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Twitch Now Trains Amazon’s Generative AI Models On Your Channel By Default
Twitch has rolled out a new “feature” that trains Amazon’s generative AI content models on its users’ channels. The setting can be disabled, but it’s turned on by default.
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As AI safety concerns mount, three pioneers make the case for staying open
Three leading AI researchers—Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li and Andrew Ng—argued at the Ai4 conference that AI should remain broadly accessible despite mounting safety concerns around open-weight models. They warned that allowing a small number of major technology companies to control advanced AI could limit innovation, shape industry rules in their favour and restrict public access…
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OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings raises $2B to bring AI to the enterprise
OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings has raised $2 billion at a $12 billion valuation to acquire traditional service businesses and introduce AI into their day-to-day operations. The funding signals investor confidence in hands-on enterprise AI deployment, particularly through Thrive’s close relationship with OpenAI, which holds an ownership stake and has sent staff to help portfolio companies adopt…
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OpenWALDO aims to blow the doors off proprietary AI training models
Contributors wanted: 167B transparent tokens have a long way to go against AI giants’ trillions
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Why Stream ring-maker Sandbar says the future of AI wearables is voice
Sandbar, the startup behind the Stream private voice ring, argues that voice will be central to the next generation of AI wearables. In a TechCrunch Equity podcast interview, co-founder and chief executive Mina Fahmi discusses why earlier voice hardware struggled and says successful devices must keep users in control. The article places Stream within a…
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Claud Announces New Album Me And The Music: Hear “She Doesn’t Love Me”
Brooklyn indie-pop artist Claud has announced a new album, *Me And The Music*, and released its lead single, “She Doesn’t Love Me”. The song frames American society as a difficult romantic partner, while Claud describes it as a love song for communities seeking progress in the US. The album follows 2023’s *Supermodels* and was co-produced…
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One-Time Supergroup The Watergirls Cover “The Whole Of The Moon” In Tribute To Optimo’s JD Twitch
A group of musicians has formed the one-off project The Watergirls to record an electronic cover of The Waterboys’ “The Whole Of The Moon” in memory of Keith McIvor, the Scottish DJ and producer known as JD Twitch of Optimo. The release honours McIvor, who died last year after disclosing a brain cancer diagnosis, while…
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CoreWeave revenue doubles as debt pile reaches $35.6B
Neocloud says AI compute demand is becoming continuous, but so is the spending
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Facebook officially rolls out its standalone Creator Studio app with AI tools for creators
Facebook has officially launched its standalone Creator Studio app for iOS, giving creators AI-powered advice and community-management tools. The move matters because Meta is seeking to keep creators active on Facebook amid competition from TikTok and YouTube, while making performance insights easier to use. The built-in AI assistant offers recommendations based on a creator’s content,…
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Guitar company D’Addario admits that AI music was used in a promotional video
D’Addario has admitted that generative AI music tool Suno was used to regenerate a track in a promotional video for its guitar strings, reversing nearly two weeks of denials. The episode matters because the company initially blamed audio artefacts on export quality, plugins and AI-assisted mastering, before acknowledging it had shared inaccurate information and apologising.…