Month: April 2022

TikTok opens AR effects tool to all users

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok is rolling out its augmented reality effects tool to all creators and developers after launching a closed beta test last fall. Effect House allows creators to make their own AR camera effects that can be used by other TikTok users in videos. In an announcement, the company

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ELON MUSK DECLINED TO JOIN TWITTER’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is not joining Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR)’s board of directors after acquiring a 9% stake in the company for $2.9 billion. Amid the purchase, some employees were concerned about the platform’s content moderation given Musk’s free-speech advocacy. “For The Best” As reported by Fox Business, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal announced via Twitter

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Spotify rebrands companion app Spotify Greenroom as Spotify Live and integrates its live audio capabilities in the main app minus the interactive features (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Spotify rebrands companion app Spotify Greenroom as Spotify Live and integrates its live audio capabilities in the main app minus the interactive features  —  As an earlier report had suggested, Spotify today announced it will integrate the live audio capabilities from its companion app …

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Mental health app Real, which offers subscriptions from $13 per month, raises a $37M Series B led by Owl Ventures, bringing its total funding to $53M (Catherine Shu/TechCrunch)

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: Mental health app Real, which offers subscriptions from $13 per month, raises a $37M Series B led by Owl Ventures, bringing its total funding to $53M  —  Real, a mental health app, has raised a $37 million oversubscribed Series B. The round was led by Owl Ventures, with participation …

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