Chaos & Amazement #2426 Noplace Social Media App, AI Assistants Dating Each Other, and Medieval Lo-Fi Radio
This week's Chaos & Amazement latest tech trends involve a new Gen Z social media darling, AI's potential to revolutionize dating and voice acting, and some weird and wonderful online discoveries.
Tech News
Anyone tried this one yet? https://www.thenoplace.com, a mashup of Twitter and Myspace for Gen Z, hits No. 1 on the App Store. https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/03/noplace-a-mashup-of-twitter-and-myspace-for-gen-z-hits-no-1-on-the-app-store/
YouTube's Culture & Trends Report on Fandom shows the value of fandom and community ties. 80% of fans (ages 14-44) use YouTube weekly for their interests, and 74% of Gen Z (ages 14-24) enjoy brand engagement with their favorite topics. https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/youtube-trends-fandom-report-2024.pdf
Bumble's Whitney Wolfe Herd envisions AI dating assistants that date each other to suggest better matches, boost confidence, and streamline the dating process. https://thewrap.com/bumble-ai-dating-future/
Fresh AI
Elevenlabs just released a new feature for its Reader App that lets you hear AI-generated voices of famous Hollywood stars like Judy Garland and James Dean read books and articles. This could be a big deal for the voice acting industry. https://elevenlabs.io/blog/iconic-voices
A compilation of incredible gold medal-winning Olympic gymnastics performances.
Asking AI to generate a video about the Tour de France. Nailed it!
From my blog
I’ve spent the past week in Maputo, Mozambique with the team behind social enterprise Mozambikes. Want to change lives, one bicycle at a time? Donate via https://mozambikes.com. Your donation helps a girl get to school, a farmer get to the market, and a bicycle mechanic to his customers.
Weird and Wonderful
Experience the thrill of a race with our Engine Sound Simulator 🚗💨. Let’s GOOOOO https://markeasting.github.io/engine/
Now live: medieval lofi radio - beats to scribe manuscripts to https://youtube.com/live/_uMuuHk_KkQ?si=B9bqJnw6A3PCVUMJ
Interesting video essay exploring the cinematography of Alien (1979). Ridley Scott’s visual style is certainly distinctive.
The dog with the angrier eyebrows
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