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AI-powered media editing app Descript lands fresh cash from OpenAI

TechCrunch

Descript , the audio and video editing platform founded in 2017 by former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason, has raised $50 million in a Series C round led by the OpenAI Startup Fund, a tranche through which OpenAI and its partners, including Microsoft, are investing in early-stage companies.

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Humane’s ‘AI Pin’ debuts on the Paris runway

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Humane, a stealthy software and hardware company, is clearly milking the media hype cycle for all it’s worth. The company’s origin dates all the way back to 2017, when it was founded by former Apple employees, Bethany Bongiorno, Imran Chaudhri.

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What to do when Customs asks for your social-media account info

The Parallax

visitors, including applicants for tourist and business visas, to disclose their social-media account identifiers when entering the country. visitors: After tripling, they impacted less than 0.007 percent of all people arriving internationally in 2017. Only diplomats are exempted. Travelers, non-U.S. citizens but U.S.

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2017 in cybersecurity and privacy news

The Parallax

After spending much of his campaign blasting what he described (without proof) as a “rigged” election system, Trump spent much of his post-inauguration year denying reports of Russian election interference , which included alleged data breaches targeting his leading opponent , Hillary Clinton, social-media interference , and voting-machine hacking.

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How to build a social media app: An entrepreneur’s guide

Openxcell

Forbes reports that the number of people using social media worldwide has reached 4.9 Over the last few years, social media has evolved from being primarily a communication channel and entertainment platform to marketing and growing businesses, contributing to significant social and political discussions. billion in 2023.

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TipTip uses a hyperlocal strategy to help Southeast Asian creators monetize

TechCrunch

But many of them don’t have the social media clout to attract advertisers. TipTip founded in October 2021 by Albert Lucius, whose previous startup Kudo was acquired by Grab in 2017. The latest round was led by East Ventures, with participation from returning investors Vertex, SMDV and B.I.G.

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Why (and how) China is tying social-media behavior to credit scores

The Parallax

As of February 2017, the Chinese Supreme Court has slapped travel bans on more than 6 million people with financial debt. I don’t see the influence and gamification of social media as a Chinese problem, but an international problem.”. ”—Katika Kühnreich, China expert.

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