Podcasting platform Podcastle launches a text-to-speech model with more than 450 AI voices

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

Podcast recording and editing platform Podcastle is now joining other companies in the AI-powered, text-to-speech race by releasing its own AI model called Asyncflow v1.0. An API for developers will also be available, allowing them to directly integrate the text-to-speech model in their apps. Thanks to the new model, the company is able to offer […]
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China’s Oppo taps Google for privacy AI push, taking a page from Apple’s playbook

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

Oppo on Monday announced it’s using cloud privacy technology from Google to protect users’ sensitive conversations from its own AI products.

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‘What Europe needs is a DOGE,’ Deutsche Telekom CEO says in impassioned plea for deregulation

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

Europe needs its own version of what Elon Musk has done with the Department of Government Efficiency in the U.S., according to Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Höttges.

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Amazon-backed AI firm Anthropic valued at $61.5 billion after latest round

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

Anthropic on Monday closed its latest funding round at a $61.5 billion post-money valuation, the company confirmed to CNBC.

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Google upgrades Colab with an AI agent tool

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

Google Colab has integrated Google Labs’ Data Science Agent to help data scientists and ML engineers quickly clean their data and get insights on the datasets they upload.
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Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian joins Frank McCourt’s TikTok bid

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

Reddit co-founder and investor Alexis Ohanian has joined billionaire Frank McCourt’s bid to acquire TikTok as a strategic adviser specializing in social media, Reuters reports. “He has that broad portfolio of experience … of where social media was and, I think, a keen understanding of where it’s evolving,” McCourt told Reuters. “Where he can help […]
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FCC chair says U.S. will defend interests of its tech giants as European rules stoke tension

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr on Monday vowed to defend the interests of America’s technology companies against “excessive” European regulation.

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Microsoft unveils new voice-activated AI assistant for doctors

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

Microsoft announced a new health-care AI assistant called Dragon Copilot that builds on its existing offerings.

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How Elon Musk Uses Internet Slang to Marshal His Army of Online Fans

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

Mr. Musk uses online slang to marshal his 200 million social media followers in support of his efforts to gut the federal government. But he might be reaching his limits.

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Mozilla rewrites Firefox’s Terms of Use after user backlash

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

Critics said the new terms implied Mozilla was asking users for the rights to whatever data they input or upload through Firefox.
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