Technology & AI
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Tavus Introduces Phoenix-4: Gaussian-Diffusion Model Brings Real-Time Emotional Intelligence and Sub-600ms Latency to Generative Video AI
The ‘mysterious valley’ is the final frontier of video production. We’ve seen AI avatars that can talk, but they often…
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Remitly CEO Matt Oppenheimer steps down, handing reins of fintech company to ex-Amazon boss
Remitly CEO Matt Oppenheimer helped launch the company back in 2011, helping grow the company into a global remittance platform.…
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Hacking conference Def Con bans three people linked to Epstein
Def Con, one of the world’s largest and longest-running hacking conventions, announced Wednesday that three people linked to Jeffrey Epstein…
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Google DeepMind Releases Lyria 3: An Advanced Music Generation AI Model That Turns Images and Text into Custom Tracks and Compiled Songs and Lyrics
Google DeepMind is pushing the boundaries of productive AI again. In this case, the focus is not on text or…
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Mastodon, an alternative to X, plans to target developers with new features
Mastodon, an open-source social media platform and alternative to big apps like X and Threads, announced Wednesday its plans to…
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Cloud and AWS consultancy Duckbill expands into software, raises $7.75M for new Skyway platform
Duckbill founders Corey Quinn, left, and CEO Mike Julian. (Duckbill photo) “We’ve raised a lot of money, and we’re building…
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Cohere Releases Small Aya: A 3B Small-Parameter Language Model That Supports 70 Languages and Works Locally Even on Mobile
Cohere AI Labs has been released Little Ayaa family of small language models (SLMs) that redefine the functionality of many…
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Intellixa’s Predator spyware routinely hacks the iPhones of journalists in Angola, study says
A government client of reputable spyware maker Intellixa has hacked the phone of a prominent journalist in Angola, according to…
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Anthropic Claude 4.6 Sonnet Release With 1 Million Token Core To Solve Complex Coding And Search Developers
Anthropic is officially entering its ‘Thinking’ era. Today, the company announced Claude 4.6 Sonneta model designed to revolutionize the way…
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Former Avalara manager leads Seattle-area startup boosted by Washington property tax
Legata CEO Alesia Pinney. (Photo by Legata) After a decade helping Avalara scale its tax software business, Alesia Pinney is…
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