[[{“value”:” Astroscale’s space junk observation satellite has moved within striking distance to a discarded rocket upper stage that’s been floating around Earth for nearly 20 years, taking close-up pictures — preliminary to actually deorbiting the object in a future mission. The company released an image captured by its satellite from a distance of just 50 meters […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
DeepMind’s new AI generates soundtracks and dialogue for videos
[[{“value”:” DeepMind, Google’s AI research lab, says it’s developing AI tech to generate soundtracks for videos. In a post on its official blog, DeepMind says that it sees the tech, V2A (short for “video-to-audio”), as an essential piece of the AI-generated media puzzle. While plenty of orgs including DeepMind have developed video-generating AI models, these models […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
US sues Adobe for hiding termination fees and making it difficult to cancel subscriptions
[[{“value”:” In the complaint filed on Monday, the DOJ wrote that “Adobe has harmed consumers by enrolling them in its default, most lucrative subscription plan without clearly disclosing important plan terms.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Perplexity now displays results for temperature, currency conversion and simple math, so you don’t have to use Google
[[{“value”:” Perplexity could already fetch this data from the web and display results in a descriptive way, but the company is adding some visual flair to these results to make them more prominent and quick. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
From sperm freezing to accounting tools: Finaloop’s founder scores $35M to solve e-commerce retailers’ bookkeeping headaches
[[{“value”:” Finaloop’s solution is a platform that uses automation in the background to track transactions covering three different functions in one. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Runway’s new video-generating AI, Gen-3, offers improved controls
[[{“value”:” The race to high-quality, AI-generated videos is heating up. On Monday, Runway, a company building generative AI tools geared toward film and image content creators, unveiled Gen-3 Alpha. The company’s latest AI model generates video clips from text descriptions and still images. Runway says the model delivers a “major” improvement in generation speed and fidelity over […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Autify launches Zenes, an AI agent for software quality assurance
[[{“value”:” With the advent of generative AI, AI applications are transforming and reshaping various industries and changing how people work. Software development is no exception. San Francisco- and Tokyo-based startup Autify has built an autonomous AI agent for software quality assurance to help software engineers complete code quickly, streamline workflows and increase productivity. In other words, […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
YouTube is experimenting with Notes, a crowdsourced feature that lets users add context to videos
[[{“value”:” YouTube is introducing a new experimental feature that will allow viewers to add “Notes” to provide more context and information under videos, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. If the feature sounds similar, it’s because it follows the same concept as Community Notes on X (formerly Twitter). The Google-owned company says the feature can be used […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Plant-based ‘meat’ startup Tender has already nabbed a fast-food chain contract, and another $11M
[[{“value”:” Its technology involves spinning plant protein fibers, including soy proteins, similar to the way cotton candy is made, to create structured cuts of meat. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
TikTok ads and branded content will now include AI avatars of creators and stock actors
[[{“value”:” TikTok announced on Monday that it’s introducing generative AI avatars of creators and stock actors for branded content and ads on its platform. The company is also launching an “AI Dubbing” tool for creators and brands to expand the reach of their ads and branded content. The new “Custom Avatars” are designed to represent a […] © 2024 TechCrunch….