How you can get (AI versions of) Judy Garland or Burt Reynolds to read to you

Want to hear The Wizard of Oz read by Judy Garland or Sherlock Holmes read by Sir Laurence Olivier? ElevenLabs has artificial intelligence-produced voice clones of them and other deceased

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Blumhouse’s Afraid brings AI terror to the smart home

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Sony and Blumhouse’s Afraid from director Chris Weitz might not go so far as to suggest that you shouldn’t have so many smart devices watching

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Amazon is bricking its Astro business robots less than a year after launch

The Astro for Business robot is no more. | Image: Amazon

For a moment there, it seemed like Amazon might pivot its Astro home robot to

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As AI learns from Stack Overflow, Reddit, and more platforms, companies are adapting while users protest

Now programmers can simply ask an AI chatbot—some of which are already trained on everything ever posted to Stack Overflow—and it can instantly spit out an answer.

Post a

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United Airlines will use AI to text you about the weather

United Airlines has figured out a new use for artificial intelligence, and that’s talking about the weather. The airline announced Wednesday that it will start using generative AI to text

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Nvidia is hot. But 4 companies in the S&P 500 are on an even hotter streak

Nvidia has undoubtedly been one of the biggest winners of the artificial intelligence boom, delivering record earnings and a soaring stock performance so far this year. Read more…

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Amazon discontinues Astro for Business robot security guard to focus on Astro home robot

Amazon announced its Astro for Business mobile security robot in November 2023. (Amazon Photo)

Astro is leaving its job to spend more time with family.

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Zand Bank and Taurus Forge Strategic Alliance to Transform Digital Finance in the UAE

The recent strategic partnership between Zand Bank PJSC,
the UAE’s first digital bank, and Taurus SA, a global leader in digital asset
technology, marks a pivotal moment not just for

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Apple just got a seat on OpenAI's board. That's probably bad for Microsoft

While Microsoft was worrying about Google’s AI dominance, it should have been worried about Apple. Apple may have been quiet on AI while its rivals brought innovation after innovation to

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Alphabet is abandoning its Mineral robo-agriculture startup

Mineral’s autonomous “plant buggies” could find a new home via licenses with former industry partnerships. | Image: Alphabet

Alphabet is reportedly walking away from its Mineral

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EV batteries get a boost with next-gen packs that charge in under five minutes and last for 50 years

Geely has just announced new self-developed battery technology that it says can achieve 3,500 charging cycles, which is the equivalent of charging and driving for one million kilometers (621,372 miles)

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Elon Musk vows Bill Gates will be ‘obliterated’ if he doesn’t stop shorting Tesla 

If the Optimus robot somehow catapults Tesla to Musk’s $30 trillion market cap target, bears like the Microsoft co-founder could be wiped out—but that is a big if. Read More

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