. Almost 90% of Aussies own one, and we spend an average of 5.6 hours using them each day. Smartphones are also responsible for more than 90% of all the photographs made this …
Tech giants TikTok, Snapchat, and Stability AI have signed a joint statement pledging to work together to counter child sex abuse images generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Britain announced the joint statement – which also listed the United States, German and Australian governments among its 27 signatories – at an event being held in the …