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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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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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Digital transformation — the process of transforming outdated apps and processes with cloud technologies and digital workflows — can be a risky undertaking.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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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