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Nov 6, 2023 • 3min
DoorDash adds new safety tools for its delivery people, including ‘driving insights’
DoorDash is launching three new in-app safety tools for its delivery people, the company announced on Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 3, 2023 • 7min
X runs ‘timeline takeover’ ad promoting anti-trans film
Thursday on X (Twitter), all users saw the same pinned topic under the “What’s happening?” sidebar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 3, 2023 • 8min
Dashtoon uses AI to turn storytellers into comics artists
Dashtoon wants to make anyone with a story to tell into a comics artist, even if they can’t draw. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 2, 2023 • 3min
Apple Music shuts down its Siri-only Voice Plan nearly two years later
Apple Music just shut down its cheapest option—the Voice Plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 2, 2023 • 4min
Politicians commit to collaborate to tackle AI safety, US launches safety institute
By Ingrid Lunden. The world is locked in a race, and competition, over dominance in AI, but today, a few of them appeared to come together to say that they would prefer to collaborate when it comes to mitigating risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 1, 2023 • 2min
YouTube is now cracking down on ad-blockers globally
Written by Ivan Mehta. YouTube is now cracking down on ad-blocker usage globally, by showing warnings about breaking the platform’s terms of service. In some cases, the company is preventing users from viewing more videos unless they disable ad blocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 1, 2023 • 3min
Apple brought back the best Mac colorway with the new M3 MacBook Pro
Apple has a new range of updated MacBook Pro notebooks, and while they get a pretty nice internal upgrade courtesy mostly of the new M3 processor lineup, the big news for aesthetes is on the outside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 31, 2023 • 2min
Apple’s ‘Scary Fast’ event video was shot on iPhone
In tech, ‘dogfooding’ means using your own stuff in the way you intend for your users to, which is helpful to make sure your stuff lives up to your marketing claims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 31, 2023 • 4min
Shein adds struggling UK brand Missguided to its fashion empire
Shein, the fast fashion giant that has thrived on its nimble supply chain in China, is expanding its product range by scooping up competitors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 30, 2023 • 6min
President Biden issues executive order to set standards for AI safety and security
U.S. President Joe Biden has issued an executive order that seeks to establish “new standards” for AI safety and security. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
