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Google’s text-to-speech engine is getting new voices across Android apps
Google’s text-to-speech tech is getting new voices across Android apps to improve clarity and sound more natural. | The Verge The speech engine Speech Services by Google is being upgraded to improve clarity and make text-to-speech voices in Android apps sound more natural. You can hear the difference between the old voices and the updated … Read more
Latinoamericanos acuden a créditos cripto en medio de una alta inflación y tasas de interés exorbitantes
El sistema bancario tradicional y la inestabilidad económica dificultan la obtención de créditos en América Latina, pero los préstamos cripto están prosperando en toda la región.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes will continue the story in 2024
Concept art from Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | Image: 20th Century Studios The next entry in the Planet of the Apes saga will start filming soon — and it has yet another very long name. Today, 20th Century Studios unveiled the first real details on Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, … Read more
It’s a sprint, not a marathon
Here’s a question for you: How seriously should we take Amazon’s home robotics play? Perhaps a better way of framing it is: When do we take Amazon’s home robotics play seriously? I realize these sound like pointed questions, and I should specify that they’re not really specific to Amazon. They’re more a result of having … Read more
Meta introduces NFT crossposting and sharing on Instagram
Users in 100 countries can now connect their digital wallets, post and share nonfungible tokens.
Crypto Loans Are Booming in Latin America Amid Runaway Bank Rates and Inflation
The traditional banking system and economic instability are making it difficult for Latin Americans to get credit, but crypto lending is thriving across the region.
Texas Objects to Celsius Plan to Fund Operations With Stablecoin Sales
Texas state agencies are raising an objection to a plan by bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network to sell off its stablecoin holdings to pay for ongoing operations, according to a new court filing.
¿Te preocupa la crisis financiera? Te contamos sobre la autocustodia
Tener bitcoin en cold storage no evitará las pérdidas, pero puede eliminar el riesgo generado por terceras partes.
Netflix’s gaming lineup keeps getting better with dreamy roguelike Desta: The Memories Between
Image: Ustwo Games / Netflix The quality of Netflix games has gone from simple, cotton candy-like fluff suitable for short bursts in a waiting room to bespoke, narrative experiences that require hours of strategic thinking. Desta: The Memories Between is the latter. Now I’m going to say some words that make sense independently but seem … Read more
Tokenization is key to linking TradFi to the blockchain
As more and more traditional institutions begin to dabble in digital assets, some believe the best way for both old-school finance and decentralized finance (DeFi) to grow together is through a cross-chain world and tokenization. At Chainlink’s SmartCon 2022 conference, the “Bridging Traditional Finance and DeFi” panel discussed how interoperability could drive greater success for … Read more
How Sophos trains a powerful, lightweight PDF malware detector at ultra scale with Amazon SageMaker
This post is co-authored by Salma Taoufiq and Harini Kannan from Sophos. As a leader in next-generation cybersecurity, Sophos strives to protect more than 500,000 organizations and millions of customers across over 150 countries against evolving threats. Powered by threat intelligence, machine learning (ML), and artificial intelligence from Sophos X-Ops, Sophos delivers a broad and … Read more
TikTok breaks records as top grossing app in Q3, as overall app store revenue declines
Consumers reduced their mobile app spending in the third quarter of 2022 by roughly 5%, but the social video app TikTok just delivered another record-breaking quarter on this front. For the fourth straight quarter in a row, TikTok continued its streak as the app that has ever generated the most revenue in a quarter. These … Read more
ECB reports on digital euro validation, privacy one year into investigative phase
The ECB’s two-year investigative phase is halfway completed, with key use and policy issues clarified; more stakeholder engagement is planned before the decision is made to proceed.
Breaking Down the SEC and CFTC’s Autumn Wave of Enforcement Actions
Critics claim the regulators’ enforcement-first approach sets dangerous precedents in the absence of clear guidance for projects.
How to create image cutouts in iOS 16
Cut out your pet and paste it into the group chat. | Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge While the lock screen is one of iOS 16’s marquee features, there’s another fun addition that’s a little less obvious: the ability to easily cut out subjects from pictures. It’s a way to easily separate a … Read more
The OG App, an ad- and Reels-free Instagram clone, is pulled from the App Store
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge An app appealing to the nostalgia of an Instagram without Reels and recommendations was pulled from the App Store just as developers say it was taking off. The OG App allows users to log in with their Instagram account and browse without ads, recommendations, and Reels — increasingly … Read more
New York follows California mandating zero-emissions vehicles by 2035
All new passenger cars, pickup trucks and SUVs sold in New York state must be zero emissions by 2035, Governor Kathy Hochul announced Thursday. “By revving up our clean transportation transition and making major investments to make EVs more accessible, we’re supercharging our fight against climate change,” Hochul tweeted. NEW: All new vehicles sold in … Read more
Pitch Deck Teardown: Rokoko’s $3M strategic extension deck
There are times in the life of a startup when you don’t really want or need to raise money, but an opportunity comes along that’s so good that you create a brand new round just to be able to bring in a strategic investor. That was the situation Danish animation and motion capture company Rokoko … Read more
VCs at Index Ventures, Serena Ventures, NEA and Volition Capital join Startup Battlefield judges
We’re stoked for what’s shaping up to be a glorious Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco. Twenty of the most promising and creative early stage startups — chosen from the elite Startup Battlefield 200 — will go toe-to-toe for bragging rights and $100,000. This year’s contenders will have to … Read more
How to watch the 2022 League of Legends World Championship — and what to watch for
Worlds 2021 champions Edward Gaming in Iceland. | Photo by Clive Rose/Riot Games Inc. via Getty Images The weather is cooling down, leaves are starting to change color, and PSLs are everywhere, which can only mean one thing: it’s time for the League of Legends World Championship. The annual esports tournament, better known simply as … Read more
Bitcoin Miner Rhodium Going Public Through Reverse Merger With SilverSun Technologies
Rhodium postponed a $1.7 billion IPO back in January.