Source: TechCrunch
Telecom that enabled Biden deepfake scam will pay FCC $1M
Early this year, AI-powered fake audio of President Biden reached voters in New Hampshire. The FCC struck back swiftly, identifying the perpetrator as the Texas-based Life Corporation, which has been…
Devin Coldewey
Aug. 21, 2024, 9:03 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
This founder had to train his AI not to Rickroll people
Flo Crivello was monitoring outputs from the AI assistants his company Lindy makes when he noticed something strange. A new client had asked her Lindy AI assistant for a video…
Amanda Silberling
Aug. 21, 2024, 8:33 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
This founder had to train his AI not to rickroll people
Flo Crivello was monitoring outputs from the AI assistants his company Lindy makes when he noticed something strange. A new client had asked her Lindy AI assistant for a video…
Amanda Silberling
Aug. 21, 2024, 8:03 p.m.
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5 min read
Source: TechCrunch
August was Medium’s first profitable month — ever
August was online publishing platform Medium’s first profitable month — ever. That’s according to Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine, who on Wednesday published a recap of Medium’s recent digital Medium Day…
Kyle Wiggers
Aug. 21, 2024, 8:03 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Gamified rower startup Aviron branches out into bikes
At around $2,000, the Fit Bike places the system between Peloton’s entry-level Bike ($1,500) and Bike+ ($2,500).
Brian Heater
Aug. 21, 2024, 7:03 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Apple is bringing audio sharing to Beats Studio Pro via firmware update
A firmware update is delivering multi-user audio sharing, allowing music to be streamed to multiple headphones at once.
Brian Heater
Aug. 21, 2024, 7:03 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Volkswagen ID. Buzz electric minivan will cost $59,995 for just 234 miles of range
For the price, buyers will get a well-equipped electric minivan that falls a bit short on range.
Tim De Chant
Aug. 21, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
D-ID launches an AI video translation tool that includes voice cloning and lip sync
AI video creation platform D-ID is the latest company to ship a tool for translating videos into other languages using AI technologies. However, in this case, D-ID also clones the…
Sarah Perez
Aug. 21, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Typing these four characters could crash your iPhone
A bug in the iPhone makes it crash just by typing four characters.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Aug. 21, 2024, 6:03 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
This Week in AI: Gen Z has mixed feelings on AI
This week, surveys suggest that Gen Z — regularly the subject of mainstream media fascination — has very mixed opinions on AI.
Kyle Wiggers
Aug. 21, 2024, 5:33 p.m.
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