### Title News app Artifact introduces AI text-to-speech voices, including Snoop Dogg and Gwyneth Paltrow ### Important Facts - π± Personalized news app Artifact is launching an AI-powered text-to-speech feature. - π£οΈ Users can listen to news articles read aloud with natural-sounding voices. - ποΈ The feature offers a variety of customizable accents and audio speeds. - π€ Two celebrity voices, Snoop Dogg and Gwyneth Paltrow, are available. - π₯ Developed by Instagram's founders in partnership with Speechify. ### Secondary Facts - π€ The text-to-speech feature aims to provide more human-like voices than other engines. - π Artifact allows users to personalize their news experience.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/category/artificial-intelligence/
2023-07-27 06:03:09 PM |
### Title The ad market shows signs of recovery ### Important Facts - πΌ Tech giants like Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft have been affected by a slowdown in the ad market. - π° Conservative advertising landscape has impacted tech businesses due to economic uncertainty and high interest rates. - π New data from several tech companies suggests that the ad market is recovering. - π AI plays a role in the revival of the ad market. ### Secondary Facts - πΈ Ads are crucial for big tech companies. - π Last year witnessed a decline in the ad market. - π΅ Companies aimed to conserve cash during the challenging environment. - π The recovery of the ad market benefits major tech players.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/category/artificial-intelligence/
2023-07-27 05:33:06 PM |
### Title Photoshop's new generative AI feature allows for expanding images beyond their original bounds ### Important Facts - π Adobe has developed a new feature in Photoshop that enables users to "uncrop" images. - πΌοΈ The feature is part of Adobe's family of generative AI models called Firefly. - π‘ It allows users to expand images beyond their original boundaries. - π This feature enhances the flexibility and creative possibilities when editing photos. - π¨ Users can now easily recover content that was previously cropped out of an image. ### Secondary Facts - π» Adobe continues to innovate its software by incorporating artificial intelligence capabilities. - πΈ The new feature in Photoshop provides more options for photographers and designers. - π Expanding images beyond their original bounds can lead to unique and unexpected results. - β° This feature saves time as it eliminates the need to manually recreate or search for missing content. - π The development of generative AI models demonstrates the advancements in computer vision technology.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/category/artificial-intelligence/
2023-07-27 01:03:12 PM |
### Title Samsung cuts memory chip production, shifts focus to high-end AI chips ### Important Facts - Samsung Electronics is reducing its memory chip production, including NAND flash used in smartphones and PCs. - The company reported a $3.4 billion operating loss in the second quarter of this year in its memory chip unit. - Samsung is the world's largest memory chip maker. - The semiconductor business of Samsung posted an operating loss of approximately $7 billion in the last six months. ### Secondary Facts - Samsung will prioritize the production of high-end AI chips instead of memory chips. - The decision to cut back on memory chip production comes after significant financial losses for Samsung.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/category/artificial-intelligence/
2023-07-27 07:53:05 AM |
### Title AutogenAI Raises $22.3M to Enhance AI Tool for Writing Bids and Pitches ### Important Facts - π° AutogenAI, a London-based startup, secures $22.3 million in funding from Blossom Capital. - π AutogenAI develops a generative AI tool that helps businesses improve their pitch writing skills. - πΌ The funding will be used by AutogenAI to hire more talent, expand its platform, and grow its customer base. ### Secondary Facts - π AutogenAI aims to increase the strike rate of business proposals through its AI-powered tool. - π‘ The tool is designed to assist businesses in creating stronger pitches, potentially leading to increased success rates.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/category/artificial-intelligence/
2023-07-27 12:03:05 AM |
### Title Amazon QuickSight to Enhance Business Intelligence with Generative AI ### Important Facts - π Amazon QuickSight, the business intelligence service, is receiving upgrades powered by generative AI. - π¨ QuickSight will soon have the ability to generate visuals and fine-tune them based on natural language instructions. - β It can create calculations from commands without requiring specific syntax. ### Secondary Facts - π‘ The enhancements were announced at AWS Summit New York. - β° The upgrades aim to improve the functionality and user experience of QuickSight.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/category/artificial-intelligence/
2023-07-26 05:03:08 PM |
### Title Amazon launches Agents for Bedrock, expanding conversational AI capabilities ### Important Facts - π Amazon announced the launch of Agents for Bedrock at AWS Summit New York - π¬ Agents for Bedrock allows customers to create conversational agents using proprietary data - π‘ Bedrock is Amazon's platform for building generative AI-powered apps - π€ Agents for Bedrock offers personalized and up-to-date answers based on customer data - π§ The platform includes pretrained models from startups and Amazon itself ### Secondary Facts - π AWS Summit New York is one of Amazon's annual conferences - β³ Agents for Bedrock is currently in preview mode
Source: https://techcrunch.com/category/artificial-intelligence/
2023-07-26 05:03:08 PM |
### Title AWS introduces healthcare-focused services with generative AI ### Important Facts - π Amazon expands its health-focused apps and services - π‘ New platform offers AI tools for clinicians - π©ββοΈ Clinicians can transcribe and analyze conversations with patients ### Secondary Facts - π¬ Services powered by generative AI
Source: https://techcrunch.com/category/artificial-intelligence/
2023-07-26 05:03:08 PM |
### Title Microsoft and Alphabet's quarterly results show diverging stock performance ### Important Facts - πΌ Microsoft's stock is down 3.6% after releasing its quarterly results - π Alphabet's stock is up 6% following the announcement of its quarterly results ### Secondary Facts - π° The Exchange explores startups, markets, and money - π° The news can be read every morning on TechCrunch+ or received via The Exchange newsletter on Saturdays
Source: https://techcrunch.com/category/artificial-intelligence/
2023-07-26 04:43:05 PM |
### Title Stability AI Releases Stable Diffusion XL 1.0, Its Latest Image-Generating Model ### Important Facts - Stability AI is an AI startup that focuses on generative AI models. - The company has released its latest image-generating model called Stable Diffusion XL 1.0. ### Secondary Facts - Stability AI is refining its generative AI models to stay competitive in the market. - The AI industry is facing ethical challenges as it continues to develop advanced AI technologies.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/category/artificial-intelligence/
2023-07-26 04:43:05 PM |