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Partiful is Google’s ‘best app’ of 2024

Partiful, the New York-based event-planning app that’s taking on older solutions like Evite, Eventbrite, and Facebook Events, has been named Google’s app of the year, the tech giant announced on Monday as part of its “best apps and games of … Continue reading

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ElevenLabs now offers ability to build conversational AI agents

ElevenLabs, a startup that provides AI voice cloning and a text-to-speech API, launched the ability to build conversational AI bots on Monday. The company announced that users can now build complete conversational agents on ElevenLabs’ developer platform, with customizable variables … Continue reading

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Sam Altman will co-chair San Francisco mayor-elect Daniel Lurie’s transition team

San Francisco’s mayor-elect, Daniel Lurie, has tapped OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to help run his transition team, the campaign announced on Monday, as part of the administration’s effort to embrace the tech industry. Altman, alongside nine other San Francisco leaders, … Continue reading

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CISA director Jen Easterly to depart agency on January 20

CISA’s director will depart the agency after three years at the helm, as part of the “seamless transition” of government power. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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AI training software firm iLearningEngines says it lost $250,000 in recent cyberattack

The US-based firm said hackers misdirected a $250,000 wire transfer payment that it hasn’t been able to recover. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Beyoncé to perform live on Netflix during NFL Christmas Gameday stream

Beyoncé is headed to Netflix. The singer will perform live during the halftime show during the Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens Christmas Day game, which is set to be streamed on the as part of its newly minuted three-year deal with … Continue reading

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Meta brings certain AI features to Ray-Ban Meta glasses in

After a brief delay, Meta says that it’s begun to roll out certain AI features to users of its Ray-Ban Meta AR glasses in France, Italy, and Spain. Starting today, people in those countries can invoke Meta’s AI assistant, Meta … Continue reading

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SuperAnnotate helps companies manage their AI data sets

SuperAnnotate, a platform for managing and prepping AI training data sets, has raised a new round of capital. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Space tech giant Maxar confirms hacker accessed employees’ personal data

Maxar has 2,600 employees — with more than half having security clearances to work on classified U.S. government projects. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Moonvalley wants to build more ethical video models

Moonvalley, a new generative video startup, claims it’s building models using more ethical and transparent approaches. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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