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Instagram now lets you swap out the music in your old posts; Threads rolls out parental supervision tools Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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More than three years after ChatGPT's launch brought generative AI into the mainstream, OpenAI is broadening its focus beyond individual users to families. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - EU threatens Meta with fines over addictive features on Facebook and Instagram; Meta enters the crowded AI coding battle with Muse Spark 1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Plus - Microsoft joins AI cost-cutting trend by relying more on its own models; Venus Williams-backed WeWard can now lock your apps until you hit your steps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Netflix invented binge-watching. Now it may have outgrown it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Microsoft lays off nearly 5,000 employees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Despite the fact that AI increasingly dominates our economy, most Americans are not particularly optimistic about the technology's long-term impact on the country, a Pew Research study reveals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices