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Snapchat brings its AI chatbot to all users, empowers more creators

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New Delhi: Snapchat has announced to roll out its AI chatbot called ‘My AI to all users globally with new features for a better way to chat with your friends.
Snapchat+ subscribers are currently sending nearly 2 million chat messages per day via ‘My AI’ to learn more about movies, sports, pets, and the world around them.
“Your AI comes with one of thousands of unique Bitmoji variations and can be easily customised to make it truly your own. Design a custom Bitmoji for your AI, give it a name, and start chatting,” said the company.

It’s now easy to bring My AI into any of your conversations with friends.
“My AI surfaces place recommendations from the Snap Map and
suggests relevant Lenses,” Snapchat, which has 750 million monthly active users, said during an event late on Wednesday.
Over 55,000 Snaps are now being created on Snapchat every second on average.
The company also announced other features on its main app.
Creators in an early pilot of the Stories revenue share programme are posting more often to Snapchat.

“Now, creators who have at least 50,000 followers, 25 million monthly Snap views, and post at least 10 Stories a month may be eligible to join our Stories revenue share programme,” said the company.
Every month, more than 100 million Snapchatters keep in touch through voice and video calling.
“New Calling Lenses let you break free from the grid and appear together, in one frame, and soon, even play games and solve puzzles while you’re virtually face-to-face,” the company added.
Snapchat now has a new type of Story called ‘After Dark.’
“Next time you’re up late studying or hanging out, add to the After Dark Story. Come morning, see the Story unfold to debrief on the night,” said Snapchat.
On Snap Map, the company is adding a new location sharing option.
“On Snap Map and beyond, 1.7 billion Snapchatters show up as their Bitmoji. This year, we added shoppable fashion so your Bitmoji could not only look, but also dress just like you,” according to the company.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 20, 2023
Instagram Reels adds dedicated trends section for creators

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New Delhi: Meta-owned Instagram has announced new features on its short-video making app to empower creators.
The social network has added a dedicated destination for trending audio and hashtags, two new metrics to Reels insights and brought gifts on Reels to more countries.
Creators will now be able to see what the top trending topics and hashtags are on Reels.

“We’re making it easier for you to edit your reels on Instagram by bringing together video clips, audio, stickers, and text on a unified editing screen,” said Meta.
This makes it easier to align and time elements of your reel to the right moments in a more visual way.
This feature is available globally, across both iOS and Android devices.
The two new metrics being added on Reels are total watch time and average watch time.
“Total watch time captures the total amount of time your reel was played, including any time spent replaying the reel. Average watch time captures the average amount of time spent playing your reel, calculated by dividing watch time with the number of total plays,” explained the company.

For example if your average watch time is 17 seconds, out of everyone who watched your Reel they watched an average of 17 seconds.
This will help creators better understand where people are being engaged or where you may need to create a stronger hook to have viewers stay longer.
“We’re also adding a new way to see how your reels are contributing to your growth. You’ll now receive a notification with new followers from your reels,” the company mentioned.
The company is also adding a new feature to show creators which fans have sent them a gift, so they can recognise their supporters.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 16, 2023
Creators can succeed elsewhere if TikTok is banned, Warner says

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Earlier this month, Warner, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, introduced the bipartisan RESTRICT Act, which would give the federal government power to restrict and potentially ban the app.
As for other platforms creators could transfer their skills to, the Virginia senator referenced the success of many YouTube users in turning a profit, as well as “other American sites” that “at least reimburse at a higher level” than TikTok does.
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), who also signed onto the RESTRICT Act, echoed Warner’s comments on MSNBC shortly after: “We’ve got other platforms, there are other platforms.”
The senators’ comments also follow a push by TikTok creators to oppose the ban during a Capitol Hill press conference Wednesday evening, spearheaded by Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), the app’s first major ally in Congress.
When asked about potential threats from other social media giants that collect data on American users, Warner emphasized that laws pertaining to those sites also need reform — including Section 230, he said, “which frankly gives these American sites a get out of jail free card. … I think Congress ought to act on that.”
But TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance poses too much of a threat to wait, Warner said. “As chairman of the intelligence committee, I believe TikTok poses a national security threat, and before all the potential bad action takes place, we ought to act.”
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( With inputs from : www.politico.com )

