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YouTube is now letting creators remix songs through AI prompting
<div><p>YouTube added a capability for select creators in the U.S. to create AI-generated songs via prompts using the vocals of artists like Charlie Puth, Charli XCX, Demi Lovato, John Legend, Sia, T-Pain, and Troye Sivan last year. Now, the company is adding a feature for select creators to remix a track by describing how they […]</p>
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Trump’s Team in Talks With Crypto Leaders About Regulatory Adjustments: Report
President-elect Donald Trump’s team is reportedly in discussions with cryptocurrency leaders about regulatory changes that could reshape the U.S. approach to digital assets.
According to sources, Trump plans to adopt a more lenient regulatory stance to fulfill his campaign promise of making the U.S. the “crypto capital of the planet.”
Crypto-Friendly Appointments
The Washington Post recently reported that Trump’s transition team is considering various crypto-friendly candidates for key financial
Swiggy market debut fuels India’s food, quick commerce wars
<div><p>Shares of Swiggy surged 6% to 440 rupees on Wednesday as the food delivery and quick commerce startup concluded India’s second-largest IPO this year, in a closely watched debut that puts it in direct comparison with what analysts have long considered the benchmark Indian internet stock: Zomato. The listing of the 10-year-old Bengaluru-headquartered firm marks […]</p>
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Perplexity brings ads to its platform
<div><p>AI-powered search engine Perplexity says it’ll begin experimenting with ads on its platform starting this week. Ads will appear in the U.S. to start, formatted as “sponsored follow-up questions.” (E.g., “How can I use LinkedIn to enhance my job search?”) Paid media will be positioned to the side of answers, and labeled as “sponsored.” Brands […]</p>
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Modern Times Group buys Plarium for $620M
Modern Times Group has agreed to buy Plarium, the maker of RPG Raid: Shadow Legends, from Aristocrat Leisure for $620 million. MTG is acquiring 100% of Plarium Global, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based game studio with a long history of success in mid-core mobile games. MTG said the acquisition will substantially improve its already strong cash flow generat…Read More
Donald Trump announces Elon Musk will co-lead Department of Government Efficiency
<div><p>President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that Elon Musk will co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency, the acronym of which spells out DOGE, Musk’s favorite cryptocurrency. The CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, xAI, Neuralink, and owner of X, will lead the department alongside biotech entrepreneur and former presidential hopeful, Vivek Ramaswamy, to pave the way for […]</p>
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NASA awards ‘sustainable’ aircraft concepts $11.5M
<div><p>The future of aircraft may look very similar to today’s superficially — but under the hood (or sitting next to the tailfins) they will likely be quite different. That’s the future NASA is hoping to nurture with five research awards worth $11.5 million. The Advanced Aircraft Concepts for Environmental Sustainability 2050 (AACES) program is an […]</p>
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Donald Trump Taps Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to Lead Nonexistent Department of Government Efficiency
<div>“These two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies,” said Donald Trump in a statement.</div>
Apple reportedly releasing a wall-mounted smart home tablet in 2025 – and yes, it does AI
<div><p>Apple is gearing up to announce a new smart home hub, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. As early as March 2025, the iPhone maker could release a tablet that mounts to your wall, controls smart home appliances, does video calls, and of course features Apple Intelligence. The device reportedly has a 6-inch touchscreen, but it’s […]</p>
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Democratizing finance: Spectral Labs and the autonomous finance movement
CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: From 2024 to 2031, there will be an annual growth of 26.00% in AI and blockchain and Spectral Labs is taking part in this revolution. Spectral Labs is on a mission to change the way users interact with decentralized finance (DeFi) using AI-powered onchain agents. These autonomous agents allow users to do complex financial tasks…Read More
Nano Labs Seeks Financial Boost with Bitcoin Payments Amid Financial Struggles
Chinese fabless integrated circuit design company Nano Labs has announced that it has opened a Coinbase account and begun accepting Bitcoin payments for its products.
Its decision to expand its global transaction options coincides with Bitcoin reaching an all-time high of $90,000.
Nano Labs Turn to Bitcoin
In its official press release, Nano Labs stated that it is responding to the growing demand for digital currency transactions in the technology sector by accepting Bitcoin payments. As cryptoc
This elephant figured out how to use a hose to shower
Mary the elephant shows off her hose-showering skills. Credit: Urban et al./Current Biology
Mary the elephant shows off her hose-showering skills. Credit: Urban et al./Current Biology
An Asian elephant named Mary living at the Berlin Zoo surprised researchers by figuring out how to use a hose to take her morning showers, according to a new paper published in the journal Current Biology. “Elephants are amazing with hoses,” said co-autho
TechCrunch Space: Nothing to see here!
<div><p>Hello, and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. There was absolutely no news last week because nothing happened. Just kidding. Defying all early polling, Donald Trump swept the election and will soon be sworn in for his second term in office. From a space policy perspective, things are already starting to look interesting. That’s mostly due […]</p>
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23andMe cuts 40% of staff in restructuring
<div><p>23andMe announced on Monday it would cut 40% of its workforce, representing more than 200 employees, as part of a restructuring at the company. The genetic testing company is also discontinuing its therapeutics business and winding down its clinical trials; it expects these changes to save $35 million annually. “We are taking these difficult but […]</p>
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How agentic RAG can be a game-changer for data processing and retrieval
Organizations have already started upgrading from vanilla RAG pipelines to agentic RAG, thanks to the wide availability of large language models with function calling capabilities and new agentic frameworks.Read More
Another warning that the AI bubble is near bursting…
<div>Maybe the reason there is no principled solution to AI hallucinations is that we cannot create artificial human minds.
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Generative disinfo is real — you’re just not the target, warns deepfake tracking nonprofit
<div><p>Many feared that the 2024 election would be affected, and perhaps decided, by AI-generated disinformation. While there was some to be found, it was far less than anticipated. But don’t let that fool you: The disinfo threat is real — you’re just not the target. Or at least so says Oren Etzioni, an AI researcher […]</p>
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Ex-Alameda Co-CEO to Surrender Yacht and Apartments to FTX Debtors
Sam Trabucco, the former co-CEO of Alameda Research and a close associate of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, has reached a preliminary settlement with the creditors of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange.
In a proposed agreement, Trabucco agreed to relinquish several high-value assets to help repay the bankrupt firm’s debts.
The Settlement Deal
According to a November 11 court filing, the ex-Alameda chief executive will transfer legal ownership of two apartments he purchased in San Francisco
Oura’s Perimenopause Report Shows the Gap in Women’s Health Research
<div>Most women don’t know what’s going to happen during perimenopause. Smart-ring manufacturers are stepping in to provide data and guidance.</div>
The Rivian-Volkswagen joint venture deal is now up to $5.8B
<div><p>Rivian and Volkswagen Group have finalized a multi-billion-dollar joint venture to develop software, paving the way to let the German auto giant leverage the EV startup’s more technical chops in the coming years. Volkswagen will invest up to $5.8 billion by 2027, about 16% more than when the deal was first announced in June. Volkswagen […]</p>
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