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Money being made on Instagram

38% of US Gen Z shoppers rank Instagram as their preferred platform for making in-app purchases.

Source: Ensembleiq

 

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Instagram tests AI that guesses users’ age by scanning their face

Instagram is testing a new facial recognition tool that uses AI to guess and verify the age of users.

The technology, developed by London-based startup Yoti, involves scanning a person’s face with their phone or computer camera and using machine learning to determine how old they are.

 

Twitter tests new “CC” button.

Video captions or no captions, it’s now easier to choose on iOS, and soon on Android.

On videos that have captions available, Twitter is testing the option to turn captions off/on with a new “CC” button.

 

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