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In Ear Language Translator by Waverly Labs

Wearable technology that gives you the ability to have conversations with people speaking other languages

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The Latest Online Culture War Is Humans vs. Algorithms

The Latest Online Culture War Is Humans vs. Algorithms | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
Ever feel like Instagram or TikTok algorithms know you a bit too well? The backlash against automated curation is building, and new algorithm-free platforms are springing up.
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The Real-Time Deepfake Romance Scams Have Arrived

The Real-Time Deepfake Romance Scams Have Arrived | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it

Watch how smooth-talking scammers known as “Yahoo Boys” use widely available face-swapping tech to carry out elaborate romance scams.

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The Kate Middleton Photo Controversy Is an Inexplicable Mess

The Kate Middleton Photo Controversy Is an Inexplicable Mess | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it

Apparent manipulations to an official image of the Princess of Wales led wire services to issue a “kill notification” on the photo.

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The Dark Side of Open Source AI Image Generators

The Dark Side of Open Source AI Image Generators | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it

Open source tools allow anyone to make AI art. They have also been used to produce nonconsensual deepfake porn.

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Apple Pulls Popular Movie Piracy App Kimi From the App Store

Apple Pulls Popular Movie Piracy App Kimi From the App Store | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
Before it disappeared on Tuesday, Kimi enabled iPhone owners to stream illegal bootlegs of popular movies like "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer."
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Some People Actually Kind of Love Deepfakes

Some People Actually Kind of Love Deepfakes | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it

AI fakes are a disinformation menace. But some politicians, executives, and academics see them as a way to extend their reach.

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ASCII Theater

ASCII Theater | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking
=no watch.ascii.theater
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Apple’s Vision Pro Is Trying to Solve a Nearly Unsolvable Problem

Apple’s Vision Pro Is Trying to Solve a Nearly Unsolvable Problem | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it

Billed as the “ultimate entertainment device,” the Apple Vision Pro could be the thing that gets people to watch movies in headsets—or not.

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We Tried a Dating App That Lets a Chatbot Break the Ice for You. It Got Weird

We Tried a Dating App That Lets a Chatbot Break the Ice for You. It Got Weird | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it

Users of the new dating app Volar train a chatbot to go on virtual first dates for them with the bots of potential matches. We tested it out—and our chatbot tried to woo matches with talk of nuclear warfare.

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New York’s Airbnb Ban Is Causing a Christmas Crunch

New York’s Airbnb Ban Is Causing a Christmas Crunch | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it

Hotel prices and tourism numbers are up as New York City goes through its first holiday season with new rules that ban nearly all Airbnbs and other short-term rentals.

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Report reveals sorry state of cyber security at UK football clubs | Computer Weekly

Report reveals sorry state of cyber security at UK football clubs | Computer Weekly | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it

Football clubs up and down the country are putting staff, players and fans alike at risk through outdated attitudes to cyber security, according to a report.

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Gen Z Is Leaving Dating Apps Behind

Gen Z Is Leaving Dating Apps Behind | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it

Frustrating experiences on platforms like Tinder sent hopeless and horny romantics to Reddit, TikTok, and elsewhere to vent. Now, young people are swiping left on dating apps.

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Google DeepMind’s AI Pop Star Clone Will Freak You Out

Google DeepMind’s AI Pop Star Clone Will Freak You Out | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it

Two new tools using DeepMind’s music generation algorithm Lyria let anyone make YouTube shorts using the AI-generated vocals of Demi Lovato, T-Pain, Troye Sivan and others. It’s haunting.

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I’m a Boy. Does Playing Female Characters in Video Games Make Me Gay?

I’m a Boy. Does Playing Female Characters in Video Games Make Me Gay? | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it

I'm a boy. Does playing female characters in video games make me gay?
This week's #WIRED CloudSupport column:

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AI Music Generator - Official Website

AI Music Generator - Official Website | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it

Discover, create, and share music with the world. Use the latest technology to create AI music in seconds.


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This is an impressive tool for creating songs/music just by prompting

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EMO: AI Image to Video Generator

EMO: AI Image to Video Generator | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it

EMO (Emote Portrait Alive) crafted by Alibaba Group's researchers, is a revolutionary AI framework that transforms a single image and audio input into

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Florida Middle Schoolers Arrested for Allegedly Creating Deepfake Nudes of Classmates

Florida Middle Schoolers Arrested for Allegedly Creating Deepfake Nudes of Classmates | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it

In what appears to be the first criminal case of its kind, two teenage boys were charged under a 2022 Florida law for allegedly creating AI-generated images depicting middle school classmates.

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‘AI Girlfriends’ Are a Privacy Nightmare

‘AI Girlfriends’ Are a Privacy Nightmare | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it

Romantic chatbots like Replika collect huge amounts of data, provide vague information about how they use it, use weak password protections, and aren’t transparent, new research from Mozilla says.

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Music Piracy Is Back in a Big Way—Especially From YouTube

Music Piracy Is Back in a Big Way—Especially From YouTube | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
Visits to music piracy websites went up more than 13 percent last year, a new report says. The majority of those visits were to sites that allow users to download the audio from YouTube URLs.
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Here's How ASCII 'Barbie' Came to a Screen Near You

Here's How ASCII 'Barbie' Came to a Screen Near You | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it

The ASCII Theater, a project from art collective MSCHF, takes movies and breaks them into text. It’s fun—and possibly a copyright violation.

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A Glimpse at the Future of Streaming in 4 Mind-Blowing Stats

A Glimpse at the Future of Streaming in 4 Mind-Blowing Stats | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it

It seems all but inevitable that streamers are going to merge into mega-media entities in 2024. New research shows what those consolidations might look like. Get ready to click on Para-Flix+.

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What Happens When Facebook Heats Your Home

What Happens When Facebook Heats Your Home | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
Big Tech data centers are not only being used to power the internet but also to heat people’s homes. But who’s really winning when Facebook keeps you warm at night?
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US Regulators Want Cars to Include Drunk-Driver Detection Technology

US Regulators Want Cars to Include Drunk-Driver Detection Technology | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it

In 2021, more than 13,000 people died in US alcohol-related crashes. The top US road safety regulator is exploring tech in vehicles that could check whether a driver is drunk.

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How to Deter Thieves and Improve Your Smart Home Security

How to Deter Thieves and Improve Your Smart Home Security | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it

A mix of security cameras, smart lighting, and other smart home gadgets can deter pesky thieves. Here’s how to use them to stay safe.

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YouTube Shorts Challenges TikTok With Music-Making AI for Creators

YouTube Shorts Challenges TikTok With Music-Making AI for Creators | IT Arts Entertainment and Leisure | Scoop.it
YouTube creators will get to test a new AI tool that generates and remixes music in the style of several famous musicians, including Sia, Demi Lovato, and T-Pain.
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