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AI-driven audio cloning startup gives voice to Einstein chatbot

TechCrunch

You’ll need to prick up your ears for this slice of deepfakery emerging from the wacky world of synthesized media: A digital version of Albert Einstein — with a synthesized voice that’s been (re)created using AI voice cloning technology drawing on audio recordings of the famous scientist’s actual voice.

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Daily Crunch: Adobe snaps up Figma in proposed $20B deal that has some scratching their heads

TechCrunch

If you don’t follow cryptocurrency, this means that Ethereum, one of crypto’s most popular blockchains, has now switched to proof-of-stake consensus, which also means it will now consume a lot less electricity, Romain writes. Spoiler, they dodge questions about social media and national security.

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Here are the 23 companies pitching at Alchemist Accelerator’s Demo Day XXVIII today

TechCrunch

Copyright Delta : A blockchain-based platform for verifying and managing who owns the rights to a piece of media. Gaudium.AI : Generative AI for helping your social media team come up with new posts, generating unique copy within your specifications. helping them to handle things like booking and payments.

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Breaking Through | A New Frontier of Technology and Innovation

N2Growth Blog

Blockchain, machine learning, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, 3D printing, and robotics are among the most important technologies of today’s rapidly changing world. Clubhouse, launched as the original voice-only platform, is changing the social media game with how people interact in real-time with each other.

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Is the metaverse inching closer to reality?

Capgemini

Since Facebook became Meta, the metaverse has received an avalanche of media attention that can sometimes do more harm than good. What the metaverse represents for the world today is essentially the evolution of the internet to a 3D immersive platform. But there is another reason why the metaverse is receiving more attention than ever.

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The 11 ways in which the metaverse is shifting software development  

Capgemini

However, nothing compares to what might be about to happen – the convergence of artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and 6G/satellite connectivity combined with concepts like the metaverse will change the way we design, develop, and deploy software. We might also see our traditional user interaction devices change.

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Star-studded digital avatar startup Genies launches NFT fashion marketplace

TechCrunch

The Los Angeles-based company partnered with NBA Top Shot NFT creator Dapper Labs to develop the storefront on Dapper’s Flow blockchain and debuted it to a group of invite-only beta users in December last year, TechCrunch reported at the time. Everybody wants to exist in a 3D spatial world,” Nigam said.

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