Instagram announced today that it is extending API access to its creator marketplace to make it easier for brands to discover and work with creators on their third-party creator marketing platform. Brand agencies will also have creator marketplace access. Last July, Facebook launched its creator marketplace to help brands find …
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Visa is working with several financial service and payment companies to create an interoperable peer-to-peer (P2P) payment service that lets people send money to friends regardless of their payment service. Digital payments have revolutionized commerce, but the sheer number of payment apps has made sending money to others difficult. Both …
Read More »Alibaba wants a copilot as China scrutinizes generative AI
The world’s two largest economies have raced to demonstrate their generative AI capabilities in recent months. ChatGPT, Midjourney, the new Bing, and others have tens of millions of users worldwide. Chinese entrepreneurs strive to match American ones. Baidu launched ChatGPT-like software. Alibaba, another Chinese tech giant, unveiled its latest generative …
Read More »YouTube begins NFL Sunday Ticket presales
Today YouTube begins NFL Sunday Ticket presales. The season-long add-on costs $249 for YouTube TV Base subscribers. NFL Sunday Ticket and NFL RedZone bundles are $289 for the season during presales. The streaming company will raise both packages by $100 after the presale period ends on June 6. All local, …
Read More »Twitter is showing official Russian accounts in search results
After a year, Twitter appears to have unblocked Russian government accounts. The Elon Musk-owned platform now shows Putin and Russian Embassy accounts in search results. The Telegraph also noticed the Russian authorities’ timetables and recommendations. According to a former Twitter employee, a policy change may have caused this. Twitter has …
Read More »California will simplify EV-to-grid charging
If you put solar panels on your roof, you should also add batteries for power outages. Even if you don’t create power, a storage system may be beneficial. That way, you may charge the batteries while power is cheap and use that stored energy when electricity is sky-high and the …
Read More »Disney+ will release the third and final season of “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” in 2024
Lucasfilm revealed at Star Wars Celebration London that Disney+ will air a third and final season of “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” in 2024. No release date was given. The story follows Clone Force 99, often known as the Bad Batch, a cadre of elite clones after Order 66 and …
Read More »YouTube Premium offers SharePlay, higher-quality video, and more
Today, YouTube Premium, the $11.99 ad-free version of YouTube, is adding features to attract and retain customers. Most significantly, the subscription plan will now include higher-quality video for web and iOS users, support for co-watching videos on FaceTime using Apple’s SharePlay, and mobile queue controls. Although many people don’t know …
Read More »Arrival doubles SPAC, Tesla cuts costs, and NY Auto Show highlights
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Read More »The iPod is (re)invented by Apple
Apple created a pocket-sized device that plays music, videos, and books without a smartphone or smartwatch. Cupertino, near. Apple has filed a patent application for a headphone-case-meets-pocket-computer with a touchscreen display and the guts to browse tunes, movies, weather, and maps. Apple reinvented the iPod because time is flat. Apple …
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