Online event platform Hopin, once among the hottest of Covid-fueled tech ventures, has sold its core event and session products to RingCentral. Price was not disclosed but is unlikely to have equaled the $1 billion invested in Hopin.
The suit, which alleged Instagram used a facial recognition feature that violated the law by capturing facial scans without consent, is open to users active on Instagram from August 10, 2015 to the present.
Amazon’s ad business continues to grow, reaching $10.7 billion the second quarter of 2023, up 22% from the same quarter last year. Amazon still trails Meta ($32 billion for the quarter, up 11%) and Alphabet ($58 billion for the quarter, up 3% ) but the gap is closing.
AI-edited content is less concerning than AI-generated content — that’s the takeaway from Meta’s adjustment to its AI labeling on Facebook and other platforms. The “AI info” label will continue to appear on AI-generated content. Where content has only been modified or edited using AI, the label will appear more demurely in the post’s menu.