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Snapchat's new ‘Topic Chats’ feature, Read AI is building a note-taking app, and Meta asked the Oversight Board to weigh in on Community Notes

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-users of the social network to participate in public conversations about popular trends. By its own admission, Snapchat has previously focused on private conversations, but says the growth of its TikTok-like Spotlight feature made it clear that people want to comment publicly about topics they’re interested in. -"It's AI on standby." said Read AI CEO David Shim explaining that the company's vision is to give people a tool that can record, transcribe and analyze nearly every professional conversation they have, no matter where those discussions take place and whether they occur online or in-person. -When Meta announced last year that it was ditching third-party fact checkers in favor of an X-style Community Notes system, the company was careful to note that it would only implement the changes within the United States to start. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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