Washington Post:
White collar workers are increasingly using AI note-taking apps to assist them during Zoom meetings or fully represent them when they choose not to attend  —  Video calls can be a drag — some workers send a bot in their place.  —  Summary15  —  Clifton Sellers attended a Zoom meeting last month where robots outnumbered humans.

Zach Vallese / CNBC:
AI is making it easier to create VTubers and faceless voiceover channels, fueling a flood of virtual creators on YouTube and TikTok amid concerns over AI slop  —  One of the most popular gaming YouTubers is named Bloo, and has bright blue wavy hair and dark blue eyes.

Spiegel Online:
A whistleblower details Clothoff, an AI-powered nudify app that owns 10 similar services; Clothoff had 27M visitors in H1 2024 and produced 200K images daily  —  AI-generated naked images of real women is the business model behind Clothoff, a dubious “nudify” app that has millions of visitors.

Boone Ashworth / Wired:
A look at the ~$377 TranscribeGlass smart glasses that use AI to subtitle conversations in nearly real time, built for the deaf or hard-of-hearing  —  TranscribeGlass can subtitle conversations in nearly real time and will soon be able to translate languages and tell you when the person you're talking …

Thomas Seal / Bloomberg:
Uber drivers in British Columbia joined a union, seeking to negotiate Canada's first bargaining agreement for rideshare drivers; Uber has agreed to meet  —  Uber drivers in Greater Victoria, the province's capital, joined UFCW 1518 before they kick off talks with the San Francisco-based platform …