Snap has expanded its Sounds library, which lets users use song clips in Snaps and Stories, with several music labels. The company listed US-based UnitedMasters, Netherlands-based BUMA/STEMRA, and SUISA Digital Licensing AG as participating labels. SUISA: Switzerland, AKKA/LAA: Latvia, Albautor: Albania, Armauthor: Armenia, Autodia: Greece, COMP: Pakistan, EAÜ: Estonia, GCA: …

Elon Musk gave a rare interview to an actual reporter late on Tuesday, speaking to BBC reporter James Clayton on Twitter Spaces. During the interview, Clayton pressed Musk on whether his purchase of Twitter was, in the end, something he went through with willingly, or whether it was something he …

Image generation moves fast. Though diffusion models used by popular tools like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion may seem like the best we have, the next thing is always coming, and OpenAI may have hit on it with “consistency models,” which can already do simple tasks an order of magnitude faster …

Google’s Android development cycle runs on a rather predictable cadence these days. Today, after two developer previews, the company launched the first of four planned public beta releases of Android 14. As with previous versions, the first beta is also the first release that anyone can install over-the-air, assuming they …

Device42, a startup that helps companies manage hybrid infrastructure, can see a lot of customer hardware and software usage data. The company used that ability to analyze carbon emissions by system component. “Our platform discovers IT infrastructure from mainframe to cloud and everything in between. “That includes the physical layer …

At Meta Connect 2022, the tech giant announced a three-year partnership with NBCUniversal to bring Peacock to the Meta Quest VR headset. Meta Quest 2 and Pro devices now have the streaming app. Peacock, available in the Meta Store, lets subscribers stream 90,000 hours of VR movies and TV shows, …

On Wednesday, LinkedIn announced new identity and work verification methods. LinkedIn’s new verification doesn’t require paid subscriptions or blue checkmarks like Twitter and Meta. LinkedIn US users are verified by CLEAR, a secure identity platform. Starting this month, users can display CLEAR identity verification on their profiles. You’ll need a …

On Tuesday, Pinterest announced new parental controls and age verification policies following last month’s NBC News investigation into pedophiles using the service to curate image boards of young girls. However, the company said it would soon reopen some of its locked-down features for teens to message and share content. The …

Late Tuesday, BBC reporter James Clayton interviewed Elon Musk on Twitter Spaces. Clayton asked Musk whether he bought Twitter willingly or because the court case forcing him to sell was going poorly. Musk did the deal because he believed he would be forced to do so legally, as we all …

North Korea-backed hackers were behind last month’s supply chain attack on cryptocurrency companies, according to enterprise phone provider 3CX. 3CX, a business voice, video, and messaging provider, investigated the attack with Mandiant. Hackers infiltrated hundreds of thousands of organizations’ corporate networks using the company’s desktop phone software. On Tuesday, 3CX …