WhatsApp is finally giving you the option to send voice notes without concerns about them being recorded or shared. The messaging app is rolling out a feature that lets you set voice notes to view once and then self-destruct, WABetaInfo reports. Now, there’s really very […]
Day: October 19, 2023
The best PS5 accessories for 2023
It’s sometimes easy to forget, but the PlayStation 5 is nearly three years old now. For much of the pandemic, buying Sony’s latest console meant signing up for stock notifications and hoping you were fast enough to snag one before it inevitably sold out again. […]
23andMe says it’s looking into another possible data leak
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge 23andMe is investigating reports of a new data leak involving millions of user records. On Wednesday, TechCrunch reported that a hacker claims to have leaked 4 million genetic profiles belonging to people in Great Britain, along with […]
Amazon has renewed Gen V for a sophomore season
Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau. | Photo by Brooke Palmer / Prime Video As invested as Amazon has been in its adaptation of The Boys, it always seemed like a given that the series’ new spinoff, Gen V, would be coming back for a second […]
Fugees rapper Pras accuses his lawyer of using AI in closing arguments
Rapper “Pras” Michel, one-third of the legendary hip-hop group The Fugees, accused his lawyer from a recent federal criminal case of using AI in his closing arguments. In seeking a new trial, the “Ghetto Supastar” artist says (via Ars Technica) his one-time attorney, David Kenner, […]
Discord kills Gas, the anonymous compliments app it bought nine months ago
Discord is shutting down Gas, the anonymous compliments-based social media app it acquired back in January for an undisclosed sum. The app will officially shut down on November 7, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday. The news of the shut down was first reported […]
Amazon, Microsoft, and India crack down on tech support scams
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Amazon, Microsoft, and India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the country’s federal enforcement agency, have announced a major crackdown on tech support fraud. The CBI’s post details two instances where scammers pretended they were customer support agents […]
Amazon partners with Israeli startup UVeye on AI inspections of delivery vans
The companies say AVI saves time and improves safety, detecting issues like nails in tires and other wear and tear and damage to the vehicles
YouTube may soon let musicians lend their AI voices to creators
YouTube creators may be able to upload music that sounds like it was actually sang by famous musicians one day. According to Billboard and Bloomberg, the video hosting platform is developing an artificial intelligence tool that can mimic the voice of recording artists. It was […]
YouTube might make an official way to create AI Drake fakes
YouTube has not yet announced a release date or name for the AI voice cloning tool. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is currently developing an AI-powered tool that allows users to replicate the voice of famous musicians while recording audio, according […]