5 Types of Deepfakes You Should Know About
Deepfakes are synthetic media forms that use artificial intelligence (AI) to manipulate reality. They can create convincing images, videos, audio, and text that resemble human-like content. Deepfakes can be used for various purposes, such as entertainment, education, and research. However, they can also pose serious threats to individuals and organizations,
Read moreHytera Communications Launches New Headquarters in South Africa
Hytera Communications a prominent global provider of professional communication technologies and solutions, has officially relocated its Southern African headquarters to Maxwell Office Park in Johannesburg. Innovative Experience Center Mark Zheng, Director of Hytera Southern Africa, remarks, “Beyond being a superior workspace for our team, our new office encompasses an innovative
Read moreTymeBank Joins PayShap Revolution
TymeBank, South Africa’s fastest-growing digital bank, pioneers the integration of PayShap. As the first South African bank to provide this real-time interbank digital payments service, TymeBank offers its 7.6 million customers free access to payments up to the R3,000 limit using cellphone numbers (ShapID). This emphasizes the bank’s dedication to
Read moreStrengthening Data-Centric Security: comforte AG Joins AWS Partner Network
Comforte AG, a prominent data-centric security provider, has strategically partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS), the leading cloud service provider. This collaboration significantly bolsters AWS’s competitive position, as comforte now joins the ranks of the AWS Partner Network (APN) as its newest member. The convergence of these entities results in
Read moreAnnouncing the complete AI Stage agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
AI — the tech that’s everywhere and touching everything — keeps evolving at a pace that’s surprising even in an industry where change is just about the only constant. It’s complicated, unregulated, thrilling and unnerving all at once. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, we’re dedicating a day and a stage to
Read moreStellar magnitude
Imagine the following dialog. “Logarithms are usually taken to integer bases, like 2 or 10.” “What about e?” “OK, that’s an example of an irrational base, but it’s the only one.” “Decibels are logarithms to base 101/10.” “Really?!” “Yeah, you can read about this here.” “That’s weird. But logarithms are always
Read moreTwitch just made it a little easier to qualify for the Partner Plus program
Earlier this summer, Twitch offered some good news to streamers frustrated with the platform’s default revenue share, which splits earnings between the company and the creator 50/50. With the launch of Twitch’s new Partner Plus program, streamers could soon qualify to take home 70% of their earnings instead — but
Read moreBYOC: Build Your Own Community
Working for yourself in a post-pandemic worldPhoto by Hannah Busing on UnsplashThere are many things to like about fractional work as a parent. But what you gain in flexibility and freedom, you lose in socialization and connection.When the world started opening up again after the pandemic, the data all pointed toward
Read moreAs appeals court rules in favor of Grayscale, a bitcoin spot ETF could be on the horizon
The ruling is in response to Grayscale’s lawsuit against the SEC, which denied the firm’s application to convert its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an ETF.
Read moreTechCrunch+ Roundup: SaaS+ basics, Labor Day book picks, building trust with AI customers
Considering the ongoing debate about the existential dangers of AI, it was interesting to watch a three-hour historical epic about the dawn of the Atomic Age last night.
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