Spotify experiments with an AI DJ that speaks Spanish
Spotify’s addition of its AI DJ feature, which introduces personalized song selections to users, was the company’s first step into an AI future. Now, Spotify is developing an alternative version of that DJ that will speak Spanish. References to the new AI DJ were spotted in the app’s code by
Read MoreX is hiding likes to encourage ‘edgy’ engagement
Illustration: The Verge In yet another major shift, X, the social platform previously known as Twitter, is taking away the ability to see what posts other users have liked. It’s a change the company’s director of engineering, Haofei Wang, says is meant to protect users’ public image — because “many
Read MoreArc Search’s new Call Arc feature lets you ask questions by ‘making a phone call’
Call Arc can help answer immediate and small questions, according to the company. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read More‘Six Signs You’re Reading AI-Generated Text’
Managing Partner, Instinctif Partners, Kim Polley, says, “In the digital age, the ability to differentiate between human-authored and AI-generated text holds paramount importance for business leaders and communicators. This proficiency is critical for numerous reasons, spanning from upholding credibility to facilitating well-informed decision-making.” She shares six signs of AI- Generated
Read MoreAuggie’s new app helps parents find community and shop
A new startup called Auggie is aiming to give parents a single platform where they can shop for products and connect with each other. The company’s new app, which launched this week, offers parents a platform where they can share product recommendations, shop vetted products and find community amongst each
Read MoreLumos helps companies manage their employees’ identities — and access
Andrej Safundzic, Alan Flores Lopez and Leo Mehr met in a class at Stanford focusing on ethics, public policy and technological change. Safundzic — speaking to TechCrunch — says that the class drove home the point that few people, particularly in the corporate sector, have control over their online identities.
Read MoreRemark puts thousands of human product experts into AI form
Remark trains AI models on human product experts to create personas that can answer questions with the same style of their human counterparts. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreTikTok’s New LIVE Streaming Rules & Guidelines Explained
TikTok LIVE is introducing new monetization guidelines and specific instructional programs aimed at fostering happy, real, and positive LIVE communities. According to these criteria, content that is not real or of poor quality cannot be made into money. Most authors currently abide by the guidelines, but those that don’t risk
Read MoreZeroPoint’s nanosecond-scale memory compression could tame power-hungry AI infrastructure
ZeroPoint claims to have solved compression problems with hyper-fast, low-level memory compression that requires no real changes to the rest of the computing system. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreUsing Philosophies for a Brighter Business Future: NTT DATA
Africa The African continent will be celebrating 61 years of past successes while building towards the future in two days’ time, 25 May 2024, Africa Day. NTT DATA employs African, Japanese philosophical synergies to inform a brighter business future. In the realm of global business, the prevalence of mergers and acquisitions
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