Concerns while building Libra weren't limited to China, though.
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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Auctoria uses generative AI to create video game models
Several years ago, Aleksander Caban, the co-founder of Carbon Studio, a Polish VR game developer, observed a major problem in modern game design. He had to create rocks, hills, paths and other basic elements of video game environments manually, which often turned out to be a time-consuming — and laborious — process. So Caban decided […]
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Cruise CEO says winter version of Origin AV is two years away
Cruise is planning to build a winterized version of the Origin, the company’s autonomous vehicle model that is purpose-built without a steering wheel or pedals. “A couple of years from now, we’ll have a new version of our vehicles coming out that is adapted for cold weather,” said Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt onstage at TechCrunch […]
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GitHub CEO: Despite AI gains, demand for software developers will still outweigh supply
GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke considers AI and software development to now be inextricably linked, powered by assistive tools such as Copilot and its associated Copilot Chat, which the Microsoft-owned company expanded to individual GitHub subscribers today. But speaking on stage at TC Disrupt today, Dohmke maintained that the snowballing AI revolution won’t be the death knell […]
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PureSpace prevents spoiled produce by removing ripening gas
The UN estimates that about one third of all food produced goes to waste before it even gets the chance to decompose in your fridge. That abysmal stat explains is one key reason why leading VCs and celebrities have poured cash into companies that aim to prevent supply-chain food loss. There’s Apeel, which makes a […]
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Amazon introduces ‘Eye Gaze on Alexa’ so you can use the Fire Max 11 tablet with your eyes
During Amazon’s Devices event, the company introduced a new Alexa feature that aims to support users with mobility or speech disabilities. “Eye Gaze on Alexa” will be available later this year on the new Fire Max 11 Tablet, which launched in May. This marks Amazon’s first time using eye-driven navigation technology for its devices. The […]
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Amazon’s Alexa is getting a more natural-sounding voice
In addition to getting a generative AI-powered upgrade, and the ability to continue conversations without again using the wakeword “Alexa,” Amazon’s voice assistant is going to gain a more natural-sounding voice. The company introduced today an updated text-to-speech engine that’s now more context-aware of the user’s emotions and the tone of your voice, which then […]
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Amazon’s new Echo Show 8 arrives next month for $149
Amazon kicked off today’s Fall Devices Event with an update to its Echo Show 8. The small smart screen features smart home hub functionality and improved audio quality. The latter arrives by way of “custom-built spatial audio processing technology.” “We’ve also added room adaption technology that senses the acoustics of the space and then fine-tunes […]
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Roblox acquires voice moderation startup Speechly
Two years after announcing voice chat was coming to Roblox, the gaming company has acquired a voice tech startup, Speechly, offering voice chat moderation, real-time transcription, and and Voice API that lets companies add AI voice technology and voice interfaces to their products and experiences. The Helsinki, Finland-based startup Speechly was founded in 2016 with […]
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Somani’s Offline secures $2M to build community for top Indian startup founders
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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Why Shaquille O’Neal led edtech startup Edsoma’s $2.5M seed round
Edsoma, a startup that developed an AI-powered reading, education and communication platform for children, raised $2.5 million in a seed round led by Shaquille O’Neal. The trick? Founder and CEO Kyle Wallgren didn’t ask the NBA superstar and philanthropist for money. “He didn’t ask me for money; what he asked was actually ‘I would like […]
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Kenyan fintech FlexPay is helping shoppers save for future purchases
FlexPay Technologies is a Kenyan fintech out to enable consumers to afford products that would have otherwise been out of reach for them.
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Somani’s Offline secures $2M to build community for top Indian startup founders
Utsav Somani, who helped AngelList launch in India and oversaw its local operations for five years, is gearing up to find more ways to help founders. On Wednesday, the entrepreneur said he had raised $2 million for his new venture, called Offline, that will aim to bring the top Indian startup founders together and form […]
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Reed Jobs on how his venture firm tackles cancer
Reed Jobs’ new venture firm can change the lives of the estimated 18.1 million diagnosed cancer patients worldwide. Yosemite, Jobs’ fund for cancer-fighting biotech, launched in August with $200 million in funding from investors like MIT, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and John Doerr. Jobs first became interested in oncology as a teen after his […]
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Plaid’s Zack Perret on Visa, valuations and privacy
When Plaid won TechCrunch Disrupt 2013’s Hackathon, it wasn’t even Plaid yet. The team was building a web app that let users view their credit card and debit card transactions on a map. But in the process they figured out how to solve the challenge of integrating banks with the app, planting the seeds of […]
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