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California’s 5 new AI laws crack down on election deepfakes and actor clones

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Techme101

On Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed some of America’s toughest laws yet regulating the artificial intelligence sector. Three of these laws crack down on AI deepfakes that could influence elections, while two others prohibit Hollywood studios from creating an … Continue reading →

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Intuitive Machines lands $4.8B NASA contract to build Earth-Moon communications infrastructure

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Techme101

NASA wants to establish a permanent human presence on the Moon, but right now, astronauts have to be in direct line of sight with Earth to phone home.  The space agency is looking to change that with its developing Near … Continue reading →

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JPMorgan could take over Goldman’s Apple Card business

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Techme101

JPMorgan Chase is in talks to take over the Apple Card business from Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street Journal reports. Goldman has issued credit for the Apple Card since its launch in 2019, but the Wall Street and Silicon Valley … Continue reading →

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Patreon launches features to automate away creators’ administrative workload and help them make more money

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Techme101

Every month, 400,000 free members upgrade to paid memberships, the company says. According to Patreon, Autopilot improved the rate of free-to-paid membership upgrades by an average of 19% in testing. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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BlackRock and Microsoft are reportedly planning a $30B AI-focused megafund

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Techme101

Investment powerhouse BlackRock is set to launch a massive AI-focused investment fund, exceeding $30 billion, in collaboration with Microsoft and the Abu Dhabi-backed investment outfit MGX, the FT reported today. According to the outlet, the fund — among Wall Street’s … Continue reading →

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Discord launches end-to-end encrypted voice and video chats

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Techme101

Discord will now offer audio and video calls that even the company won’t be able to listen in on. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Mozilla exits the fediverse and will shutter its Mastodon server in December

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Techme101

Users will be able to download their data or migrate their account to another Mastodon instance, if they choose. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Ursa Major nabs $12.5M from U.S. Navy, DoD for 3D printed rocket motors

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Techme101

Ursa Major, a startup that produces rocket motors through 3D printing, received a $12.5 million grant to develop new solid fuel rocket engines © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Snap’s extremely large Spectacles bring impressive AR to developers at $99 a month

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Techme101

The Spectacles 5 are designed specifically for developers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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AWS shuts down DeepComposer, its MIDI keyboard for AI music

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Techme101

AWS’ weird AI-powered keyboard experiment, DeepComposer, is no more. In a blog post today, the company announced it’s shutting down the five-year-old DeepComposer, a physical MIDI piano and AWS service that let users compose songs with the help of generative … Continue reading →

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