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Dropbox rolls out new AI features for search and summarization
Cloud-based file-sharing company Dropbox Inc. announced new artificial intelligence-based features today that will make it easier for customers to discover all their files and information in one place, summarize information embedded in them and get questions answered. Dropbox is best known for its file-sharing service that stores files in the cloud and allows users to ...
Opera launches its generative AI-enabled browser powered by OpenAI
Web browser developer Opera Software announced today that its new generative artificial intelligence-enabled browser Opera One is out of testing and available with numerous improvements. The company says Opera One was redesigned from the ground up in preparation for AI-based browsing and allows users to access its AI sidebar, which is directly integrated with a ...
Synthetic voice AI firm ElevenLabs raises $19M along with a new detection tool
Artificial intelligence voice synthesis platform ElevenLabs Inc. today announced it has raised $19 million in fresh funding in a Series A round to launch a new set of tools, including an AI speech detection module. The ElevenLabs platform allows anyone to produce lifelike speech from text using synthetic voices, cloned voices or completely artificial voices ...
Vimeo announces AI-powered script generation and text-based video editing tools
Video platform Vimeo LLC today announced plans to help creators get things done with video creation needs through the addition of new artificial intelligence-powered tools and features, including a script generator and a text-based video editor. Vimeo provides web-based and mobile video creation and recording tools that already make it easier to produce one-shot content ...
BlackCat ransomware gang demands $4.5M, API changes for 80GB leaked Reddit data
Hackers from the BlackCat ransomware gang have contacted Reddit Inc. claiming to be behind a hack that affected the social media forum platform in February that took more than 800 gigabytes of internal documents, code, contracts and employee information. The hacker group, also known as AlphaV, also demanded $4.5 million to not release the stolen ...
Meta introduces Voicebox, a generative AI model for speech
Researchers at the artificial intelligence labs of Meta Platforms Inc. today announced a breakthrough with a generative AI model for speech dubbed “Voicebox,” which can accomplish a wide variety of tasks such as synthesizing speech, styling and editing content. According to researchers, what large language models such as OpenAI LP’s ChatGPT and diffusion models such ...
Google to wind down Google Domains, sell assets to Squarespace
In a surprise announcement on Thursday, Google LLC revealed plans to wind down Google Domains and sell its assets to website building and hosting company Squarespace Inc. Google Domains is currently home to more than 10 million domains, all of which will become Squarespace customers. The deal is worth $180 million, according to Bloomberg. Banking partner ...
Web3 developer platform Alchemy launches AI-enabled tools
Alchemy Insights Inc., a platform that enables developers to write Web3 and blockchain apps, announced Wednesday that it’s launching a suite of new artificial intelligence tools dubbed AlchemyAI to empower developers to get data faster and speed up build time. The new products Alchemy is launching include an AI-powered assistant for Web3 development called ChatWeb3 ...
House testimony by crypto firm Prometheum CEO raises questions about regulation
Recent testimony in front of the U.S. House by cryptocurrency firm Prometheum Inc. Chief Executive Aaron Kaplan has created a stir regarding regulatory clarity for digital assets. The House Financial Services Committee brought experts and insiders from the cryptocurrency community to speak about the industry about how to regulate digital assets on Tuesday focused on a ...
Trust Lab raises $15M to fuel efforts to prevent harmful internet content
Trust Lab, a company that provides platforms and regulators analytics to safeguard against harmful content, announced today that it has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by U.S. Venture Partners and Foundation Capital. Using the platform, companies and public organizations can detect, track and monitor harmful content and potential bad actors ...