Monthly Archives: May 2024

Rumor says new Xbox hardware is coming in 2026

Microsoft and Xbox are having a rough time as of late in what appears to be some serious consolidations after the massive Activision Blizzard deal went through. Not only this but with the first-party library being in a relatively rough … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Rumor says new Xbox hardware is coming in 2026

Mind games: Hellblade returns to explore psychosis

An acclaimed video game series returns to shine a light on a misunderstood mental health condition.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Mind games: Hellblade returns to explore psychosis

ETF Partners raises €284M for climate startups that will be effective quickly — not 20 years down the road

The European venture capital firm raised its fourth fund as fund as climate tech “comes of age.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on ETF Partners raises €284M for climate startups that will be effective quickly — not 20 years down the road

Scarlett Johansson Says OpenAI Ripped Off Her Voice for ChatGPT

In a scorching statement, Scarlett Johansson claims that after she turned down an invitation to voice ChatGPT, OpenAI brazenly mimicked her distinctive tones anyway.

Posted in Business | Tagged | Comments Off on Scarlett Johansson Says OpenAI Ripped Off Her Voice for ChatGPT

Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI ripped off her voice after she told the company it could not use her for voice software

Scarlett Johansson’s comments come after OpenAI paused its new AI voice ‘Sky.”

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI ripped off her voice after she told the company it could not use her for voice software

Scarlett Johansson Says OpenAI Asked to Use Her Voice. Twice.

Last week, the company released a chatbot with an option that sounded like the actress, who provided the voice of an A.I. system in the movie “Her.”

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Scarlett Johansson Says OpenAI Asked to Use Her Voice. Twice.

Microsoft wants to make Windows an AI operating system, launches Copilot+ PCs

Copilot, Microsoft’s brand of generative AI, will soon be far more deeply integrated into the Windows 11 experience. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Microsoft wants to make Windows an AI operating system, launches Copilot+ PCs

Scarlett Johansson says that OpenAI approached her to use her voice

“When I heard the released demo, I was shocked, angered and in disbelief that Mr. Altman would pursue a voice that sounded so eerily similar to mine.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Scarlett Johansson says that OpenAI approached her to use her voice

Microsoft Build 2024: All the AI and hardware products Microsoft announced

Copilot, Microsoft’s brand of generative AI, will soon be far more deeply integrated into the Windows 11 experience. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Microsoft Build 2024: All the AI and hardware products Microsoft announced

TechCrunch Space: Star(side)liner

Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. For those who haven’t heard, the first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner capsule has been pushed back yet again to no earlier than May 25. From NASA: “The additional time allows teams to … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on TechCrunch Space: Star(side)liner