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23:23 31.01.2024

FCC moves to outlaw AI-generated robocalls

No one likes robocalls to begin with, but using AI-generated voices of people like President Biden makes them even worse. As such the FCC is proposing that using voice cloning tech in robocalls be ruled fundamentally illegal, making it easier to charge the operators of these frauds. You may ask why it’s necessary if robocalls […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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23:17 31.01.2024

X CEO Linda Yaccarino claims company has 90M U.S. users, less than 1% are teens

During today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing focused on kids’ online safety, X CEO Linda Yaccarino downplayed the social network’s reach among younger users, when she noted that less than 1% of the app’s U.S. users were teens ages 13 through 17. The executive put that number in context by also sharing that there were 90 […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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22:45 31.01.2024

Snap CEO says 20 million U.S. teens use Snapchat, but only 200,000 parents use its Family Center controls

During today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on kids’ online safety, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel shared that 20 million teenagers use Snapchat in the United States and that around 200,000 parents use its Family Center supervision controls. He also shared that approximately 400,000 teen accounts have been linked to a parent’s account through Family Center. Spiegel’s […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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22:35 31.01.2024

Apple fixes zero-day bug in Apple Vision Pro that ‘may have been exploited’

A day after reporters published their first hands-on review of Apple’s Vision Pro, the technology giant released its first security patch for the mixed reality headset to fix a vulnerability that “may have been exploited” by hackers in the wild. On Wednesday, Apple released visionOS 1.0.2, the software that runs on the Vision Pro, with […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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22:32 31.01.2024

Aim Security raises $10M for its GenAI security platform

Securing generative AI-based applications from prompting attacks, ensuring that they don’t leak sensitive data or create malicious output or results that may violate privacy regulations is becoming a real business. We’ve already seen some startups in this space and today, Tel Aviv-based Aim Security is joining the fray with a new GenAI security platform and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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22:17 31.01.2024

Justice hits eBay for $59 million for selling obviously illegal pill-counterfeiting gear

You don’t need to resort to the dark web to find your illicit pill counterfeiting presses and molds. Just go to eBay and you can get one like new for a great price! Or at least you could until recently, when the Justice Department sued the company for facilitating the sale of thousands of devices […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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22:15 31.01.2024

Apple Vision Pro’s secret weapon? Mindfulness

More than anything, Apple’s Vision Pro is a beginning. There are moments while using it that feel like a porthole into a different world and — just maybe — the future. It’s imperfect, sure, but it’s an undeniable accomplishment after so many decades of extended reality false starts. Using the headset for even a few […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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22:05 31.01.2024

Ask Sophie: What are the USCIS H-1B lottery and filing fee updates?

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on X Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by this contributor Ask Sophie: As […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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21:29 31.01.2024

Threads is working on surfacing Trends, says Instagram head Adam Mosseri

Instagram Threads will adopt another Twitter/X feature: trends, the company has confirmed. In a reply to a user on the app, Instagram head Adam Mosseri noted that work on such a feature was in the works, responding that “we are working on surfacing trends” — a feature that would make the X rival even more […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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21:00 31.01.2024

US disrupts China-backed hacking operation amid warning of threat to American infrastructure

The U.S. government announced Wednesday it had disrupted a China-backed hacking operation targeting U.S. critical infrastructure, amid warnings that Beijing is preparing to cause “real-world harm” to Americans in the event of a future conflict. Speaking during a U.S. House of Representatives committee hearing on cyber threats posed by China, FBI director Christopher Wray told […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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20:56 31.01.2024

Mark Zuckerberg defends teenage creators’ right to public Instagram accounts

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of Meta, commented in today’s Senate hearing on children’s online safety that teenagers should be able to be creators and share their content widely. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) questioned Zuckerberg about Meta’s privacy controls for teenagers. On Instagram, for example, teens under 16 — or 18 in some countries — […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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20:43 31.01.2024

X, Microsoft throw their weight behind KOSA, the controversial kids’ online safety bill

On the eve of Wednesday’s big tech hearing (both big tech and a big hearing — five CEOs are testifying as we speak), Microsoft stepped up to back a controversial bill that aims to protect children from the dangers of social media. In the early hours of the hearing, X CEO Linda Yaccarino also climbed […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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20:30 31.01.2024

Metronome’s usage-based billing software finds hit in AI as the startup raises $43M in fresh capital

Metronome, a startup that helps software companies offer usage-based billing, has raised $43 million in a Series B funding round led by NEA. Existing backers Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst also participated in the financing, which brings its total amount raised to over $78 million since its 2019 inception. Founded by Dropbox alums Kevin Liu […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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20:15 31.01.2024

Podcast app Castro now owned by indie developer Bluck Apps

Nearly two months after Castro, the third-party podcast app, announced it was seeking new ownership, the company revealed today that it has officially been bought by Bluck Apps, an independent app studio that developed Android podcast app Aurelian. In November, Castro’s future was questioned when a former employee, Mohit Mamoria, posted on X that the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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20:15 31.01.2024

Cerulean empowers ocean pollution watchdogs with orbital observation

The vastness of the ocean allows polluters to evade detection in all but the most egregious violations. SkyTruth aims to change that with Cerulean, an orbital monitoring platform for coastal waters that spots not just oil slicks but the ships that produce them faster and with more certainty than ever before. The nonprofit organization has […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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20:07 31.01.2024

Mark Zuckerberg says Apple and Google should manage parental consent for apps, not Meta

In today’s online safety hearing, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg again pushed back at the idea that businesses like his should be responsible for managing parental consent systems for kids’ use of social media apps, like Facebook and Instagram. Instead, he suggested the problem should be dealt with by the app store providers, like Apple and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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20:01 31.01.2024

Twin Labs automates repetitive tasks by letting AI take over your mouse cursor

Meet Twin Labs, a Paris-based startup that wants to build an automation product for repetitive tasks, such as onboarding new employees to all your internal services, reordering items when you’re running out of stock, downloading financial reports across several SaaS products, reaching out to potential propects and more. “Twin’s starting point is a science-fiction idea. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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20:00 31.01.2024

Google’s ‘Circle to Search’ feature is now available on the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S20 series

Google announced today that its new Circle to Search feature is rolling out globally on the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S24 series. The new feature, which was unveiled earlier this month, lets users search from anywhere on their phone using gestures like circling, highlighting, scribbling or tapping. The tech giant […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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20:00 31.01.2024

Shopify is rolling out an AI-powered image editor for products

Commerce platform Shopify is releasing new features for its Winter Editon rollout including an AI-powered media editor to enhance product images, improved semantic search, and a better way for merchants to showcase different variants of a product. Many companies including Meta, Google, and Amazon have allowed advertisers to generate backgrounds using generative AI since last […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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19:40 31.01.2024

Apple Vision Pro: How to preorder and test the $3,500 headset

The much-hyped Apple Vision Pro headset is almost here for those who have preordered, or those waiting to give it an in-person demo. Billed as the future of spatial computing, the AR/VR headset might not be for everyone based on its hefty $3,499 price tag and lack of apps like Netflix and YouTube at launch […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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