Reddit appears to be stepping up pressure on moderators to open up communities that were closed during the blackout protest against recently announced platform changes. A Reddit admin – a Reddit contributor – has told unpaid volunteer moderators of a subreddit that the “expectation here is for communities to reopen,” according to a post shared … Read more
Brendan Fletcher is an American actor who has starred in a number of films. Brendan Fletcher is known for his roles in Night Hunter (2018), The Revenant (2015), Tideland (2005) and other films. He appeared in the 2022 action comedy Violent Night playing the character of Krampus. David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Alex Hassell and Alexis … Read more
European ride-hailing company Bolt will use self-driving robots to deliver customers’ food as part of a new partnership with Estonian company Starship Technologies, announced yesterday. Bolt, one of Europe’s most valued technology companies, plans to roll out thousands of robots in multiple countries, starting in its home city of Tallinn later this year. Bolt, a … Read more
Altman has an unsurprisingly optimistic view of human nature that will respond to the rise of AI, saying he doesn’t think people will “play video games all day long” while computers do their jobs. “If you give people better tools, they just operate at a higher level,” Altman told a crowd at the Startup Network … Read more
YouTube wants to make it easier to dub your videos into other languages by giving you some help with AI. The company announced at VidCon on Thursday that it is bringing the team over Out loudan AI-powered dubbing service from Google’s Area 120 incubator. YouTube is already testing the tool with “hundreds” of creators, YouTube’s … Read more
This story is syndicated from the premium edition of Preseed nowa newsletter that takes a closer look at the product, market and story of the founders of UK-based startups, helping you understand how they fit into what’s happening in the wider world and the startup ecosystem. The space race is back on, with a growing … Read more
Being an employee of a Disney World Resort certainly has its perks, including free admission to theme parks, discounts on food and beverages, and early looks at upcoming attractions. But a Disney employee is going viral on TikTok for sharing a relatively unknown perk that employees can access: an entire store just for employees. The … Read more
What do Regrow Ag CEO and co-founder Anastasia Volkova and Skims founder Kim Kardashian have in common? Well, they’re both among the 20 industry leaders chosen by Time magazine for its list of the world’s 100 most influential companies. Regrow started in 2016, as part of Sydney University’s “Inventing the Future” innovation programme. Ukrainian-born founder … Read more
V. Pappas, TikTok’s chief operating officer, has resigned, as first reported by The information. In a memo Pappas posted on Twitter, they informed staff that they will no longer be serving as the company’s COO, as they believe the “time is right to move on and refocus.” Pappas will remain with TikTok in an advisory … Read more
A new algorithm can determine male fertility faster and more accurately than was previously possible, according to research by a British startup Bayezian. The breakthrough comes amid growing problems for couples trying to conceive. A recent report from the World Health Organization estimated that one in six people worldwide now suffers from infertility. Despite perceptions … Read more