A collection of interesting links that made me go, WTF?
Oct
12
Link: The most interesting unicorns to come out of Japan
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Oct
11
Link: Faulty court filing redactions: TikTok executives were unconcerned with the harms the app poses for US teenagers, despite internal research validating concerns (NPR)
1 min read
Oct
09
Link: Zoom plans to launch a feature in 2025 that lets users create an AI-animated, photorealistic avatar with a head and arms from a video they record of themselves (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)
1 min read
Oct
09
Link: Amazon announces AI Shopping Guides, which show AI-generated descriptions and recommendations for 100+ product types on its US mobile website and in its US app (Will Knight/Wired)
1 min read
Oct
08
Link: US adults on TikTok follow influencers and creators popular on social media but very few politicians, civic actors, or traditional media outlets and journalists (Pew Research Center)