Tech

Auto Added by WPeMatico

YouTube is changing how it counts views to give the numbers a boost

Creators, Digital Marketing, News, SEO Tips, Streaming, Tech, Technology, YouTube /
YouTube will soon count a view as soon as a video starts to play, lining up with the system used by Instagram, TikTok, and its Shorts videos. The update will go into effect on August 24th, “which means creators will likely see their total view counts increase faster moving forward,” the platform says. Instagram and […]

YouTube is changing how it counts views to give the numbers a boost Read More »

Azerbaijan wants to become a tech hub as its startups raised $2.6m last year

Asia, Digital Marketing, SEO Tips, Tech, Technology /

Every petrostate eventually discovers that the oil will not last forever, and Azerbaijan has reached the stage of the story where the government starts talking about technology. Hydrocarbons once made up roughly 75% of the country’s economic output and 90% of its exports, according to the IMF, which is a comfortable arrangement right up until […]

This story continues at The Next Web

Azerbaijan wants to become a tech hub as its startups raised $2.6m last year Read More »

Apple ordered to change app data consent prompts on iPhones and iPads

Apple, Digital Marketing, News, Policy, privacy, SEO Tips, Tech, Technology /
Apple’s changing its rules for data collection consent prompts after Germany’s Federal Cartel Office accused Apple of giving the prompts a design that favored its own apps. Apple’s App Tracking Transparency prompts reportedly cost social media apps nearly $10 billion when they launched with iOS 14.5, making cross-app tracking of users largely opt in. But […]

Apple ordered to change app data consent prompts on iPhones and iPads Read More »

Uber partners with Zipline on Eats drone deliveries

Business, Digital Marketing, Drones, News, Ride-sharing, SEO Tips, Tech, Technology /
Uber is teaming up with drone company Zipline to start airborne takeout deliveries later this year, with the goal of reaching 1 million daily drone deliveries by 2029. Uber also said it was making a strategic investment in Zipline, a California-based company that has been orchestrating drone deliveries in Texas since 2025. The news comes […]

Uber partners with Zipline on Eats drone deliveries Read More »

Whisker’s AI-powered litter robot thinks my cats swapped bodies

Digital Marketing, Reviews, Robot, SEO Tips, Smart Home, Smart Home Reviews, Tech, Technology /
The greatest invention in pet tech in recent years is the litter robot. A machine that scoops your kitties’ poop so you don’t have to – what else could a cat owner possibly want? How about insights into your kitty’s litter box usage that could flag health issues? Sign me up. But I have two […]

Whisker’s AI-powered litter robot thinks my cats swapped bodies Read More »

Anthropic explains how Claude’s invisible text watermarks will work

AI, Anthropic, Digital Marketing, News, SEO Tips, Tech, Technology /
Anthropic has clarified how it’s planning to apply invisible watermarks to Claude-generated text in order to comply with Europe’s AI transparency rules. On Friday, Anthropic announced that Claude’s text marking system is “a version of the SynthID-Text approach” – an open-source watermarking technology developed by Google DeepMind that creates detectable patterns using wording probabilities. This […]

Anthropic explains how Claude’s invisible text watermarks will work Read More »

OpenAI reportedly disbanded its preparedness team

AI, Digital Marketing, News, OpenAI, Security, SEO Tips, Tech, Technology /
According to the Financial Times, OpenAI disbanded its preparedness team at the end of last month. The job of the preparedness team was to assess if models posed serious risks and develop ways to mitigate those risks. (You know, like the possibility that it could go rogue and hack another company.) According to FT, responsibility […]

OpenAI reportedly disbanded its preparedness team Read More »

Amazon is trying to crush class-action suits before they get started

Amazon, Digital Marketing, Law, News, Policy, SEO Tips, Tech, Technology /
On Friday, Amazon customers received an email alerting them to an update to the site’s terms and conditions. Most notably, it stated that disputes would now be resolved through arbitration and said users agree to a class action waiver. Amazon framed this as a “fast and efficient” way to resolve issues, but it notably would […]

Amazon is trying to crush class-action suits before they get started Read More »

Shopping Cart