Today’s Menu 🥠
- LinkedIn’s AI Training Off Your Data In Secret
- YouTube’s Hype Feature, Pause Ads, & More
- Tesla Cybertruck Takes Over The Market
- Everything Else You Need To Know
Fast Snacks 🥡
Fal.ai’s Raises $23 Million From A16Z & Others
AI-focused platform Fal.ai secures significant funding to enhance its scalable infrastructure for generative media models…
Lionsgate’s Partners with Runway for Content Creation
Lionsgate joins forces with Runway to develop a new AI model, leveraging its vast library of films and TV shows for innovative content production…
AI Agents For Instant Customer Support
Outverse AI agents autonomously resolve the bulk of your customer tickets. Agents are highly configurable with easy-to-manage workflows, guardrails, and multiple knowledge sources…
LinkedIn’s Sneaky AI Data Grab
LinkedIn has quietly been using user data to train its AI models without explicit consent. The social network introduced an opt-out option only after updating its privacy policy to disclose this practice.
Users must opt out twice to stop future data collection.
YouTube’s Hype Feature: A Game-Changer for Smaller Creators
YouTube’s new Hype feature offers a way for users to promote and discover smaller creators. By hyping videos, users can help them gain visibility on the platform’s leaderboard.
In addition to Hype, YouTube has introduced AI-powered features like Inspiration, which suggests video concepts, titles, and outlines, and Veo, which allows creators to generate AI-based videos.
YouTube has also confirmed the rollout of pause ads, allowing advertisers to target users during video pauses.
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Tesla Cybertruck Takes Over The Market
In July, the Cybertruck outsold all other electric trucks combined, including the Ford F-150 Lightning, Rivian R1T, Chevy Silverado EV, and Hummer EV.
Tesla’s Cybertruck accounted for nearly 5,200 registrations in July, while all other electric trucks combined had 5,546 registrations.
Everything Else You Need To Know
- PayPal Ditches Old Logo For Generic Text: After 25 years, PayPal adopts a minimalist black wordmark logo, aiming for a modern look but potentially losing brand recognition.
- Nintendo & Pokémon Sue Palworld Maker: The creators of Pokémon accuse the makers of Palworld, a monster-collecting game with gun violence, of copying their intellectual property.
- MrBeast Sued By Reality Show Contestants: Contestants on MrBeast’s upcoming Prime Video show claim mistreatment and neglect during filming, aiming for class-action status.
- Elon Musk Using Cloudflare To Bypass Brazil Ban: Though temporary, Elon Musk’s controversial app X is using Cloudflare to circumvent Brazil’s ban, reigniting censorship debates.
- Amazon Sweetens Deal For Warehouse Workers: Amazon offers free Prime subscriptions and a pay raise averaging $1.50 per hour to its essential front-line workers starting next month.
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