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Jess Weatherbed

Jess Weatherbed

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    Another online safety crackdown may be coming to the UK.

    British prime minister Keir Starmer is set to announce a new policy next week that will ban children under 16 from accessing social media platforms, following Australia’s precedent. Starmer is also calling for online platforms to introduce device-level controls that prevent children from sending and receiving nude images.

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Callipeg is coming to desktop.

    The 2D animation software is currently limited to iPhones, iPads, and Android devices, but now a version for Windows and macOS is “coming soon.” A one-time purchase model will likely be available given Callipeg currently charges $14.99 for the mobile / tablet version. My animation buddies are justifiably buzzed.

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Spotify wants to stream concert videos.

    The audio streaming platform has reportedly approached concert promoters to obtain licensing rights to show live video of music festivals, and has already starting to add some live event videos, including a show Dua Lipa hosted in Mexico City. Last month, Spotify announced new tools for reserving concert tickets.

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Peloton takes on Pilates.

    Peloton has acquired Skōp, a Pilates-focused startup that builds real-time form-tracking technology. That suggests there might be new Peloton hardware on the horizon, as the company tries to recover from its post-covid slump. In a statement, Peloton CEO Peter Stern said:

    “Form is everything in Pilates, so we are taking a purposeful approach to ensure we develop the most effective, safest, and fun experiences possible—ones people will keep doing for life.”

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Google is testing a floating desktop AI Search bar.

    I wasn’t able to enable it in Google’s Chrome Canary developer sandbox, but Windows Report got it working using a Ctrl+Shift+Space keyboard shortcut on Windows. It opens as a standalone window centered on the screen, with AI Mode at the heart of the experience.

    A screenshot of Google’s floating Search bar experiment in Chrome Canary.
    The interface supports traditional search and AI Mode tasks from a single window, with a “plus” icon for uploading images and files.
    Image: Windows Report
    Let us filter AI slop, you cowards

    Online platforms could prove whether AI labels work by giving us a filter option, but then they’d have to face reality.

    Jess Weatherbed