Did those influencers in your Instagram feed go to Coachella, and do they even exist in real life? Creators can voluntarily add a new label to their account if they frequently post AI-generated or modified content starting on Monday.
This is in addition to Meta’s automatically applied “AI info” label for content on its platforms that it detects as being AI-modified.
This was one of my favorite gadgets from CES, and Lifx says the $199.99 Matter-enabled LED lighted mirror will ship later this month. I have one to test and will be posting a review soon.
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Former Chewy and current GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen says he plans to somehow create a competitor to Amazon “...worth hundreds of billions of dollars.”
GameStop said it has a commitment letter from TD Bank for $20 billion in debt financing, but where the rest will come from is unclear, with WSJ sources citing Middle Eastern sovereign-wealth funds as a possibility.
Bloomberg recently reported that 39 percent of podcasts over a nine-day period were likely AI-generated, according to data from Podcast Index. Inception Point AI is at the forefront, reportedly publishing 3,000 episodes a week, flooding podcasting apps with low-quality trash. According to Bloomberg:
And the Inception Point team isn’t the only one who’s executing on this type of strategy. In the past nine days or so, 10,871 new podcast feeds have been created; approximately 4,243, or 39%, might have been AI-generated, according to the Podcast Index, an open-source platform that tracks the ecosystem.
Chances are, at some point, you’ve had Kristen DiMercurio or Tawny Platis in your ears saying phrases like “battery low” and “Bluetooth paired.” The two voice actors sat down on Tawny’s show, String and Tell, to talk about voice matching, interactive voice responses, and, of course, Bluetooth.
Viral wildlife creator Derrick Downey Jr. vibe-coded his way to a hit app in DualShot Recorder.
In addition to our ongoing reporting from the courtroom and digging through newly released evidence, you will be able to listen in live via YouTube. While recording or rebroadcasting the stream is prohibited, we can expect it to be live generally between 11AM and 5PM ET while court is in session.
For now, though, Hayden Field can catch you up on all the evidence released.
In an era when Liz Lopatto is asking about the “Ask Jeeves-ification of online search” via AI chatbots, the originator just faded away. Its owner, IAC, says that as of May 1st, 2026, “we have made the decision to discontinue our search business, which includes Ask.com.”
