Meta says it's testing an “Imagine Yourself” feature announced in September that automatically generates AI images of a user and puts them into that user's feed
But to be fair, this guy did upload his image into their AI filtering doodad. So, y'know, those of us who eschew AI will not get randomly fucked with. [embedded post] Sam Biddle / @sambiddle.com : N...
Pandemic-induced rise in app ordering has given birth to the “appuccino”, a phenomenon driven by TikTok, where customized Starbucks drink suggestions go viral
they're way more likely to request like, triple bacon triple cheese at a McDonalds kiosk than when speaking to a human https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...
US delays TikTok ban by a week, as company says Oracle and Walmart may take 20% stake in TikTok Global's pre-IPO round, host US user data and computer systems
or crazy volatile? Or if monetization goes slower than expected? Jason Keath / @jasonkeath : Walmart (and Oracle) still somehow won out as a partial owner ok TikTok (in principle) at 7.5%. Another imp...
Epic enables a direct payment option in Fortnite on iOS and Android alongside the existing method, to get around app store fees; buying direct is up to 20% off
but it's risky Shira Ovide / New York Times : A playbook for combating QAnon CNN : Fortnite's maker sues Apple and Google after the game was removed from both app stores Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac : The Ap...
Study finds Facebook status updates can possibly be used to predict users with certain diseases, especially diabetes and mental health conditions
At its core, Facebook is a giant repository of information about the people who use it, from their age and phone number, to their music preferences … Tweets: @edbott , @yoda , and @prsarahevans Tweets...
Lithium Technologies to shut down Klout website and the Klout score on May 25, is planning a new social impact scoring methodology based on Twitter
Remember Klout? — The influencer market service … Jason Koebler / Motherboard : Klout Dead — RIP to the “social reputation score” website. Sean Hollister / CNET : Klout is shutting down, so your s...
Amazon debuts Amazon Go, a checkout-less food store in Seattle, where purchases are tracked by computer vision and app, open to its staff now and public in '17
but it could improve ‘dreadful’ self-checkout, investor says Mat Smith / Engadget : The Morning After: Tuesday December 6, 2016 Oliver Smith / The Memo : Amazon's soulless shop of the future spells do...