Netflix is embracing the vertical video format popularized by TikTok, testing a new feed in its mobile app that will showcase short clips users can watch, save, or share, as the streaming giant continues to experiment with new ways to engage viewers.
Meta soared with 16% revenue growth to $42.3 billion in Q1 2025, fueled by its expanding user base reaching 3.43 billion daily active people and the success of its AI initiatives, including AI glasses and Meta AI with nearly 1 billion monthly active users.
Developers can now create an ACP-compatible weather DJ agent leveraging APIs and Galileo integration to provide weather information, clothing recommendations, and relevant YouTube videos while enabling monitoring and observability through metrics.
Meta's Zuckerberg joked about OpenAI, a user demonstrated a bizarre GPT-image feedback loop, and researchers achieved a breakthrough in synthesizing singing voices from any speaker, showcasing AI's rapid progress and potential risks.
Motorsport enthusiasts can now experience the thrill of live Formula 1 racing directly in their terminal with F1 Live Timing TUI, a command-line interface that streams real-time timing data, race control messages, driver positions, and team radio transcripts with minimal delay or from archived sessions.
Libro is a command-line tool that empowers bookworms to effortlessly track their reading history, with features like adding new books, importing Goodreads data, reporting yearly reads, most-read authors, and displaying book details, all while securely storing data locally in a SQLite database.
Imogen Heap pioneers new AI music tools on her platform Jen, enabling artists to generate novel songs by combining text prompts with her original 'stylefilters,' aiming to empower creators in the rapidly evolving generative audio landscape.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences embraced generative AI in filmmaking, stating its use won't impact Oscar eligibility, but human creative authorship remains key for nominations, alongside a new rule requiring voters to self-certify watching all films before the final round.
Meta introduces Edits, an innovative mobile app that streamlines the entire video creation process, offering extended camera capture, robust editing tools, and data-driven insights, developed in collaboration with creators to empower seamless video production on-the-go.
Alarming reports reveal AI companies are exploiting actors' digital avatars, created from licensed likenesses, in questionable ads and propaganda, often through broad contract terms granting unrestricted rights over their images and voices.