AI-generated music is already an innovative enough concept, but Riffusion takes it to another level with a clever, weird approach that produces weird and compelling music using not audio but images of audio.
Sounds strange, is strange…
With nearly a third of the global music-streaming market share, Spotify needs little in the way of introduction. Some 456 million people consume music, podcasts and audiobooks through Spotify each month, 42% of which pay a monthly fee whil…
On Thursday evening, Twitter suspended a number of prominent journalists on the platform without warning or explanation.
The situation followed the company’s decision to suspend the Twitter account of Mastodon, an open source social med…
Twitter has apparently pulled its Spaces group audio feature, at least temporarily, after Elon Musk joined a group conversation that included journalists that had been banned from the platform.
The latest drama comes after Twitter suspe…
Amid backlash over the intrusion of algorithmic, recommended content into Instagram’s feed, Instagram today introduced a number of new features designed to make it easier for users to keep up with their real-world friends. The company is n…
Kenya-based MyHealth Africa, an integrated healthcare platform changing how people access medical services by connecting patients with local and international health specialists and hospitals, is growing its reach in Africa, and plans to f…
Airbnb is rolling out a new toggle to show you the price, inclusive of all fees (before taxes), for your stay instead of showing you a per-night price. This means you won’t have to go to the booking page to see other fees like service fees…
The U.S. National Security Agency is warning that Chinese government-backed hackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in two widely used Citrix networking products to gain access to targeted networks.
The flaw, tracked as CVE-2022…
The Twitter account @ElonJet, which uses publicly available data to track the whereabouts of Elon Musk’s private jet, has been permanently suspended from Twitter.
“My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account fol…
TikTok is testing a new horizontal full screen mode with select users globally, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. Users who have access to the test feature will see a new “full screen” button appear on square or rectangle videos in thei…
Honda is pulling away from a design practice that’s (literally) shaped auto making since the ’30s.
The $43 billion company still depends on life-size clay models to evaluate its designs, a tried and true method pioneered by GM designer …
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey issued a warning on the social network’s state and prospects, saying it meets none of the standards he hoped to achieve and that harassment of its staff is shortsighted and dangerous. It’s time to move on, as he…
Toxic and hateful comments on YouTube have been a constant headache for the company, creators and users. The company has previously attempted to curtail this by introducing features such as showing an alert to individuals at the time of po…
Apple is now rolling out its iOS 16.2 update for all users along with iPadOS 16.2 and macOS Ventura 13.1. The new version brings features like improved encryption for iCloud data, Live Activities on the Home Screen, and a new karaoke featu…
Nominations for the 2023 Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning, with HBO, HBO Max and Netflix tied for the lead in the TV category, getting 14 noms each. Major contenders include HBO’s “The White Lotus,” “House of the Dragon” and…
Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested by The Royal Bahamas Police Force following reports that the United States filed criminal charges against the founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, and is likely to request his extraditi…
HR organizations are faced with a widening skills gap, economic headwinds and changing expectations around work. It’s no surprise, then, that burnout and exhaustion are widespread in HR, with one survey finding that 42% of teams are strugg…
A little-known phone monitoring app called Xnspy has stolen data from tens of thousands of iPhones and Android devices, the majority whose owners are unaware that their data has been compromised.
Xnspy is one of many so-called stalkerwa…
Twitter will remove all legacy blue checkmarks “in a few months,” according to a tweet from CEO Elon Musk.
“The way in which they were given out was corrupt and nonsensical,” tweeted Musk.
Before Musk bought Twitter, checkmarks were …
WhatsApp’s “View Once” feature, which currently lets you send photos and videos that disappear after the recipient has viewed them, may soon also support standard text-based messages. WABetaInfo reports that it found evidence of the in-dev…
Twitter is officially bringing back the Twitter Blue subscription Monday, starting in five countries before rapidly expanding to others, according to Esther Crawford, director of product management at Twitter. Web sign-ups will cost $8 per…
Individuals or businesses buying furniture in Africa can purchase from local furniture stores or global furniture retailers like IKEA. But both options have pros and cons; for the latter, local furniture stores may lack the quality that cl…
After weeks of rumors, Getir has announced that it is acquiring Gorillas. This is a major consolidation deal for the instant grocery delivery space. The Financial Times first reported that Getir has closed the acquisition of its competitor…
Microsoft today announced that it acquired Lumenisity, a U.K.-based startup developing “hollow core fiber (HCF)” technologies primarily for data centers and ISPs. Microsoft says that the purchase, the terms of which weren’t disclosed, will…
Optimising the Canadian government’s natural disaster relief. Protecting small farmers from the impacts of climate change. Making web forms more accessible to people with disabilities. Leveraging augmented intelligence to build models for …
At the Global Telecom Awards (GLOTEL Awards) ceremony held in London, United Kingdom on 1 December 2022, China Mobile, China Mobile Zhejiang and Huawei won the "Automation Initiative of the Year" award for their innovation and practice in …
More than 500 participants attended this year’s flagship Afrilabs event in Lusaka, Zambia. The conference was a unique opportunity for tech hubs to network with government, businesses, development agencies, academia and investors from the …
On cybercrime forums, user complaints about being duped may accidentally expose their real identities.
Nobody is immune to being scammed online—not even the people running the scams. Cybercriminals using hacking forums to b…
The tech giant's plan, which would have introduced bold new surveillance powers into iOS, is officially kaput.
Apple has officially killed one of its most controversial proposals ever: a plan to scan iCloud images for signs of child sex…
The streaming service doesn't have plans to include sports packages, but does have plans for more ads.
Streaming giant Netflix is going through some changes. In addition to the previously announced and released ad-supported tier, Netfli…
After you hear about my favorite keyboard shortcut, your life will be changed, too.
When I recently introduced a co-worker to the magic of Ctrl+Shift+T, his mind was blown. The way he uses his computer has changed. His life, if I may ma…
Tesla plans to add a new radar product to its vehicles in mid-January, according to documents posted with the Federal Communications Commission.
The disclosure, which was first reported by Electrek, comes as the company faces scrutiny o…
Twitter Blue plan is on halt right now but when it resumes you will have to pay an increased price of $11 per month if you subscribe from iOS, according to a report from The Information.
The report noted that the subscription plan will …
Google plans to combine the teams working on its Maps product and on Waze, a mapping service that Google acquired in 2013. The merger comes as the search engine giant feels the pressure to cut costs and consolidate operations, reports The …
There’s an ever-growing list of wearables that track people’s health, but what about a vehicle that monitors one’s blood pressure and heart rate with smart sensors and algorithms? That’s the vision of BeyonCa, a young super-premium electri…
OpenAI’s ChatGPT bot is the hot new sensation in the tech world, garnering over a million users just days after the launch. The chatbot is delivering answers to a wide range of questions, impressing many with its ability and speed while al…
Google announced today that it’s making it easier for users to drill down on a search and explore related topics. Search currently has a few filters to help you refine and separate your search results between videos, news, images or shoppi…
Apple has talked a big game about its future plans to break into the automotive market. But a report from Bloomberg says that Apple has had to scale back its plans. Last year, reports indicated that Apple would debut a fully self-driving c…
India just started rolling out 5G networks after much anticipation and years-long delay. Service operators expect to bring next-generation cellular connectivity to every town in the world’s second-largest wireless market by as early as the…
Google is making it easier for users to search for tabs, bookmarks, and history from the address bar with new shortcuts. You can now type @tabs, @bookmarks, or @history to begin searching for websites.
Tab search is probably the handies…
WhatsApp has started rolling out 3D avatars for its users around the globe that can be used as profile photos or custom stickers — months after their debut on Instagram, Facebook and Messenger.
On Wednesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wro…
Data from more than 153 billion communications interactions on Infobip's platform shows the vital role SMS plays in helping businesses and customers interact with each other globally
SMS has evolved from a personal messaging platform…
Switzerland Global Enterprise https://www.s-ge.com/, the official Swiss agency for export and investment promotion, is presenting 24 new high-tech Swiss innovation start-ups at CES 2023 in the fields of AR/VR, Cyber Security, HealthTech, B…
As Elon Musk attempts to operate a major social media platform with a fraction of its staff, Twitter users are reporting that certain key security features on iOS are not working. For some users, it’s impossible to protect your tweets or t…
Snapchat announced today that it’s partnering with Adidas to launch a new Bitmoji Fashion Drop, giving users access to exclusive merchandise for a limited time. The partnership will allow users to use Snap Tokens to purchase an exclusive A…
If your Instagram is awash in algorithmically generated portraits of your friends, you aren’t alone. After adding a new avatar generation tool based on Stable Diffusion, the photo editing app Lensa AI went viral over the last few days, wit…
Looking at the cybercrime statistics of the year is always a sobering exercise. In 2021 and 2020, the landscape was filled with new vulnerabilities and fresh attack vectors thanks to the radical changes in working environments, approaches …
Canon Europe (www.Canon-Europe.com/) today announced Taz Nakamasu, Executive Vice President Digital Printing & Solutions (DP&S) for Canon EMEA, has been appointed Global CEO Canon Production Printing (CPP). He replaces Mick Asada who will …
French VC firm Partech has closed another seed fund dedicated to early-stage tech startups — the fund is called Partech Entrepreneur IV. This time, Partech has raised €120 million. It represents $124 million at today’s exchange rate.
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