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Xiaohongshu, China’s answer to Instagram, hits no. 1 on the App Store as TikTok faces shutdown in the US
After the looming shutdown of TikTok on January 19 due to its US ownership (unless the Supreme Court intervenes), it looks like another Chinese app is…
Triller, a would-be competitor to TikTok, is hoping to take advantage of TikTok’s possible ban in the US by suggesting creators move their content from the…
Google searches to delete Facebook and Instagram rise after Meta completes background checks
Google searches for how to cancel and delete Facebook, Instagram and Threads accounts have exploded in the US since Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company…
Comcast and other TV series are now chasing YouTube’s ad dollars instead of the other way around
The real competition between TV providers and streamers is not each other, it’s social video. Or at least that’s what Comcast Advertising president James Rooke said…
Indian social media platform Koo, positioned as a competitor to Elon Musk’s X, is shutting down after last-ditch acquisition talks with Dailyhunt collapsed. Despite securing more…
YouTube now lets you request the removal of AI-generated content that simulates your face or voice
Meta isn’t the only company grappling with the rise of AI-generated content and how it’s affecting its platform. YouTube also quietly rolled out a policy change…
Music, podcasts, audiobooks…emergency notifications? Spotify’s latest test has the streaming app venturing into new territory with a test of an emergency notification system in its home…
Reliance Jio, India’s largest telecom operator, has launched what analysts expect to be a global rate hike in the world’s second-largest wireless market, raising some of…
Stability AI, the beleaguered AI startup behind Stable Diffusion, has raised fresh cash. But he won’t reveal how much. Greycroft, Coatue Management, Sound Ventures, Lightspeed Venture…
Like many AI companies, music startups Udio and Suno appear to have relied on unauthorized cuts of copyrighted works to train their models. This is by…