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Tech The Verge ·

DJI’s Avata 360 is a more functional, flexible 360 drone

DJI's Avata 360, resembling the Avata 2, is a new 360-degree drone that arrives after Antigravity's A1, the first of its kind, was released last December. Due to FCC regulations, the Avata 360 may not be officially available for purchase in the US, potentially marking it as the last DJI drone that consumers there can legally buy.

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Tech The Verge ·

Meta is laying off hundreds of employees as it pours money into AI

Meta is laying off hundreds of employees, affecting various teams including recruiting, social media, sales, and Reality Labs, as the company reallocates resources towards artificial intelligence initiatives. A spokesperson stated that these changes are part of regular restructuring efforts to meet organizational goals.

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Spotify is letting artists manually approve releases to combat AI fakes

Spotify is currently beta-testing a feature called Artist Profile Protection, which allows artists to manually approve their releases to prevent unauthorized or AI-generated content from appearing on their profiles. This initiative addresses issues related to metadata errors and impersonation, benefiting a wide range of artists across genres.

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Tech VentureBeat ·

Oracle converges the AI data stack to give enterprise agents a single version of truth

Oracle is addressing challenges faced by enterprise data teams in deploying agentic AI by proposing a unified data architecture, arguing that a single database solution can prevent context from becoming stale under production loads. The company claims its database infrastructure supports the transaction systems of 97% of Fortune Global 100 companies.

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Tech Engadget ·

YouTube is bringing affiliate shopping features to more creators

YouTube has announced a reduction in the subscriber threshold for its Shopping affiliate program from 1,000 to 500, enabling more creators to earn money from product promotions in their videos. This change applies to all content formats, including YouTube Shorts, VOD, and Live content, while still requiring adherence to other YouTube Partner Program criteria.

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Tech TheNextWeb ·

Pepper acquires YC-backed Alima to bring AI to food distribution’s messy product catalogues

Pepper, a New York technology platform for independent food distributors, has acquired Alima, a Y Combinator-backed startup focused on ordering and procurement software for small food distributors in Latin America. The acquisition, which includes Alima's cofounders joining Pepper's leadership, aims to enhance Pepper's AI-driven initiatives in food distribution.

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