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Edit Video By Deleting Words Like You're Fixing A Google Doc

Most people can edit a Google Doc. Delete some words, rearrange sentences, fix typos, add paragraphs. It's intuitive and requires no special training. Now imagine editing video the same way. That's Descript's core innovation, and it transformed video editing from a specialized skill requiring expensive software into something anyone who can edit text can do effectively. Descript started as a transcription tool for podcasters. Record your podcast, upload it to Descript, and get an accurate transcript for show notes. But the founders realized something bigger. If you have a perfect transcript synchronized to audio, you can edit the audio by editing the text. Delete a word from the transcript and that word disappears from the audio. That insight became the foundation for a complete editing platform.

Edit Video By Deleting Words Like You're Fixing A Google Doc by MarkT
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BillyT reacted 2d ago

TikTok Breaks Ranks On Privacy: Why The Platform Won't Encrypt Your Messages

In a rare divergence from industry norms, TikTok has confirmed it will not adopt end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for direct messages, breaking with nearly every major social media platform and reigniting one of the tech industry's most contentious debates. The Chinese-owned video platform told the BBC exclusively that it believes the privacy technology championed by Meta, Apple, and others as essential for user protection actually makes users less safe by creating "dark spaces" where harmful content can flourish beyond the reach of safety teams and law enforcement. The decision puts TikTok in direct opposition to its competitors while potentially exposing the company to fresh criticism over data protection, particularly given ongoing concerns about its ties to Beijing.

TikTok Breaks Ranks On Privacy: Why The Platform Won't Encrypt Your Messages by AmeliaJoy_88
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