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Synthetaic raises $3.5M to train AI with synthetic data

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Founder and CEO Corey Jaskolski’s experience includes work with both National Geographic (where he was recently named Explorer of the Year ) and a 3D media startup. million, is also part of Lupa and Betaworks’ Betalab program of startups doing work that could help “fix the internet.”. Sound like an odd match?

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LiveKit co-founder believes the metaverse needs open infrastructure

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When Clubhouse was launched in its alpha form last year, it was discussed as being a new form of participatory media “that would change everything,” d’Sa said, and he wanted something like that for his work colleagues. COVID changed the world to where we are living online, even going to weddings over the internet,” he added. “We

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AI-driven audio cloning startup gives voice to Einstein chatbot

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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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Bringing the National Museum of African American History and Culture to the world

CIO

A good deal of the traffic has been driven by a QR code deployed across social media channels and other communications outlets to promote awareness of the digital museum’s existence. But thanks to an inventive digital offering, called Searchable Museum , the museum has been able to reach even more.

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Yahaha raises $40M more for its user-generated, low-code immersive gaming platform

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Singapore’s Temasek and Chinese internet giant Alibaba are co-leading this investment, with another Chinese company, 37 Interactive Entertainment, also participating. The raise and valuation both stand out against a backdrop of slim fundraising, especially for consumer startups.

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Star-studded digital avatar startup Genies launches NFT fashion marketplace

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NFT sales volumes are falling and crypto prices remain depressed, but Nigam expressed confidence about the long-term demand for digital avatars, likening them to mobile apps in their significance to the internet. Everybody wants to exist in a 3D spatial world,” Nigam said.

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Is the metaverse inching closer to reality?

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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. What if a candidate could even try the job before they buy-in?