Category: Tech News
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Elon Musk Is a National Security Risk
Musk’s now-deleted post questioning why no one has attempted to assassinate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris renews concerns over his work for the US government—and potential to inspire extremist violence. Shortly following reports of an apparent second assassination attempt against former US president and 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, Elon Musk decided to speak up. “And no one is…
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The Most Loved Social Media Apps by Country [Infographic]
You might use certain social media apps every day, but maybe you don’t feel so good about the time you spent in that app afterwards. Like, you probably check in on Facebook at least once per day to ensure that you don’t miss any important birthdays or announcements. But is Facebook your favorite social media…
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Meta Publishes Checklist for Holiday Marketing Planning
Okay, there are now only 100 days till Christmas, which means that it’s time to finalize your holiday marketing plans, and get a firm outline in place to ensure that you get the most out of your end-of-year push. And for most businesses (well, the ones reading SMT at least) that will mean running promotions…
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Google Meet’s AI-powered summarization tool is coming to smartphones
Google Meet’s “Take notes for me” feature on the web generates detailed meeting summaries using AI. This feature is landing soon on Android smartphones, according to hints found within the Gmail app. However, the availability of this feature is limited to certain Workspace tiers, while AI-generated notes are only available in English at the moment.…
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How To Add Multiple Photos To Your Instagram Story
Instagram Stories have become one of the most popular features on the platform, allowing users to share photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours. Whether you’re sharing a fun day out, highlighting a product, or simply giving your followers a glimpse of your life, Instagram Stories offer a creative way to communicate visually. Sometimes,…
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Gemini Live natural conversation feature with AI is now free for all Android users
Access to Jemini Live has been made possible for free for Android users. Google will soon release the AI voice assistant Gemini Live, which has so far only been available to Gemini Advanced subscribers, for free to all Android users. Similar to the voice chat feature of ChatGPT, you can ask your questions to Gemini…
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New Report Highlights Key 2024 Video Content Trends
Tubular Labs has published its latest report on the state of social media video, and the key trends that are driving video engagement across the major social apps. Tubular Labs provides insights to help power content strategies, with a database that now includes over 11 billion videos, from 28 million content creators. With this dataset, the…
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China Launches the World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine
Mingyang has installed the world’s largest offshore wind turbine in China, which currently holds the title of the largest in the world. Last week, Mingyang Smart Energy announced that they have deployed their MySE18.X-20MW turbine in Hainan Province, China. This turbine has a capacity of 20 megawatts, surpassing the company’s previous 18-megawatt model. According to…
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Meet Google Illuminate: Transforming Complex Articles into Simple Conversations
The intriguing AI project, Google Illuminate, transforms complex scientific articles into simple and engaging conversations. Understanding intricate scientific papers can be challenging for many of us. Now, Google has stepped in with a magical product called Illuminate to address this issue. Google Illuminate converts any scientific article into an engaging audio podcast, allowing users to…
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A €2.4 billion fine for Google in the European Union has been upheld
Google has been fined over €8.2 billion in the European Union so far. The European Court of Justice has finally upheld the fine for Google’s abuse of market dominance in the comparison shopping services sector. As a result, Google must pay €2.4 billion, making it one of the heaviest fines imposed on tech companies. According…