Monthly Archives: September 2024

Bluesky addresses trust and safety concerns around abuse, spam, and more

The company is in various stages of developing and piloting a range of initiatives focused on dealing with bad actors, harassment, spam, fake accounts, video safety, and more. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Fal.ai, which hosts media-generating AI models, raises $23M from a16z and others

Fal.ai, a dev-focused platform for AI-generated audio, video, and images, today revealed that it’s raised $23 million in funding from investors including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Black Forest Labs co-founder Robin Rombach, and Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas. It’s a two-round deal. … Continue reading

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I Stared Into the AI Void With the SocialAI App

SocialAI is an online universe where everyone you interact with is a bot—for better or worse.

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YouTube announces AI features from Google DeepMind for Shorts creators

YouTube on Wednesday announced artificial-intelligence features for creators on its Shorts platform that tap into Google’s DeepMind video generation model.

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Elon Musk’s X ‘declined to send an appropriate witness’ to Senate hearing on election threats

A representative for Mark Warner, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said X “declined to send an appropriate witness” to an election security hearing.

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Court Overturns €1.5 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Against Google

The fine marked the third major antitrust penalty against the search giant by the EU in the last decade, following earlier fines related to Android and Google Shopping. However, this is the first of them to be overturned.

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Why Foldable Smartphones Are Worth Considering

New devices from Motorola and Google prove that phones with bendable screens keep getting better — and some are even becoming cheaper.

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HTC takes on Apple’s Vision Pro and PC Gaming with $1,000 Vive Focus Vision

The Vive Focus Vision has enough firepower under the hood to appeal to PC gamers tethered via the DisplayPort. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Fisker reverses course on making Ocean owners pay for recall repairs

The reversal comes as EV startup Fisker prepares to enter the fourth month of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Three new ways to personalize your iPhone’s Home Screen in iOS 18

iOS 18 offers the most control over the look and feel of your iPhone’s user interface than any other version of Apple’s mobile operating system to date. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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