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Samsung expands Bixby Text Call, which answers calls via text-to-speech, to English and unveils Custom Voice Creator, which clones the user's voice, in Korean — AI voice clones are already being deployed in podcasts and video games, but how long until they can be harnessed directly by the general public?| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple hit major milestones in a Jobs-era project to develop noninvasive blood glucose monitoring, part of its Alphabet X-like Exploratory Design Group — Apple Inc. has a moonshot-style project underway that dates back to the Steve Jobs era: noninvasive and continuous blood glucose monitoring.
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| Max Weinbach / 9to5Mac: |
Leaked iPhone 15 CAD files reveal a larger 6.2-inch display, Dynamic Island, a USB-C charging port, and more, after iPhone 15 Pro CAD files leaked last week — Apple's iPhone 15 is still months away from being announced, but we have some exciting news to share with you today.
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| Blake Brittain / Reuters: |
Letter: the US Copyright Office says a graphic novel's images that were generated using the AI tool Midjourney should not have been granted copyright protection — Images in a graphic novel that were created using the artificial-intelligence system Midjourney should not have been granted copyright protection …
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| Sean Endicott / Windows Central: |
Microsoft releases updated Bing and Edge apps on iOS and Android in preview, offering the same chat experience as on desktop, and adds a Bing chatbot to Skype — Microsoft just expanded the new Bing to Android, iOS, Edge mobile, and Skype. — What you need to know
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| CNN: |
A recap of the oral arguments before SCOTUS in Twitter v. Taamneh, brought by the family of a victim killed in an ISIS attack in Istanbul in 2017 — What we're covering — Justice Gorsuch is still under the weather — Justice Neil Gorsuch remains ill and will be absent from the courtroom …
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| Jude Karabus / The Register: |
US-based DNA Diagnostics Center settled a pair of AG lawsuits after hackers stole data on 2.1M people in 2021 from a “legacy” database the company forgot it had — Settles lawsuit with two states after wider leak that affected millions — A DNA diagnostics company will pay $400,000 … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Artifact, the personalized news reader created by Instagram's co-founders, opens to the public for Android and iOS, with new features and no sign-up required — Artifact, the personalized news reader built by Instagram's co-founders, is now open to the public, no sign-up required.
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| Mickey Djuric / The Canadian Press News: |
Google tests blocking news content in Search for fewer than 4% of Canadian users for about five weeks, a potential response to Canada's proposed Online News Act — Google blocking news for some Canadians in test — OTTAWA - Google is blocking some Canadian users from viewing news content …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify launches DJ, an AI-powered radio DJ feature that offers curated music and commentary about the tracks and artists in a “stunningly realistic voice” — Ahead of Spotify's upcoming Stream On event, where the company is expected to announce a redesigned home feed and other updates …
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| Reuters: |
Mercedes-Benz partners with Google to bring navigation software and YouTube to its next-gen car OS and strikes a multibillion-dollar sensor deal with Luminar — Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE) said on Wednesday that it has partnered with Google (GOOGL.O) to develop branded navigation …
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Nvidia reports Q4 revenue down 21% YoY to $6.05B vs. $6B est., Data Center revenue up 11% YoY to $3.62B, and Q1 revenue guidance above estimates; NVDA jumps 8%+ — - Nvidia stock rose on Wednesday after the company reported slightly higher revenue and net income than Wall Street expected … | Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: Chinese Luxshare took over AR development team for Apple's headset in Shanghai from Taiwan's Pegatron; Foxconn to make second gen, mass market version — Reliance on a Chinese supplier for first-gen gadget a first for iPhone maker — TAIPEI — Apple has for the first time tapped …
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| Milana Vinn / Reuters: |
Sources: AT&T is working with Barclays to solicit bids for its cybersecurity business, called AlienVault when AT&T acquired the company for ~$600M in 2018 — AT&T Inc (T.N), the second-biggest U.S. wireless carrier, is exploring a sale of its cybersecurity division …
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| Naomi Nix / Washington Post: |
Source: Meta plans more layoffs, possibly in the thousands, including by flattening company management layers and via more traditional cuts to projects and jobs — The Facebook parent company plans to push some leaders into lower-level roles, flattening layers of management at the social media giant
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| CoinDesk: |
A US judge rules that NBA Top Shot Moments on the Flow blockchain might be securities and refuses to dismiss a lawsuit against Dapper Labs for offering the NFTs — The offering of Dapper Labs' NBA-branded “Top Shot” non-fungible tokens might be securities, a federal judge ruled Wednesday …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Microsoft Edge Canary preview on Windows appears to be injecting Edge ads into the Google website for downloading Chrome Canary — Microsoft sees its browser as an important aspect and entry point for the new Bing. Microsoft Edge on Windows is now showing a rather aggrieve ad …
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| Shirin Ghaffary / Vox: |
Social media's new era of a “pay-to-play” model turns features such as security, visibility, and technical support that users expect for free into premium items — You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. Now Meta and Twitter want your money, too.
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JYAS, Wall Street Journal, TIME, The Information, Jon Loomer Digital, CoinJournal, and Forbes
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| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Indian Web3 gaming startup Kratos Studios, which lets developers design quests for gamers and more, raised a $20M seed led by Accel at a $150M valuation — - Kratos Studios raised $20 million in seed funding at a valuation of $150 million. — The Indian web3 gaming startup also acquired IndiGG, a sub-DAO of Yield Guild Games DAO.
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Tweets: @yogita_khatri5 and @icodrops
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