In other news, a new app called noplace, which serves as a modern-day MySpace, has surged to the top of the App Store. Amazon has discontinued its Astro for Business security robot to shift focus to the home version. Roll20, an online tabletop and role-playing game platform, suffered a data breach, exposing some users' personal information. Cloudflare has launched a tool to prevent bots from scraping websites hosted on its platform for data to train AI models. Lastly, Google's claims about its AI models' capabilities have been questioned by new research.
Key takeaways:
- Figma CEO Dylan Field announced that the company will temporarily disable its “Make Design” AI feature after it was accused of heavily training the tool on existing apps.
- YouTube has changed its policy to allow people to request the takedown of AI-generated or synthetic content that simulates their face or voice, seeing deepfakes as a privacy issue.
- Fisker is seeking approval from the Delaware Bankruptcy Court to sell its remaining inventory of all-electric Ocean SUVs to a New York-based vehicle leasing company.
- Amazon has decided to discontinue its Astro for Business security robot just seven months after launch as the company shifts its focus to the home version of Astro.