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Aurora and Volvo unveil self-driving truck designed for a driverless future

​[[{“value”:” A new self-driving truck — manufactured by Volvo and loaded with autonomous vehicle tech developed by Aurora Innovation — could be on public highways as early as this summer.  The Volvo VNL Autonomous truck, which was revealed Monday evening at the ACT Expo in Las Vegas, is the product of a partnership between Aurora and […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

OpenAI is removing ChatGPT’s AI voice that sounds like Scarlett Johansson

​[[{“value”:” OpenAI is removing one of the voices used by ChatGPT after users found that it sounded similar to Scarlett Johansson, the company announced on Monday. The voice, called Sky, is now being paused after OpenAI used it when demoing its new GPT-4o model last week. “We believe that AI voices should not deliberately mimic a […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

TechCrunch Space: Star(side)liner

​[[{“value”:” Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. For those who haven’t heard, the first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner capsule has been pushed back yet again to no earlier than May 25. From NASA: “The additional time allows teams to further assess a small helium leak in the Boeing Starliner spacecraft’s service module traced to […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

These 81 robotics companies are hiring

​[[{“value”:” When I attended Automate in Chicago a few weeks back, multiple people thanked me for TechCrunch’s semi-regular robotics job report. It’s always edifying to get that feedback in person. While it’s true that the industry has seen ups and downs in terms of both funding and hiring in recent years, there’s never been a more […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

VinFast crash that killed family of four now under federal investigation

​[[{“value”:” The top vehicle safety regulator in the U.S. has launched a formal probe into an April crash involving the all-electric VinFast VF8 SUV that claimed the lives of a family of four, TechCrunch has learned. The crash happened in Pleasanton, California at about 9 p.m. on April 24. Police told local news outlets at the […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

NYC-Dublin real-time video portal reopens with some fixes to prevent inappropriate behavior

​[[{“value”:” When putting a video portal in a public park in the middle of New York City, some inappropriate behavior will likely occur. The Portal, the vision of Lithuanian artist and entrepreneur Benediktas Gylys, was designed to bring people together and let them share common experiences. After it opened earlier this month, the vast majority of […] © 2024 TechCrunch….