Instagram rolls out an AI video editor for creators
This conversational AI assistant is intended to provide personalized feedback to creators, rather than generic advice.
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Instagram is adding an AI ‘assistant’ to tell you how to post
Instagram is the latest social media platform to add built-in AI-powered features that will give users feedback on their posts. The company announced Wednesday that its standalone Edits app will now include an AI “creative assistant” that pulls in data from a user’s Instagram account and offers suggestions on what to change. Using the new […]
Restate lands $20M as the need for durable infrastructure increases with AI agents
Instead of building its durable execution engine on top of an external database, the company developed its own storage, replication, and redundancy layers. This architecture allows Restate to be exceptionally fast and lightweight.
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WhatsApp adds new parental controls for teen accounts
Parents can limit how teens use channels, whose Status they can see, who can see their Status updates, and control who can add teens to groups.
Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K comes with an actually good remote
Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K is slimmer and faster, but its biggest upgrade may be the thing you’ll actually hold in your hand: a redesigned remote that’s easier to use, especially in the dark.
Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K can pull power directly from your TV
The new Fire TV Stick 4K will be a little easier to set up than Amazon’s previous 4K streaming sticks since it no longer requires a power adapter. You can power the device directly from your TV’s USB port, like the updated entry-level Fire TV Stick Amazon launched earlier this year. The Fire TV Stick […]
You can text DoorDash’s AI bot to ‘order my usual’ and it will figure the rest out
DoorDash is launching new ways to use the local delivery platform, including text message ordering, drone deliveries, and retail returns. The new message ordering feature builds on capabilities that the Ask DoorDash AI chatbot introduced to the DoorDash app in June, allowing you to get recommendations and offload your browsing while skipping the app entirely. […]
Potato by air
The Wing Hummingbird 7000W-B delivery drone weighs less than 15 pounds. It has 16 propellers – four for horizontal movement and 12 for vertical – a top speed of 60 miles per hour, a carrying capacity of up to 2.7 pounds, and a delivery radius of about six miles. It is authorized by the FAA […]