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10,000+ startup and VC leaders

Build invaluable relationships with 10,000 tech, startup, and VC leaders at Disrupt 2024 — your opportunity to connect with the industry’s best.

350+  groundbreaking innovations

Explore the future of tech as over 350 startups from around the globe showcase their cutting-edge innovations in the Expo Hall.

250+ industry experts

Gain powerful insights from industry heavyweights as they take the stages across 6 focused tracks and sessions.

• Alex Pall and Drew Taggart from The Chainsmokers, Co-Founders and Partners, MANTIS Venture Capital
• Ashton Kutcher, Co-Founder, Sound Ventures
• Bridgit Mendler, CEO, Northwood Space
• Colin Kaepernick, Founder and CEO, Lumi
• Erin and Sara Foster, Co-Founders and General Partners, Oversubscribed Ventures
• Mary Barra, CEO, General Motors
• Wassym Bensaid, Chief Software Officer, Rivian
• Meet the rest of our speakers

200+ hands-on sessions

Participate in Q&A Breakout Sessions and discussion Roundtable Sessions led by industry experts, designed to address key challenges in today’s tech landscape.

Startup Battlefield 200

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Dream Lab is powered by Leonardo’s Phoenix model (not be be confused with Adobe’s Firefly AI) and allows users to generate images from descriptions in a variety of styles like “3D render” and “Illustration.”

Canva already has its own Stable Diffusion-based AI image generator and hosts several other third-party apps, but the new Dream Lab offering introduces some improvements to the platform. It’s seemingly better at producing photographic styles and multi-subject images, for example, and includes a feature that can reference an existing image to better control the output — similar to Photoshop’s Reference Image tool.

Canva has also made some updates to its wider “Magic” AI tool suit, such as improved accuracy and one-click autocomplete commands for the Magic Write text generation feature. Whiteboards now support AI-powered summarization and real-time reaction stickers for collaborative projects and video editing tools have been added that automatically generate captions and introduce new animation effects.

Users can now add interactive charts and graphs to their presentations to help better visualize data. The Canva asset library has also been expanded with new royalty-free music and cinematic videos courtesy of a licensing deal with the Artlist music platform.

Canva announced last month that it’s planning to increase its subscription pricing for some business customers to reflect the “expanded product experience” and value that generative AI tools have added to the platform. The Leonardo.AI purchase was likely included in its investment plan, but users may be disappointed that they’re paying increased costs for incremental improvements rather than entirely new generative AI capabilities.

We might be getting another entry to our best Max shows list if the first trailer for Get Millie Black is anything to go by. I’m a huge fan of British crime thrillers and the new limited series looks like it’ll be a good one when it arrives on the streaming platform on November 25.

The series will air on HBO in the US and Channel 4 in the UK, joining the likes of Uzumaki and Smiling Friends, so we’ve really been spoiled with great new additions to both networks recently. Not only that, but Max recently teased a bunch of cool stuff at New York Comic Con – is it any wonder it’s one of the best streaming services?

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Enhanced powers

Personalizing your Spotify playlist by uploading your own covert art image is a great way to put a visual stamp on your audio mix, but now, you can design that cover art right in the app.  Starting today as a beta feature in English in 65 markets, the “Create Cover Art” feature gives users the ability to pick backgrounds, create text effects, and add stickers to generate an original piece of cover art for their playlists. It’s available to both free and Spotify Premium users.

Accessing the new feature is as simple as opening a playlist you’ve created, selecting the context menu (the three dots … ) and choosing Create Cover Art. You’ll then be given the choice to change the cover image (by uploading) or to create covert art.

Selecting create covert art opens an editor view with your playlist’s name appearing over a default background. This default background is randomly chosen, so sometimes you’ll be given a solid color like blue or green, while other times you may see a gradient or a rainbow.

You don’t need to keep the name of the playlist — you can add or remove text, play with sizes and colors, and pick from several effects. The sticker list isn’t very big, but you can add as many as you like, and they can be resized to create interesting options. Once you’re satisfied with your creation and save it, it will automatically update on your playlist, which can be shared through all of the usual channels.

Your creativity is limited only by your imagination — and by Spotify’s existing Platform Rules. According to the company:

“Spotify is monitoring for violating content in Cover Art, and users can always report playlists for potential violations of Spotify’s Platform Rules. Listeners can still upload their own images to use as part of their custom playlist cover art. For additional design elements, you can use those available within the beta feature including text, color and stickers for further customization. Note, users must own or have the right to post any images uploaded into the feature and follow Spotify’s Platform Rules.”

If Spotify removes your cover art for violating its rules, there’s not much you can do to get it back — unless you live in the EU. Apparently EU residents alone are able to appeal Spotify’s content moderation decisions.

Will folks rush to customize their playlists? It seems like a reasonable assumption given their massive popularity. According to the company, more than 8 billion playlists have been created to date.

Want to create your own playlist, but wish someone would help you curate it? Spotify recently launched an AI playlist creation tool. The company has also partnered with Instagram to give Spotify users one-tap song saves when they discover new tracks on the Meta-owned social network.

Google has introduced a new update to Google Photos, improving its sharing menu. The latest change allows users to add more photos to share with an app without going through multiple steps. The update first noticed on Pixel devices running Android 15 by Smartdroid, simplifies the process for bulk sharing photos. This adjustment addresses user feedback regarding the complexity of the previous system.

Google Photos share menu adds more flexibility

The new update simplifies how users share images from Google Photos. Previously, sharing multiple images required extra steps, either by selecting multiple photos before hitting the share button or manually modifying the selection once inside the share menu. This sometimes felt cumbersome, particularly when users forgot to choose multiple images beforehand.

Now, the new Google Photos share menu enables users to swipe through images directly within the sharing panel. This new feature offers more flexibility by letting users add or remove photos before sending them to another app or contact. It removes the need to backtrack through the photo gallery to modify the selection.

The new sharing feature is reportedly being rolled out on devices running Android 15, with some Pixel 9 users already experiencing the update. According to reports, the Google Photos share menu now allows users to swipe left and right to browse through images without leaving the sharing panel. This swipe feature makes it easier to refine selections without disrupting the sharing process.

A gradual rollout

Android Police reports on the feature’s availability vary across devices. For instance, some users on Pixel 9 devices running Android 15 have confirmed the new functionality. However, others using Pixel 8 devices have not yet seen the change.

Interestingly, some iPhone users have already noticed the update in their Google Photos app. This shows that the rollout is not limited to Android devices. The update isn’t yet available to all users. However, the gradual rollout suggests it will soon reach a wider audience. This new feature is the latest in a series of updates to improve the experience for millions of users worldwide.