March 23, 2023
Media drop Dilbert after creator’s Black ‘hate group’ remark

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Dilbert is a long-running comic that pokes fun at office-place culture.
The backlash began following an episode this past week of the YouTube show called “Real Coffee with Scott Adams.” Among other topics, Adams referenced a Rasmussen Reports survey that had asked whether people agreed with the statement “It’s OK to be white.”
Most agreed, but Adams noted that 26% of Black respondents disagreed and others weren’t sure.
The Anti-Defamation League says the phrase was popularized in 2017 as a trolling campaign by members of the discussion forum 4chan but then began being used by some white supremacists.
Adams, who is white, repeatedly referred to people who are Black as members of a “hate group” or a “racist hate group” and said he would no longer “help Black Americans.”
“Based on the current way things are going, the best advice I would give to white people is to get the hell away from Black people,” Adams said on his Wednesday show.
In another episode of his online show Saturday, Adams said he had been making a point that “everyone should be treated as an individual” without discrimination.
“But you should also avoid any group that doesn’t respect you, even if there are people within the group who are fine,” Adams said.

The Los Angeles Times cited Adams’ “racist comments” while announcing Saturday that Dilbert will be discontinued Monday in most editions and that its final run in the Sunday comics — which are printed in advance — will be March 12.
The San Antonio Express-News, which is part of Hearst Newspapers, said Saturday that it will drop the Dilbert comic strip, effective Monday, “because of hateful and discriminatory public comments by its creator.”
The USA Today Network tweeted Friday that it also will stop publishing Dilbert “due to recent discriminatory comments by its creator.”
The Plain Dealer in Cleveland and other publications that are part of Advance Local media also announced that they are dropping Dilbert.
“This is a decision based on the principles of this news organization and the community we serve,” wrote Chris Quinn, editor of The Plain Dealer. ”We are not a home for those who espouse racism. We certainly do not want to provide them with financial support.”
Christopher Kelly, vice president of content for NJ Advance Media, wrote that the news organization believes in “the free and fair exchange of ideas.”
“But when those ideas cross into hate speech, a line must be drawn,” Kelly wrote.
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( With inputs from : www.politico.com )

February 26, 2023
HP launches new Envy x360 15 laptops for content creators in India

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New Delhi: PC and printer major HP Inc on Monday introduced a new range of Envy x360 15 laptops made for content creators in the country.
The laptops, offering a 15.6-inch OLED touch display and a durable 360-degree hinge, are available from a starting price of Rs 82,999.
“HP’s new Envy x360 15 portfolio enables content creators to express themselves through best-in-class display and smart, high-performance productivity features that liberate creativity and expression,” said Vickram Bedi, Senior Director-Personal Systems, HP India.
To enable greater display and powerful performance, the new HP Envy x360 15 portfolio comes with up to 12th Gen Intel Core EVO i7 processor integrated with Intel Iris Xe Graphics.
According to the company, the flicker-free and anti-reflection screen delivers the ultimate colour accuracy even through long periods of usage, supported by Eyesafe display to reduce eyestrain.
The device offers an Emoji Keyboard for faster communication, 5MP IR camera with intelligence features like Auto frame Technology and AI Noise reduction for enhanced privacy.
Continuing HP’s focus on sustainable impact, the new Envy x360 15 portfolio contains ocean-bound plastic and recycled aluminium.
It gives more screen real estate with 88 per cent screen-to-body ratio to see more of the screen and less scrolling.

The HP ‘Fast Charge’ enables long battery life with quick charging, offering up to 10 hours of battery life.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 23, 2023