Renault will revive the Twingo as a new sub-£17,000 EV that it claims will offer “best-in-class” efficiency and serve as a key part of an expanded European line-up of seven EVs. YouTube said the experiment, called Dream Track, has been opened to a small group of US creators using its Shorts feature – the platform’s answer to TikTok. The nine artists are: Alec Benjamin, Charlie Puth, Charli XCX, Demi Lovato, John Legend, Sia, T-Pain, Troye Sivan and Papoose. The Google-owned video platform is using a music generation model created by the search company’s AI unit to produce the unique 30-second clips in a limited trial. YouTube has teamed up with music artists including John Legend and Sia to offer AI-generated versions of their singing voices as soundtracks for creator videos. The firm’s safety chief called for a “simple, industry-wide solution” to govern children’s social media use. Meta, owner of Instagram and Facebook, has faced criticism for how it handles teens using its platforms. The proposal would put app stores, like those run by Apple and Google, on the hook for implementing parental controls – rather than social media companies. Meta has called for laws that would force app stores to get parental approval when a child downloads an app.
