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ChatGPT’s mobile app just had its biggest month yet

With the arrival of ChatGPT’s new Advanced Voice Mode, which offers nearly real-time, realistic interactions, Appfigures expects growth to continue in the months to come.
Sarah Perez
Aug. 7, 2024, 7:03 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

Newly launched social network Maven loses its co-founders

Just three months after Maven’s public launch, Kenneth Stanley – the former OpenAI researcher who co-founded the social media platform designed to facilitate serendipitous interactions – is stepping down.  Stanley…
Rebecca Bellan
Aug. 7, 2024, 7:03 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

Keychron’s K2 HE turns magnets and wood into an affordable mechanical keyboard

The $79 K2 has long been one of Keychron’s bestselling mechanical keyboards. As with all of the company’s K-line boards, it offers a relatively no-frills experience but provides all of…
Frederic Lardinois
Aug. 7, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

UK’s internet regulator warns social media platforms over risks of content inciting violence

The U.K.’s internet regulator Ofcom has published an open letter to social media platforms raising concerns about the use of their tools being used to incite violence.
Natasha Lomas
Aug. 7, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Napkin turns text into visuals with a bit of generative AI

Napkin wants to use generative AI to make turning text into visualizations as easy as clicking on a button and customizing the results.
Kyle Wiggers
Aug. 7, 2024, 5:33 p.m.
5 min read
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Mechanical Orchard, led by ex-Pivotal CEO, scores $50M round led by Alphabet’s GV

Digital transformation — the process of transforming outdated apps and processes with cloud technologies and digital workflows — can be a risky undertaking. In 2023, Harvard Business Review reported that…
Brian Heater
Aug. 7, 2024, 5:33 p.m.
5 min read
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Nothing’s $399 Phone 2a Plus hits the US through a beta program

As has been the case with Nothing’s other handsets, there are a few hoops required to purchase the device in the U.S.
Kyle Wiggers
Aug. 7, 2024, 5:33 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

This Week in AI: OpenAI’s talent retention woes

Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. This week in AI, OpenAI lost another co-founder. John Schulman, who played a pivotal role in the development of ChatGPT, OpenAI’s AI-powered…
Alyssa Stringer
Aug. 7, 2024, 5:33 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Facebook creators have a new way to avoid ‘jail’

Facebook creators are being given a new option that will help them avoid jail — “Facebook jail,” that is — upon their first violation, and at various times after. In…
Sarah Perez
Aug. 7, 2024, 5:33 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Hackers could spy on cell phone users by abusing 5G baseband flaws, researchers say

Security researchers found a dozen vulnerabilities in 5G baseband chips found in phones made by Google, OPPO, OnePlus, Motorola, and Samsung.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Aug. 7, 2024, 5:03 p.m.
5 min read
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