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A year later, OpenAI still hasn’t released its voice cloning tool

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Techme101

Late last March, OpenAI announced a “small-scale preview” of an AI service, Voice Engine, that the company claimed could clone a person’s voice with just 15 seconds of speech. Roughly a year later, the tool remains in preview, and OpenAI … Continue reading →

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Crogl, armed with $30M, takes the wraps off a new AI ‘Iron Man suit’ for security analysts

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Techme101

AI agents are marching across the world of IT, and on Thursday a startup called Crogl is debuting its contribution to the field: an autonomous assistant for cybersecurity researchers to help them analyse thousands of daily network alerts to find … Continue reading →

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UK quietly scrubs encryption advice from government websites

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Techme101

The UK is no longer recommending the use of encryption for at-risk groups following its iCloud backdoor demands © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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A quarter of startups in YC’s current cohort have codebases that are almost entirely AI-generated

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Techme101

With the release of new AI models that are better at coding, developers are increasingly using AI to generate code. One of the newest examples is the current batch of Y Combinator, the storied Silicon Valley startup accelerator. A quarter … Continue reading →

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Renaissance Fusion raises €32M to radically simplify complex fusion reactors

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Techme101

The startup is betting that by simplifying stellarators, it can make fusion power cheaper and easier to maintain. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Alpine Eagle secures funding from European backers for counter-drone tech amid rising threats

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Techme101

The war in Ukraine has brought drones to the forefront of modern warfare, creating a surge in demand for counter-drone systems. However, legacy solutions to counter drones, such as ground-based defense systems and cyber warfare, often come with a hefty … Continue reading →

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Infineon teams up with India’s CDIL to explore business in light EVs, energy storage solutions

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Techme101

Infineon Technologies has partnered with CDIL Semiconductors to tap into emerging business cases including light EVs and battery storage solutions in India. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Tapbots teases a new Bluesky app, Phoenix, saying it can’t ‘survive on Mastodon alone’

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Techme101

There’s a new Bluesky app in the works from a popular developer of iOS applications. Tapbots, the company behind the popular Mastodon client Ivory, born out of its earlier efforts with Tweetbot (RIP), is readying a new app called Phoenix, … Continue reading →

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Canoo’s CEO is buying the bankrupt EV startup’s assets

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Techme101

The CEO of Canoo is buying nearly all of the defunct EV startup’s assets out of bankruptcy, according to a court filing. A new entity controlled by the CEO, Anthony Aquila, has offered to purchase “substantially all” of the assets … Continue reading →

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Eric Schmidt argues against a ‘Manhattan Project for AGI’

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Techme101

In a policy paper published Wednesday, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, and Center for AI Safety Director Dan Hendrycks said that the U.S. should not pursue a Manhattan Project-style push to develop AI systems with … Continue reading →

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