Tag: Video

Meta introduces AI models for video generation, image editing

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Social media giant Meta has introduced its latest artificial intelligence (AI) models for content editing and generation, according to a blog post on Nov. 16.  The company is introducing two AI-powered generative models. The first, Emu Video, which leverages Meta’s previous Emu model, is capable of generating video clips based on text and image inputs. While the second model, Emu Edit, is focused on image manipulation, promising more precision in image editing. The models are still in the research stage, but Meta says their initial results show potential use cases…

Can Bitcoin fix this? Cointelegraph Cape Verde video

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Cointelegraph recently traveled to Cape Verde, West Africa, to explore whether Bitcoin (BTC) could be a tool for progress. In the latest on-the-ground video documentary from Cointelegraph, global reporter Joe Hall investigates the remittances market, cash economies, and the challenges and opportunities faced by small island nations worldwide. Cape Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island nation in the central Atlantic Ocean. Cape Verde comprises 10 main islands and several smaller islets, sitting 570 kilometers (350 miles) west of Senegal, West Africa. Hall discovers that more Cape…

X Introduces Audio and Video Calling Functionality

Open-source advocate Chris Messina argued that X’s code suggests users may need a premium subscription on X to use the new feature. Since taking over at X (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk has been working to transform the microblogging platform into a super app. The latest feature to be added to X is the audio and video calling functionality, according to the Verge. Users are receiving notifications stating that “audio and video calls are here” when opening the X app. However, there have been no official announcements of the launch. What…

Video Editor CapCut Adds AI Ad Scripting for Businesses and Creators

One of the new tools is an AI-powered script generator designed to help advertisers generate script ideas based on prompts that describe the product or business. Video editing app CapCut is expanding its offerings to include AI-powered business tools. CapCut, which is owned by ByteDance, is the company’s second app, after TikTok, to hit $100 million in customer spending. The video editing app features easy-to-use templates, TikTok integration, and AI effects and filters. It usually ranks in the top 10 or 20 apps in the iOS App Store and has…

X’s ‘everything app’ push continues as Elon Musk tests video game streaming

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X, formerly Twitter, has made another step toward becoming an “everything app” after Elon Musk tested out video game streaming on the platform. In a 50-minute-long stream on Oct. 6, Musk streamed himself playing the popular online action role-playing game Diablo 4. Stream Test 3 https://t.co/1ih0ZAY2tS — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 7, 2023 As things kicked off, Musk outlined that “what we are aiming for here is that the audio sounds normal, the image looks reasonably good so it’s not flickering, and the comments are working.” While the feature is…

SBF lawyers request to block Ukrainian user’s testimony via video, calling circumstances not ‘exceptional’

Lawyers representing Sam Bankman-Fried have rejected a request from prosecutors to let a Ukrainian client of FTX testify via video link in a trial set to commence today, on Oct. 3. On Sep. 30, prosecutors filed an appeal with Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, seeking to overturn the opposition and enable two-way video conferencing for testimony, given that the majority of FTX’s customers and victims are located outside the U.S. One client from Ukraine, known as “FTX Customer-1,” is unable to travel due to the country’s wartime laws. Prosecutors argue that…

The Truth Behind Cuba’s Bitcoin Revolution: Video

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Cuba, a country known for its unique blend of rich history, vibrant culture and political isolation, is the focus of Cointelegraph’s latest on-the-ground documentary. The Truth Behind Cuba’s Bitcoin Revolution explores Bitcoin’s (BTC) impact in one of the world’s last remaining communist states.  The documentary provides a firsthand account of how Cubans are using Bitcoin to navigate challenging economic circumstances, attract new businesses and save money in a censorship-heavy environment. Journalist and Bitcoin enthusiast Joe Hall embarked on the journey to Cuba, determined to witness and capture the “Bitcoin revolution” that…

PUBG developer Krafton teases metaverse video game Overdare

Krafton’s Roblox-like video game is said to rely on generative artificial intelligence and be based on the game engine Unreal Engine 5. South Korea’s game developer Krafton, best known for its global mega-hit PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), is set to compete with Roblox with its new product, according to The Korea Economic Daily (KED), a business daily newspaper. As per the report, the new video game, Overdare (formerly Project Migaloo), is being developed with Naver Z, a metaverse unit of Naver Corp, a South Korean internet conglomerate. Overdare, a mobile-based user-generated…

NFT Video Startup Glass Falls to Crypto Bear Market

The idea of Glass was to give online content creators a platform for minting and selling their videos directly to their fans, where they might make more money than, say, on YouTube. Its founders saw the blockchain as bringing more transparency to this process, and also permanence, by storing them in a decentralized manner. Source

Elon Musk Teases at Audio and Video Features of X

The launch of these new audio and video features on X comes after Musk confessed that there are no more great social media apps currently. Only a few weeks after Twitter’s former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Elon Musk renamed the social media platform to X, he has now announced the coming of new features to the app. Some of the expected features are audio and video calls but the specific date of their launch remains unknown to members of the public. According to Musk, these new features will be compatible…