Technology
Spotify Plans to Offer Synthetic Podcast Ads with AI-Generated Voice Clones
Overview Spotify could start providing podcasters with a synthetic version of their voice for advertising use. By using the same technology that...
Flexispot E5 Standing Desk
I'll cut right to the chase: the E5, from standing desk maker, FlexiSpot, is an excellent, value-oriented desk. It comes with two routing holes for...
Generative AI Assistant Spellbook Raises $10.9M in Funding Led by Moxxie Ventures and Rebrands from Rally
Overview Spellbook, the generative AI assistant for lawyers, has raised $10.9m in a funding round led by Moxxie Ventures, and officially changed its...
OpenAI Offers $1 Million Grant Program for Democratic AI Rule-Making Ideas
Overview OpenAI is offering a $1m grant program for the development of democratic methods for determining rules governing AI systems. The grants...
OpenAI Launches $1 Million Grant Program for Democratic AI Rule Decision-Making Ideas
Overview OpenAI is offering $1m to ten awardees to develop and test democratic ways of making decisions about AI system rules, as part of the...
“Opera’s New AI Service Aria Generates Text and Code for Free”
Overview Web browser Opera has launched a free feature for its platform, called Aria, which employs OpenAI's ChatGPT large language model to compose...
Anthropic Raises $450m to Expand Generative AI Assistant Development
Overview Generative AI startup Anthropic has raised $450m in a Series C funding round led by Spark Capital, with participation from Zoom among...
Photoshop Goes AI: Adobe Introduces Generative Tools for Editing and Creating Images
Overview Adobe has added generative AI tools to Photoshop, bringing the Firefly portfolio of features to a wider user base. The beta version...
Microsoft’s Azure AI Studio lets companies build their own AI chatbot “copilots”
Overview Microsoft has introduced a feature called Azure AI Studio that allows businesses to create AI chatbot "copilots" that connect to OpenAI's...
Microsoft adopts OpenAI’s open plugin standard for GPT models offered on Azure, enabling interoperability across ChatGPT and Microsoft’s copilot offerings.
Overview Microsoft has introduced plugins for GPT-based large language models offered on Azure, adopting the open plugin standard that OpenAI has...
Microsoft’s ChatGPT teams up with Bing to provide real-time answers
Overview Microsoft has announced that its generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT, will use Bing as its default search source for real-time answers. This...
G7 Launches “Hiroshima AI Process” to Set International Standards for Generative AI
Overview The Group of Seven (G7) aims to establish an international standard for generative AI and has announced the "Hiroshima AI Process," which...