Tech news by Richard

🛒 Meta moving toward AI-driven ad creation for e-commerce platforms

Meta is creating advertising tools that automate the generation of creative ads, including imagery, text, and audience targeting. Advertisers will only need to upload a product photo and budget, while AI will manage content creation and audience selection. More details can be found on Reddit /r/shopify.

🇬🇧 Meta is developing ad tools that can automatically generate creative ads: imagery, text, and targeting. Advertisers will soon be able to provide just a product photo and budget, and AI will handle the rest — from content to audience selection.
🔗 Read more on Reddit /r/shopify (summarized) reddit.com

🇪🇸 Meta desarrolla herramientas publicitarias que generan automáticamente imágenes, textos y segmentación. En breve, bastará con subir una foto del producto y presupuesto, y la IA se encargará del resto: contenido y selección de audiencia.
🔗 Leer más en Reddit /r/shopify (resumen)

🧩 How I can help local businesses

🇬🇧 Here’s how I help local entrepreneurs and small business owners in Tenerife:

✅ Social Media Strategy & Content
✅ Web design with WordPress
✅ SEO & Local Google ranking
✅ Visual Branding & Logo Design
✅ Shopify & E-commerce consulting
✅ CRM & automations to save time

Want to improve your online visibility? Let’s chat!

🇪🇸 Así apoyo a emprendedores y negocios locales en Tenerife:

✅ Estrategia y contenido en redes sociales
✅ Diseño web con WordPress
✅ SEO y posicionamiento en Google
✅ Branding visual y diseño de logotipos
✅ Consultoría en e-commerce y Shopify
✅ CRM y automatizaciones para ahorrar tiempo

¿Quieres mejorar tu presencia online? ¡Hablemos!

🧠 Google DeepMind working on AI email tool that mimics your style

Google DeepMind is creating an AI tool that composes and responds to emails in a personal tone, manages inboxes, and aids in routine decision-making. CEO Demis Hassabis emphasizes this development as a significant advancement towards personalized AI assistants.

🇬🇧Google DeepMind is developing a tool that can draft and reply to emails in your personal tone, manage inboxes, and assist with routine decisions. CEO Demis Hassabis says it’s a step toward personalized AI assistants.
🔗 Read more via The Guardian marketingprofs.com+3theguardian.com+3crescendo.ai+3

🇪🇸 Google DeepMind está desarrollando una herramienta de inteligencia artificial que redacta y responde correos con tu tono personal, gestiona la bandeja de entrada y ayuda con decisiones rutinarias. Según Demis Hassabis, es un paso hacia asistentes de IA personalizados.
🔗 Leer más en The Guardian

📱 Instagram adds DM scheduling, shared access and bio mention controls

Instagram introduces key updates for business users, including the ability to schedule direct messages, grant team access without sharing passwords, and block unwanted bio mentions. These enhancements aim to improve control and efficiency for businesses utilizing the platform.

🇬🇧 Instagram rolls out several powerful updates: schedule DMs, grant team access to accounts without sharing passwords, and block unwanted bio mentions. These features improve control and efficiency for business users.
🔗 Read more from NapoleonCat embedsocial.comnapoleoncat.com

🇪🇸Instagram lanza varias funciones: programar DMs, conceder acceso al equipo sin compartir contraseñas y bloquear menciones no deseadas en la biografía. Ideal para negocios que buscan más control y eficiencia.
🔗 Leer más en NapoleonCat

👤 Why I started Ricardo’s Tech Hub

🇬🇧 After years in sales, content, and project management, I saw how many local businesses in Tenerife struggle to grow online. I launched Ricardo’s Tech Hub to offer them practical support with social media, websites, and branding — all tailored to their unique goals and personality.
🌴 Local roots, global experience. Let’s grow your brand together.

🇪🇸 Después de años en ventas, contenido y gestión de proyectos, vi que muchos negocios locales en Tenerife luchan por crecer online. Creé Ricardo’s Tech Hub para apoyarles con redes sociales, páginas web y branding — siempre adaptado a sus metas y estilo.
🌴 Con raíces locales y experiencia global. Crezcamos tu marca juntos.

🌐 iOS 26 to bring major redesign and AI integration, previews at WWDC

Apple will unveil iOS 26 at WWDC, featuring a significant visual redesign influenced by Vision Pro and integrated AI enhancements. Anticipated updates include translucent UI elements, rounded icons, smart assistance in Messages, and improvements to CarPlay. For more details, refer to Times of India.

🇬🇧 Apple will introduce iOS 26 at WWDC, featuring a major visual redesign inspired by Vision Pro and built-in AI enhancements. Expect translucent UI elements, rounded icons, smart assistance in Messages, and CarPlay updates.
🔗 Read more via Times of India timesofindia.indiatimes.com+2timesofindia.indiatimes.com+2indiatimes.com+2

🇪🇸 Apple presentará iOS 26 en la WWDC, con un rediseño visual inspirado en Vision Pro y mejoras en IA integradas. Se esperan elementos translúcidos, iconos redondeados, asistencia inteligente en Mensajes y actualizaciones de CarPlay.
🔗 Leer más en Times of India

E-Commerce Market Projected to Double by 2025, Driven by AI and Virtual Fitting Rooms

A new forecast suggests the global e-commerce market will double by 2025, powered by AI innovations and widespread use of virtual try-on technology. These tools enhance personalization and reduce product returns, reshaping the future of online shopping.
🔗 Read more on Portada

AI Could Drastically Reduce Global Population by 2300, Expert Warns

Computer science professor Subhash Kak cautions that swift advancements in AI may result in a significant global population decline. He forecasts that by 2300, the population could dwindle to 100 million as economic and technological changes make parenting increasingly impractical, potentially transforming major cities into “ghost towns.”

Computer science professor Subhash Kak warns that rapid AI advancements could lead to a dramatic global population decline. He predicts that by the year 2300, the world’s population might shrink to just 100 million due to economic and technological shifts that make raising children less feasible. Major cities could become “ghost towns” if the trend continues.
🔗 Read more on The Sun

U.S. to See Over 15,000 Store Closures in 2025 Amid E-commerce Surge

More than 15,000 brick-and-mortar stores are projected to close in the U.S. this year, nearly double the 2024 count. This reflects a significant shift in consumer behavior, as more people choose online shopping over traditional retail.
🔗 Read more on Brandon Dupski’s eCommerce Briefing

Meta Turns to AI for Key Content Moderation Decisions

Meta intends to substitute numerous human decision-makers with AI systems for evaluating privacy and societal risks in content moderation. While this change could enhance efficiency and lessen manual review burdens, it simultaneously prompts ethical dilemmas regarding the reliance on AI in such important decisions.

Meta plans to replace many human decision-makers with AI systems to assess privacy and societal risks in content moderation. This shift could streamline enforcement and reduce manual review workloads but also raises ethical concerns.
🔗 Read more on NPR