Month: November 2023
Scarlett Johansson hits AI app with legal action for cloning her voice in an ad
As reported by Variety, the 22-second ad showed Johansson behind the scenes while filming Black Widow, where she actually says “What’s up guys? It’s Scarlett and I want you to come with me.” But then, the ad transitions away from Johansson, while an AI-generated voice meant to sound like the…
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Honda Motocompacto First Look (2023): Specs, Price, Release Date
It goes 15 miles per hour, has a 12-mile range, and folds up into a suitcase you can carry. Source
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Disney is about to own all of Hulu
Disney is buying up Comcast’s stake in Hulu. The entertainment giant announced Wednesday that it “expects it will pay” $8.61 billion to acquire Comcast’s 33 percent stake, giving Disney full ownership of Hulu. But Disney might end up paying more than that. Both Disney and Comcast agreed to an appraisal…
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After Starfield’s shaky launch, it’s going to beta test the next patch soon
Bethesda is almost ready to officially add Nvidia’s graphics upscaling technology to Starfield, but it will look for help from the PC gaming community first with an opt-in beta test available via Steam. The company says the game’s next update will support DLSS with frame generation (which would mean DLSS…
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Apple no longer offers the Apple Music Voice Plan
If you are currently on the Voice Plan, Apple will turn off auto-renew, the company writes in a support page about the plan’s discontinuation. Naturally, Apple says that you can also switch to one of its other Apple Music plans. With the removal of the Voice Plan, Apple’s most affordable…
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Joe Rogan’s big decision
This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. For all of the changes Spotify has gone through over the past year, there is still more to come. Those three-year podcast deals the company struck are coming up for renewal, and what Spotify decides to…
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