Reddit acquires Dubsmash
Reddit announced that it has acquired short video platform Dubsmash. The deal’s terms were undisclosed. Dubsmash will retain its own platform and brand, and Reddit will integrate its video creation tools. Its co-founders, Suchit Dash, Jonas Drüppe.....»»
Reynolds acquires Canadian software company focused on digital retailing
Reynolds and Reynolds and DealerCorp Solutions were partners for nearly two years......»»
AI-generated video of Will Smith eating spaghetti astounds with terrible beauty
Open source "text2video" ModelScope AI made the viral sensation possible. Enlarge / Stills from an AI-generated video of Will Smith eating spaghetti that has been heating up the Internet. (credit: chaindrop / Reddit) Ami.....»»
Yes, Virginia, there is AI joy in seeing fake Will Smith ravenously eat spaghetti
Open source "text2video" ModelScope AI made the viral sensation possible. Enlarge / Stills from an AI-generated video of Will Smith eating spaghetti that has been heating up the Internet. (credit: chaindrop / Reddit) Ami.....»»
Apple acquires AI-powered video compression startup WaveOne
WaveOne, a California-based startup that has been developing algorithms for compressing videos, has confirmed that it has been purchased by Apple.Credit: Laurenz Heymann/UnsplashFounded in 2016, WaveOne sought to use machine learning for video compre.....»»
Mastercard acquires Baffin Bay Networks to improve customer security
Mastercard acquired Baffin Bay Networks to better help businesses deal with the increasingly challenging nature of cyber-attacks. Baffin Bay Networks, based in Sweden, adds to Mastercard’s multi-layered approach to cyber security and helps to stop.....»»
T-Mobile acquires Mint & Ultra Mobile for prepaid services
T-Mobile is buying Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile to boost its prepaid cellular services, but the two carriers will largely remain separate entities.T-MobileThe carrier announced the plan on Wednesday to acquire Ka'ena Corporation and its brands Mint M.....»»
Reddit experienced a widespread outage [u]
A system issue took Reddit offline for multiple hours on Tuesday, but it has since been restored.Reddit is experiencing an extended outageAround 3 p.m. EST, users began reporting the Reddit outage online. They shared that both the app and website wer.....»»
Marvel angry about Ant-Man dialogue leak, demands names of Reddit and Google users
Reddit post linked to leak on Google Docs; Marvel tries to subpoena both firms. Enlarge (credit: Marvel) Marvel is seeking the identities of Reddit and Google users involved in the leak of dialogue from Ant-Man and the W.....»»
Discord promises outraged users it won’t store call recordings—for now
Discord staff promises shocked Reddit users, "We are going to fix this." Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg) Before it was updated last month, Discord’s privacy policy specifically promised to alert u.....»»
It looks like Samsung is cheating on "space zoom" moon photos
Moon photos taken with the "Space Zoom" of Samsung's flagship smartphone models appear to be more a feat of AI trickery than anything else, a Reddit user's investigation into the feature claims.Samsung S23 UltraSamsung's flagship Galaxy smartphone li.....»»
Samsung"s smartphone "space zoom" may lean heavily on AI for moon shots
Moon photos taken with the "Space Zoom" of Samsung's flagship smartphone models may actually be more a feat of AI trickery than an impressive smartphone camera, a Reddit user's investigation into the feature claims.Samsung S23 UltraSamsung's flagship.....»»
ActiveFence acquires Rewire to help customers identify harmful text-based content
ActiveFence has completed the acquisition of Rewire, a London-based startup that’s building AI for online safety. Combining ActiveFence’s Trust and Safety platform, content detection AI models and scalable API with Rewire’s repertoi.....»»
Google’s Pixel Fold just got spotted in the wild
Google is said to be working on its own foldable phone, and now thanks to a photo shared on Reddit, the device has been spotted on board a train in New York City. The post Google’s Pixel Fold just got spotted in the wild first appeared on Phandroid.....»»
Study: 6% of adults on Internet use Reddit
Reddit is especially popular with young men, according to a new study. Six percent of all adults on the Internet use Reddit......»»
Akamai acquires Ondat to strengthen its cloud computing offerings
Akamai Technologies reached a definitive agreement to acquire Ondat, a cloud-based storage technology provider with a Kubernetes-native platform for running stateful applications anywhere at scale. Ondat’s technology delivers persistent storage.....»»
HPE acquires Axis Security to expand its edge-to-cloud security capabilities
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) revealed that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Axis Security, a cloud security provider. This acquisition will allow HPE to expand its edge-to-cloud security capabilities by offering a unified Secure.....»»
Reddit tells court: Film studios spewed “nonsense” in demand for users’ names
First Amendment covers users who anonymously discussed piracy, Reddit tells court. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) Reddit is fighting a film-industry attempt to identify users who discussed piracy, telling a f.....»»
Reddit now lets users search for comments within posts on its app and website
Reddit last year announced a major update to its search system, which gained the ability to find comments through the social network. This week, Reddit announced another update to its search system. However, the latest update now lets users search f.....»»
You can now search comments within a Reddit post—even on desktop
New Reddit gets a basic, long-requested feature at last. Enlarge / Reddit has expanded its search features. (credit: Reddit) Today, Reddit announced a new feature that addresses one of the more frustrating limitations of.....»»
How Bill Gates’ Minesweeper addiction helped lead to the Xbox
Book excerpt: Convincing early '90s Microsoft to sell games was an uphill battle. Enlarge / These little numbers helped launch a gaming revolution at corporate-focused Microsoft of the early '90s. (credit: Microsoft / Reddit).....»»