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Louisville police have disciplined the police officer whose body camera was not active during Scheffler's arrest.
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Microsoft's Azure AI Speech lets Truecaller users create an AI assistant with their own voice
Truecaller, a caller ID app that can block and record calls, has teamed up with Microsoft to give its users a way to create an AI assistant that uses their own voice.
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ZeroPoint's nanosecond-scale memory compression could tame power-hungry AI infrastructure
AI is only the latest and hungriest market for high-performance computing, and system architects are working around the clock to wring every drop of performance out of every watt. Swedish startup ZeroPoint, armed with €5 million ($5.5 million USD) in new funding, wants to help them out with a novel memory compression technique at the nanosecond scale — and yes, it's exactly as complicated as it sounds. The concept is this: losslessly compress data just before it enters RAM, and decompress it afterwards, effectively widening the memory channel by 50% or more just by adding one small piece to the chip.
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OpenAI reportedly didn't intend to copy Scarlett Johansson's voice
OpenAI cast the actor of Sky's voice months before Sam Altman contacted Scarlett Johansson, and it had no intention of finding someone who sounded like her, according to The Washington Post.
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Bird flu detected in Michigan dairy farm worker, CDC reports. Here's what to know.
The Michigan dairy farm worker is the second human case in the U.S. this year.
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Bluesky finally has DMs, with encrypted messaging coming ‘down the line’
Bluesky has finally added direct messaging capabilities more than a year after it started onboarding new users.
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Some Fed officials willing to raise rates if needed: Meeting minutes
Fed officials said at their last policy meeting that rates would likely stay higher for longer if inflation readings continued to disappoint, while some policymakers discussed their willingness to raise rates if needed.
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Stock market today: Stocks close lower after Fed minutes, ahead of Nvidia earnings
Stocks face two big tests in Nvidia's pivotal earnings report and minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting.
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FCC proposes all AI-generated content in political ads must be disclosed
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has floated a requirement that AI-generated content be disclosed in political ads — but not banned. Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel made the official proposal Wednesday that the FCC investigate and seek comment on such a rule. "Consumers have a right to know when AI tools are being used in the political ads they see, and I hope [the commissioners] swiftly act on this issue," she said in a statement accompanying the announcement.
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Marvel's What If...? for Apple Vision Pro gets a trailer and release date
What If...? is coming to Apple Vision Pro on May 30 and now has a trailer.
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Volkswagen delays ID.7 sedan launch in North America
Volkswagen just announced it is delaying the North American market launch of its flagship ID.7 electric sedan.
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In Seoul summit, heads of states and companies commit to AI safety
Government officials and AI industry executives agreed on Tuesday to apply elementary safety measures in the fast-moving field and establish an international safety research network. Nearly six months after the inaugural global summit on AI safety at Bletchley Park in England, Britain and South Korea are hosting the AI safety summit this week in Seoul. The British government announced on Tuesday a new agreement between 10 countries and the European Union to establish an international network similar to the U.K.'s AI Safety Institute, which is the world's first publicly backed organization, to accelerate the advancement of AI safety science.
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How to pre-order the Sonos Ace headphones
Sonos is making its first foray into headphones with the new Sonos Ace, a $449 model.
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Sonos Ace headphones hands-on: Joining your home theater setup with the push of a button
Sonos' first headphones are finally here, offering premium design, solid features and home theater chops.
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Scarlett Johansson says that OpenAI approached her to use her voice
OpenAI is removing one of the voices used by ChatGPT. Users found that it sounded similar to Scarlett Johansson, the company announced on Monday, and Johansson herself released a statement saying she hired legal council to inquire about the Sky voice and get exact details about how it was developed. "We believe that AI voices should not deliberately mimic a celebrity's distinctive voice — Sky’s voice is not an imitation of Scarlett Johansson but belongs to a different professional actress using her own natural speaking voice," the company wrote in a blog post.
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RIP ChatGPT's knockoff Scarlett Johansson voice [2023 — 2024]
OpenAI is removing an AI voice from ChatGPT that many believe sounds like Scarlett Johansson. The company didn't give a clear explanation for the decision.
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Jolla debuts privacy-focused AI hardware
Jolla has taken the official wraps off the first version of its personal server-based AI assistant in the making. The reborn startup is building a privacy-focused AI device -- aka the Jolla Mind2, which TechCrunch exclusively revealed at MWC back in February. In the two+ months since we saw the first 3D-printed prototype of Jolla's AI-in-a-box, considerable hype has swirled around other consumer-focused AI devices, such as Humane's Ai Pin and the Rabbit R1.
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2025 Porsche Cayenne range adds more standard kit, Turbonite accents
2025 Porsche Cayenne range adds more standard kit, Turbonite accents, and a GTS trim with even more performance. Prices run from $86,695 to $205,795.