YouTube rolls out Studio updates, ‘likeness’ detection, lip synced dubs, creator collabs and more
YouTube launches a handful of updates for creators, including lip syncing features for dubbed videos, likeness detection, collabs, an AI chatbot and more.
Read moreYouTube announces new generative AI tools for Shorts creators
YouTube is bringing a custom version of Google's text-to-video generative AI model, Veo 3, to Shorts, along with a new remixing tool, an 'Edit with AI' feature, and more.
Read moreYouTube Live gets a major update, introduces dual-format streaming, minigames, and more
YouTube announced new features for livestreaming, such as letting creators play mini-games, AI-powered highlights, and more.
Read moreCycles in Marsaglia’s mental RNG
Last week I wrote about a mental random number generator designed by George Marsaglia. It’s terrible compared to any software RNG, but it produces better output than most people would if asked to say a list of random digits. Marsaglia’s RNG starts with a two-digit number as a seed state,
Read moreCalm launches standalone iOS app for sleep support
The new Calm Sleep app is designed to help people wind down, sleep deeply, and wake up refreshed.
Read moreGoogle launches new protocol for agent-driven purchases
Called the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), the system is meant to be interoperable between AI platforms, payment systems and vendors.
Read moreThis $30M startup built a dog crate-sized robot factory that learns by watching humans
MicroFactory has more than 100 preorders for its general purpose tabletop robotic factory which it hopes to start shipping in two months.
Read moreY Combinator-backed Rulebase wants to be the AI coworker for fintech
Y Combinator-alum Rulebase is betting that the next wave of automation in financial services will be the unglamorous tasks.
Read moreKayak co-founder takes on Calendly with new Supercal scheduling platform
The entrepreneur has launched Supercal, a free scheduling platform that’s designed to make booking meetings more efficient and simple.
Read moreMonero’s seed phrase words
I wrote a couple posts last month about the seed phrase words used by Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. There are 2048 words on the BIP39 list. Monero uses a different word list, one with 1626 words [1]. You can find Monero’s list here. Why 1626 words? It’s not hard to guess
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