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SoundCloud unveils new direct-to-fan messaging tool
Google all but unveils the Pixel Fold just days before I/O
Well, there goes one of the big “surprises” of Google I/O 2023.
After years of rumors suggesting Google was working on a foldable Pixel phone, the company rather abruptly revealed the device with less than a week to go before the big conference where it’ll be officially announced. In a tweet on Thursday, Google gave us firm proof that the Pixel Fold exists.
It’s just a quick 8-second teaser video, but it shows enough. We can see a phone that looks kind of like you stacked two (thin) Pixel 7s on top of each other, complete with a nearly identical metallic camera bar on the back. Similar to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, it’s got a roughly phone-shaped outer display and a roughly tablet-shaped inner display when you unfold it.
It’s fun to joke about Google ruining the surprise, but the truth is there wasn’t much left to ruin thanks to leaks and rumors. Such is life in the world of big tech. Nothing stays secret for long.
White House unveils AI rules to address safety and privacy
The Biden administration today announced a new effort to address the risks around generative artificial intelligence (AI), which has been advancing at breakneck speeds and setting off alarm bells among industry experts.
Vice President Kamala Harris and other administration officials are scheduled to meet today with the CEOs of Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, the creator of the popular ChatGPT chatbot, as well as with AI-startup Anthropic. Administration officials plan to discuss the “fundamental responsibility” those companies have in ensuring their AI products are safe and protect the privacy of US citizens as the technology becomes more powerful and capable of independent decision making.
BeReal unveils its latest attempt to Be Relevant again
Has BeReal‘s gimmick lost its novelty for you? It’s desperately trying to win you back.
Today (May 1), BeReal launched RealPeople, what the app calls “a curated timeline of the most interesting people” to users in the UK. It will be available globally “very soon.”
While the new feature sounds opposed to the anti-influencer platform, in a press release BeReal explains, “RealPeople isn’t about influencing, amassing likes and comments, or promoting brands. You won’t see perfect photoshopped pictures, product recommendations, or ads disguised as posts.” The app ensures users that RealPeople will be a combination of people you know and don’t and that it’s an attempt to show that public figures are real and boring too. OK…
The update sounds like the feed on every other social media platform minus filters and sponsored posts. It comes on the heels of another update unveiled last week in the UK, Bonus BeReal. The feature is now available in the U.S. Bonus BeReal allows you to post an additional two BeReals throughout the day — but only if you post your first during the allotted two-minute window. It encourages users to post authentically once a day and share two more highlights. But it distracts from why users enjoyed the app in the first place, that you only needed to go on once a day. Bonus BeReal creeps into the tired Instagram story territory.
The platform also recently partnered with Spotify to allow users to share what song they’re listening to with their dual camera selfie.
These back-to-back updates are yet another effort to retain users after BeReal’s daily users dropped from 20 million in October 2022 to 10.4 million in February 2023. BeReal first gained popularity in the U.S. on college campuses at the beginning of 2022, and from there it skyrocketed in relevancy across demographics, peaking in September 2022 with 12 million monthly downloads. Before this slew of changes, BeReal made no significant updates to the app.
Now it’s playing catch-up.
Salesforce unveils new field service innovations powered by Data Cloud and Einstein GPT
‘Spooked Ireland’ Unveils Cast & Premiere Date
Grim action-platformer Blasphemous 2 unveils its grotesque world
Developer The Game Kitchen first stealth-announced the sequel to their hard as nails Metroid-like Blasphemous back in 2021 to coincide with a free update for the original game. Now, though, after a long wait, we have the first proper trailer for Blasphemous 2 showing off tons of platforming action, unholy Catholic iconography, and other such sinful stuff. Take a look below, if you dare.
XPeng unveils new EV platform designed to cut production costs
Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng unveiled Sunday its new platform architecture for making vehicles that will set the foundation for future production models and reduce the cost of development and manufacturing. The Smart Electric Platform Architecture (SEPA) 2.0 is expected to shorten the R&D cycle for future models by 20%, as well as cut costs […]
XPeng unveils new EV platform designed to cut production costs by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch