Alexa+ gets a new ‘adults only’ personality option that curses but won’t get into NSFW content

Alexa+ gets a new ‘adults only’ personality option that curses but won’t get into NSFW content

Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa+ is getting another new personality. On Thursday, the company announced it’s expanding its lineup of personality styles for users to choose from to include a “Sassy” option, which is for adults only. Notes Amazon, before opting to use the Sassy personality, users will be required to go through additional security checks…

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SCOOP: Democratic Virginia Gov Spanberger's Republican cousin aims to flip key House seat red

SCOOP: Democratic Virginia Gov Spanberger’s Republican cousin aims to flip key House seat red

EXCLUSIVE: The Republican cousin of Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia Thursday launched a campaign for Congress in California as she tries to flip a blue seat red. In an announcement shared first with Fox News Digital, entrepreneur Jenny Rae Le Roux declared her candidacy for the U.S. House in California’s 47th Congressional District, a…

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AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood put out the worst song I’ve ever heard

AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood put out the worst song I’ve ever heard

When the production company Particle6 debuted its AI-generated “actor” Tilly Norwood last fall, the move was not warmly welcomed by Hollywood. “Good Lord, we’re screwed,” Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt said in an interview with the industry publication Variety. “Come on, agencies, don’t do that. Please stop.” If only Particle6 followed Blunt’s advice. Instead, the…

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Chinese brain interface startup Gestala raises $21M just two months after launch

Chinese brain interface startup Gestala raises $21M just two months after launch

Elon Musk’s Neuralink and OpenAI-backed Merge Labs are pushing forward with brain–computer interface (BCI) technology in the U.S. Meanwhile, Chinese serial entrepreneur Phoenix Peng is building rival efforts through two startups: NeuroXess, which develops implantable BCI systems, and a second company, Gestala, developing non-invasive ultrasound-based BCIs. Gestala has raised $21.6 million (CN¥150 million) just two…

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