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LG’s slightly smaller ultrawides are still wide
/ These two 45-inch UltraGear curved gaming monitors each have compelling specs, and both cost less than a grand. a]:text-gray-13″>If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>LG LG has a pair of new 45-inch ultrawide gaming monitors. That sounds very wide to me, though LG says it’s the equivalent of two 24-inch monitors, which sounds almost compact compared to the 49-inchers from Samsung and LG, or the gargantuan Samsung Odyssey Ark we tested last year. The UltraGear 45GR65DC ($799) and 45...
Google is is bringing generative AI to advertisers
/ The tech behind Google’s ‘magic’ image editor can also work for people trying to sell you stuff. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Very clickable good dogs.
TikTok Is Phasing Out Its $2B USD Creator Fund, Launches the New ‘Creativity Program’
TikTok launched its Creator Fund in 2020 to help its users derive income from their content. While the Fund started with $200 million USD in it, it’s rapidly grown over the past three years to upwards of $2 billion USD from which creators were paid out.The platform has announced it’ll be shutting down the Creator Fund in lieu of a new scheme called the Creativity Program. Sharing the news in a blog post, TikTok outlined some of the rules and regulations of the Creativity Program.For started the Program will automatically replace the Fund beginning December 16 in the US, UK, France and Germany. Eligible creators will be able to “upgrade” to the beta of the Program but once enrolled, won’t be able to switch back to the Fund.While payouts for the Program are expected to be higher per view cou...
YouTube Is Testing Out an AI Chatbot That Will Appear Under Videos
In 2023, the tech industry was seemingly taken over by AI chatbots, from the explosive popularity of ChatGPT to Anthropic’s Claude and, most recently, Elon Musk’s Grok bot for xAI.YouTube has seemingly become the latest platform to capitalize on the chatbot boom. The company is reportedly testing out an AI chatbot that will appear under videos, inviting viewers to strike up a conversation.Announced in a blog post published by Google Support, the “conversational AI” is designed to answer questions about the video playing above and other recommendations for related content. Users will be able to tap a button that says “Ask” and type out their own questions or choose from a list of suggested prompts.“For certain academic videos, the tool can aid learning journeys by providing quizzes and resp...
Google, Meta, Discord, and more team up to fight child abuse online
/ A new cross-platform information sharing program called Lantern aims keep predators from directing minors to other platforms for exploitation. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Illustration by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge A new program called Lantern aims to fight online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA) with cross-platform signal sharing between online companies like Meta and Discord. The Tech Coalition, a group of tech businesses with a cooperative aim to fight online child sexual exploitation, wrote in today’s announcement that the program is an attempt to keep ...
Figma introduces FigJam AI to spare designers from boring planning prep
Creators/ Tech / FigJam AI is available now in open beta and is ‘currently free’ for all customer tiers. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Want an interesting way to start a meeting? FigJam AI generates templates for icebreakers so you don’t need to think of them yourself.a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>The Sort function automatically groups together stickies under common themes, adding structure to a chaotic whiteboard.
The WeWork soap opera’s latest episode includes filing for bankruptcy
Tech/ Business / The company was once worth $47 billion, but now it might be more valuable as fodder for documentaries and dramas on streaming video services.
OpenAI Says ChatGPT Clocks 100M Active Users Weekly
OpenAI may be facing competition from other AI tech companies – such as Anthropic and Elon Musk’s newly launched xAI – but when it comes to chatbots, ChatGPT seemingly takes the throne.The fast-growing AI company was launched just seven years ago and is now lauding its successes. ChatGPT now has 100 million active users weekly, CEO Sam Altman said at the OpenAI’s first-ever developer conference on Monday, November 6.Beyond its fast-growing user base, OpenAI reported that over 2 million developers are working with its models to build new applications, per The Verge. The company additionally noted that 460 companies on the Fortune 500 companies list use OpenAI’s programs.The conference, DevDay, is ongoing in San Francisco, California. Attendees in-person and those watching online are eagerly...
PS5 ‘slim’ teardown shows the clever engineering of its detachable disc drive
/ Dave2D shows just how easy it is to pull out the disc drive for the new PlayStation 5. a]:text-gray-13″>If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Sony The new PlayStation 5 hasn’t come out yet — it doesn’t even have a specific release date — but a few YouTubers have gotten their hands on it, including Dave Lee from the Dave2D channel. Lee posted his teardown of the console yesterday, and if you’ve been curious about how that detachable disc drive works, this is the best look you...
The fix is in for the Pixel’s nasty multi-user bug on Android 14
/ The November update for Google Pixel phones is arriving now — and it should squash an unpleasant bug for people with multiple user profiles. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Android 14 wreaked havoc on some Pixel phones with multiple user profiles.
TikTok’s $1 billion creator fund is shutting down
/ The original $1 billion fund will be discontinued for creators in the US, UK, Germany, and France starting December 16th. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok’s $1 billion creator fund will come to an end on December 16th, 2023, the company told users today. Creators in the US, UK, Germany, and France will no longer be able to monetize their content through the original fund, TikTok spokesperson Maria Jung says. TikTokers in Italy and Spain aren’t affected by the change. The creator fund was originally introduced in 2020, with the compa...
Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot ‘Grok’ Will Only Be Available to X Premium+ Subscribers
Over the weekend, Elon Musk revealed that his long-awaited startup xAI had engineered its own chatbot, Grok. A competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Grok is currently in the beta phase and is being tested with a select group of sample users.While the bot isn’t available to the public just yet, Musk shared some additional information on Grok.For starters, once it exits beta, Grok will be available exclusively to X Premium+ subscribers. The most expensive of X’s subscription tiers, Premium+ is a step up from the regular Premium plan and two steps up from the Basic, at $16 USD a month or $168 USD per year.Musk also lauds the AI bot as having access to real-time information, something ChatGPT is being updated with currently but has notably lacked in the past.“Grok has real-time access to info via th...
