Mississippi’s age assurance law puts decentralized social networks to the test
Bluesky says it would block access to its service in the state of Mississippi, rather than comply with the new age verification law.
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Kobo replaces Pocket with Instapaper on its e-readers in a free update
A big draw of Kobo e-readers has always been Pocket integration. But, when Mozilla announced in late May that it was shutting down the read-it-later app in July, the Kobo community was left in a bit of a lurch. To the company’s credit, in late July, it announced that it would be replacing Pocket with […]
Google will now let everyone use its AI-powered video editor Vids
Google is rolling out a basic version of Vids to everyone. Until now, the AI-powered video editor has only been available to Google Workspace or AI plan subscribers, but now users can broadly access the app with templates, stock media, and a “subset of AI capabilities,” product director Vishnu Sivaji tells The Verge. Launched last […]
Google Vids adds AI avatars to its video editor and launches a consumer version
Google is launching a free consumer version of its video editor Vids that will be available without any AI-powered features.
Google is building a Duolingo rival into the Translate app
Google is putting AI-powered language learning tools into its Translate app. The new feature, rolling out now in beta, can create customized language lessons based on your skill level and your purpose for picking up a new language, such as vacationing in another country. For now, Google Translate can only help English speakers practice Spanish […]
Google Translate takes on Duolingo with new language learning tools
Translate is also getting new live capabilities to make it easier to communicate in real-time with a person speaking a different language.