By Meera Navlakha
Samsung gives your doodles the AI treatment with 'sketch-to-image'
More AI art courtesy of Big Tech.
![A picture of a man holding a Samsung product.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03oD2MtaphEDakKC2gaQ577/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1720621593.jpg)
![A picture of a man holding a Samsung product.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03oD2MtaphEDakKC2gaQ577/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1720621593.jpg)
Samsung announces AI-powered 3D avatars with new 'portrait studio'
With a little help from Sydney Sweeney.
![A picture from the Samsung event stage, with a screen in the background displaying Sydney Sweeney and a digital avatar of the actress.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/016Xc3EEbD6nqURaP9yhPPi/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1720619591.png)
![A picture from the Samsung event stage, with a screen in the background displaying Sydney Sweeney and a digital avatar of the actress.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/016Xc3EEbD6nqURaP9yhPPi/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1720619591.png)
Google Maps is bringing speed limits to iPhones
Android users have had this feature for years. Now it's coming for Apple users.
![A screenshot of Google Maps.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05Djb3CD6KliVwRLUbLVOE2/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1720602595.webp)
![A screenshot of Google Maps.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05Djb3CD6KliVwRLUbLVOE2/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1720602595.webp)
Students must swap their smartphones for Nokias at an elite UK school
Class, this is called multi-tap typing...
![Pupils at Eton College hurry between lessons March 1, 2004 wearing the school uniform of tailcoats and starched collars, in Eton, England.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07nOwaXSR3H9abSVOhV66Ei/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1720601632.jpg)
![Pupils at Eton College hurry between lessons March 1, 2004 wearing the school uniform of tailcoats and starched collars, in Eton, England.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07nOwaXSR3H9abSVOhV66Ei/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1720601632.jpg)
How to tint your apps with iOS 18
Customize your home screen with whatever colors you like.
![Three iPhone screens.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/029A1RbFNZI3Cscv0sVWi43/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1720535240.jpg)
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How this law is protecting child influencers in Illinois
Setting an important precedent.
![Mother live streaming with son on smart phone with ring light at home.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05xhFvOiXcTWWQUK5KVYzhg/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1720449891.jpg)
![Mother live streaming with son on smart phone with ring light at home.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05xhFvOiXcTWWQUK5KVYzhg/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1720449891.jpg)
How digital driver's licenses work
11 U.S. states already have digital license programs and more are coming.
![Abstract 3D illustration of an ID card.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05T8qcU8MWonIVFpm1ZVyCk/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1720436899.jpg)
![Abstract 3D illustration of an ID card.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05T8qcU8MWonIVFpm1ZVyCk/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1720436899.jpg)
YouTube has delivered an important update to its audio eraser tool
Helping to remove copyrighted audio.
![A laptop with the YouTube logo.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05ZjNgiT2Jno1xnae7iarEk/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1720181273.jpg)
![A laptop with the YouTube logo.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05ZjNgiT2Jno1xnae7iarEk/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1720181273.jpg)
WhatsApp is working on a personalized AI image generator
The feature asks users to 'imagine yourself as anything'.
![A graphic of phone screens with the WhatsApp logo in the middle.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04mmNbFSSRj6mRMblul1RYN/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1720173432.jpg)
![A graphic of phone screens with the WhatsApp logo in the middle.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04mmNbFSSRj6mRMblul1RYN/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1720173432.jpg)
Meta changes AI labels on Instagram and Facebook after backlash
Here's how AI content will be labelled.
![A still of the Instagram app with an AI label.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07CNB4BSGs6hSgYkY0j7Wep/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1719997572.jpg)
![A still of the Instagram app with an AI label.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07CNB4BSGs6hSgYkY0j7Wep/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1719997572.jpg)
Roblox and the BBC have teamed up for UK election coverage
Featuring Larry the Downing Street cat!
![A graphic of the UK General Elections on Roblox.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/066JeAb0pdvIBSTKBU3nBFz/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1719930944.jpg)
![A graphic of the UK General Elections on Roblox.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/066JeAb0pdvIBSTKBU3nBFz/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1719930944.jpg)
20 breathtaking astronomy photos capture the best of space
From galaxies to constellation rises, each visual is a treat for the eyes.
![An aurora seemingly taking the form of a dragon.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02AQ5eotqFht9doESVxicwJ/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1719917235.jpg)
![An aurora seemingly taking the form of a dragon.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02AQ5eotqFht9doESVxicwJ/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1719917235.jpg)
Donald Glover reveals trailer for dystopian film 'Bando Stone and The New World'
His new Childish Gambino project sees a pop star fighting for post-apocalyptic survival.
![Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) in a still from his new movie.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03bZp1GxJhLOZmxRanAsjcp/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1719834400.jpg)
![Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) in a still from his new movie.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03bZp1GxJhLOZmxRanAsjcp/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1719834400.jpg)
'Inside Out 2' crosses billion-dollar box office mark
The first film to hit this record in 2024.
![A still from 'Inside Out 2'.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07vOpnU1gc1nr7NyuD6kYpM/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1719824732.jpg)
![A still from 'Inside Out 2'.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07vOpnU1gc1nr7NyuD6kYpM/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1719824732.jpg)
TikTok is (still) obsessed with exposing cheating. But are internet sleuths going too far?
Another viral video catching a stranger cheating is raising questions of surveillance and empathy in the age of TikTok.
![Hand drawn doodles and textures depicting mass surveillance and thin line between privacy and security.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07loEagnFGtMEeFAcaF8sGF/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1719504183.jpg)
![Hand drawn doodles and textures depicting mass surveillance and thin line between privacy and security.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07loEagnFGtMEeFAcaF8sGF/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1719504183.jpg)
AI version of sportscaster Al Michaels will deliver custom Olympic recaps
Daily updates on Peacock, delivered in Michaels' voice.
![Television broadcaster Al Michaels looks on prior to the game between the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots at M&T Bank Stadium.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07H6p2PWPzRyGQKJHgDY5nZ/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1719480297.jpg)
![Television broadcaster Al Michaels looks on prior to the game between the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots at M&T Bank Stadium.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07H6p2PWPzRyGQKJHgDY5nZ/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1719480297.jpg)
M.I.A sells literal 'tin foil hat' to supposedly block 5G waves
You should see the T&Cs though.
![M.I.A. performs live on stage during the closing night of the Meltdown festival at The Royal Festival Hall on June 18, 2017 in London, England.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03eOmk8xF8c0G5OmV1E9hqY/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1719396001.jpg)
![M.I.A. performs live on stage during the closing night of the Meltdown festival at The Royal Festival Hall on June 18, 2017 in London, England.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03eOmk8xF8c0G5OmV1E9hqY/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1719396001.jpg)
On social media, the conversation about pinkwashing and Palestine is amplified
This Pride Month, people are drawing attention to an ongoing and reductive rhetoric.
![A pro-Palestinian protester from the Free Palestine Coalition holds up a sign criticizing Israeli 'pinkwashing' during a march through central London.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03BZEoqpvGn3Koavq9yH0Lv/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1719307211.jpg)
![A pro-Palestinian protester from the Free Palestine Coalition holds up a sign criticizing Israeli 'pinkwashing' during a march through central London.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03BZEoqpvGn3Koavq9yH0Lv/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1719307211.jpg)
Political apathy can be a huge dating dealbreaker, research shows
Political divides = romantic consequences?
![A man and woman separated by a wall.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01Ac89rRegVMjlATm7jyPIm/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1719328967.jpg)
![A man and woman separated by a wall.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01Ac89rRegVMjlATm7jyPIm/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1719328967.jpg)
TikTok introduces AI-generated digital avatars
More AI tools are being offered to TikTokkers.
![A hand holding a phone displaying the TikTok logo.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01WbIOOzSy5dhvdl6NShmr3/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1718625632.jpg)
![A hand holding a phone displaying the TikTok logo.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01WbIOOzSy5dhvdl6NShmr3/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1718625632.jpg)
Google is letting you dig through the treasured Vogue image archive
Celebrating over a hundred years of the iconic magazine.
![A group of models.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05X20FOTub8LiAs71TOAvJb/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1718099721.jpg)
![A group of models.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05X20FOTub8LiAs71TOAvJb/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1718099721.jpg)
Elon Musk is ranting about Apple and OpenAI on X
The tech billionaire is threatening to ban Apple devices from his companies.
![Elon Musk attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre on June 16, 2023 in Paris, France.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06fCtXj2diFCiApgG76zJ0t/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1718097163.jpg)
![Elon Musk attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre on June 16, 2023 in Paris, France.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06fCtXj2diFCiApgG76zJ0t/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1718097163.jpg)
How to install iOS 18 beta for developers
Get an early look at the new iOS 18 features.
![Several iPhone screens displaying new software.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03TrWxPF6C9ywNiEqG8QJOG/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1718045615.jpg)
![Several iPhone screens displaying new software.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03TrWxPF6C9ywNiEqG8QJOG/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1718045615.jpg)
Apple announces new era of AI with Apple Intelligence
The company is promising powerful AI intelligence and privacy.
![A graphic of Apple's apps.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02MypwfJhcP0ZDuaC1uVMJp/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1718044614.jpg)
![A graphic of Apple's apps.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02MypwfJhcP0ZDuaC1uVMJp/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1718044614.jpg)