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.”
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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.

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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.”

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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.”

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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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 further assess a small helium leak in the Boeing Starliner spacecraft’s service module traced to […]
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The 5 Best Digital Planners That Are Worth Using in 2024

Are online planners worth it? What is the best digital planner available in 2024? Find out which digital planner is right for you with our guide.

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These 81 robotics companies are hiring

When I attended Automate in Chicago a few weeks back, multiple people thanked me for TechCrunch’s semi-regular robotics job report. It’s always edifying to get that feedback in person. While it’s true that the industry has seen ups and downs in terms of both funding and hiring in recent years, there’s never been a more […]
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