A co-lead on Sora, OpenAI’s video generator, has left for Google

Posted on October 4, 2024 by Techme101

One of the co-leads on OpenAI’s video generator, Sora, has left for Google. Tim Brooks, who was heading development on Sora with William Peebles, announced in a post on X that he’ll be joining Google DeepMind, Google’s AI research division, to work on video generation technologies and “world simulators.” “I had an amazing two years […]
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Investors are scrambling to get into ElevenLabs, which may soon be valued at $3 billion

Posted on October 4, 2024 by Techme101

ElevenLabs, a startup that makes AI tools for audio applications, is being approached by existing and new investors about a new round, which could value the company as highly as $3 billion, TechCrunch has learned.  The two-year-old company specializes in making AI tools to generate synthetic voices for audiobook narrations, and for real-time video dubbing […]
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Announcing the final agenda for the Fintech Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Techme101

We’re incredibly excited to announce the final agenda for our dedicated Fintech Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. It joins Space, SaaS, AI and Builders as the other industry-focused stages — all under one big roof. As the fintech industry evolves, new opportunities abound for founders, investors, and customers. Areas such as mobile banking, global payroll, digital […]
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Initialized Capital restructures, and lets multiple partners go

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Techme101

Initialized Capital is restructuring its team to “meet the moment” in the venture market, according to a blog post from the firm’s managing partner Brett Gibson. The San Francisco-based venture capital firm, originally founded by Alexis Ohanian, Garry Tan, and Harjeet Taggar, announced yesterday that it let multiple people go and specifically named Jennifer Wolf, […]
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The 13 biggest take-private PE acquisitions so far this year in tech

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Techme101

A roundup of the year’s billion-dollar take-private deals in the technology sector.
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Breaks Out of Its Box—and Onto a Canvas

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Techme101

ChatGPT’s new canvas interface can suggest improvements to writing and code as well as make in-line changes.

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DOJ sentences pair for Apple repair scheme involving 6,000 knockoff iPhones

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Techme101

The U.S. Department of Justice Thursday announced that it has sentenced a pair of Chinese citizens residing in Maryland following a massive bid to defraud Apple. According to the officials, the scheme involved sending more than 6,000 knockoff iPhones from Hong Kong to the company for repair. With the help of spoofed IMEI and serial […]
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Google’s Visual Search Can Now Answer Even More Complex Questions

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Techme101

Launched in 2017, Google Lens processes 20 billion visual searches a month. Now it will work with video and voice, too.

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Google introduces new way to search by filming video

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Techme101

It is the latest move from the tech giant to change how people search online using artificial intelligence.

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Copper CRM Review (2024): Features, Pricing, Pros and Cons

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Techme101

Copper CRM helps businesses manage leads, track relationships, and integrate with Google Workspace. Explore Copper CRM’s features, pricing, and pros and cons in this review.

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