elevenlabs music model switches genres mid-track
elevenlabs launched music v2, a model that can change genres within a song and build tracks by sections.
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robinhood lets ai agents trade stocks
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youtube auto-labels ai videos
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paul graham on ai-written founder emails
paul graham says ai-generated emails feel deceptive and make him think less of the sender.
alibaba cloud becomes platinum member of pytorch foundation
alibaba cloud joins the pytorch foundation as a platinum member, aiming to improve ai infrastructure and support heterogeneous hardware.
duckduckgo installs jump 30% as users flee google ai search
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india’s gig workers train robots with wearable cameras
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startup battlefield 200 deadline nears
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pope’s ai encyclical targets power, not just tech
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clickup layoffs signal ai-driven workforce shift
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google cloud coo warns on ai security gaps
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amazon's bee wearable: helpful but invasive
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ferrari uses ibm ai to boost fan engagement
ferrari partners with ibm to overhaul its fan app with ai-driven storytelling and personalization, aiming to turn casual followers into lifelong supporters.
musk shifts from earth solar to space data centers
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ai recreates voices of dead pilots from crash data
the ntsb temporarily closed its docket system after ai-generated cockpit audio from a fatal ups crash spread online, raising privacy and ethical concerns.
ai startups inflate arr to win vc backing
some ai startups report contracted but not yet live revenue as annual recurring revenue, misleading investors and the public.
memory shortage repricing consumer electronics
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google ai glasses hands-on: almost ready
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