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ElevenLabs launches its own royalty-free AI music service
AI startup Eleven Labs just announced a service called Eleven Music, which generates fake songs that are cleared for commercial use. It's a prompt-based affair, so it can create just about anything users dream up. The songs can feature vocals and lyrics. The Washington Post gave examples of prompts like "a smooth jazz song with a β60s vibe and powerful lyrics, but relaxing for a Friday afternoon." The service...
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Voice phishers strike again, this time hitting Cisco
Stopping people from falling for phishing attacks isn't working. So what are organizations to do?
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Linda Yaccarino joins health tech platform eMed as CEO after leaving X
Though Yaccarino does not have experience in health tech, eMed said in a press release that they sought her out for her "undeniable ability to negotiate new partnerships."
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Best Labor Day sales 2025: date and deals you can expect
Your 2025 Labor Day sales guide is filled with everything you need to know, such as the date, when sales start, and what deals you can expect.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:How Will the iPhone 17 Compare to the iPhone 16? Here's What to Expect
Apple will likely unveil its next phone in September. Is it worth waiting for?
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:When Can You Get the iPhone 17? A New Leak Suggests a Possible Release Date
Rumors of camera upgrades and memory boosts have stirred excitement for the new iPhone, and now you can mark your calendars for a possible release.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Meta illegally collected data from Flo period and pregnancy app, jury finds
Lawyers hail juryβs "clear message" to Big Tech; Meta will fight verdict.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Google Gemini can now create AI-generated bedtime stories
Google rolled out a new tool within its Gemini AI chatbot that lets you create an illustrated story by simply describing it. The feature, called βStorybook,β generates 10-page stories, each with a short paragraph of text that Gemini can read aloud and an illustration. You can customize your story by asking Gemini to use specific [β¦]
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Could VPNs be banned? UK government to look "very closely" into their usage following spike after age verification row
VPN usage continues to soar in the UK, but will the government crack down?
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Amazon lets you buy used cars now in just a few clicks - here's how
Amazon was already selling new cars, but now you can get certified pre-owned cars, too. The retail giant is also adding more manufacturers.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Over 450,000 Brits want to repeal the UK Online Safety Act β here's how to have your say
The petition to scrap new age verification rules under the UK Online Safety Act has garnered over 450,000 signatures so far.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Liquid Glass on iMac G4 is the mashup I didn't know I needed β now I can't stop thinking about it
Reviving an iconic design
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Motorola and Swarovski team up for a super fancy Razr
Motorola and Swarovski are teaming up to create the crossover they knew we always wanted: a crystal-laden edition of the Razr. For those who just felt that their retro cell phone wasnβt special enough, the fancy new Pantone Ice Melt Razr features a 3D quilted leather-inspired finish with 35 hand-positioned Swarovski crystals, including one larger, 26-facet crystal on the hinge. The Pantone Ice Melt will cost a cool...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:A wasteland of rubble, dust and graves: how Gaza looks from the sky
The Guardian joins a Jordanian military airdrop for a rare chance to observe a landscape devastated by Israelβs offensiveSeen from the air, Gaza looks like the ruins of an ancient civilisation, brought to light after centuries of darkness. A patchwork of concrete shapes and shattered walls, neighbourhoods scattered with craters, rubble and roads that lead nowhere. The remnants of cities wiped out.But here, there has...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Rod Stewarts bizarre AI tribute to Ozzy Osbourne features Kurt Cobain, Tupac, and more
Rod Stewart used AI to create a bizarre tribute to his late friend Ozzy Osbourne.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:US reportedly forcing TSMC to buy 49% stake in Intel to secure tariff relief
Article URL: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Desperate-measures-to-save-Intel-US-reportedly-forcing-TSMC-to-buy-49-stake-in-Intel-to-secure-tariff-relief-for-Taiwan.1079424.0.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44801486 Points: 254 # Comments: 290
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:About 100 people missing as flash flood tears through town in northern India
Large-scale search and rescue operation under way after at least five people killed in Himalayan regionDozens of people were missing after a fast-moving surge of water and mud smashed into a town in Indiaβs Himalayan region on Tuesday, tearing down a mountain valley and demolishing buildings, killing at least five people.Videos broadcast on Indian media showed a terrifying river of muddy water engulf the town of...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Show HN: Whittle β A Shrinking Word Game
Whittle is a small word game I've been working on. Each phrase must be whittled down by one letter (or space) each turn. The remaining phrase must still consist of valid words. That's it! There's a daily puzzle, as well as an archive of old puzzles.The idea for the game came to me in a dream (really) and I built the puzzle generator with my partner, who's also a software engineer. It's a labor of love! Any feedback or...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Why Professionals Say You Should Think Twice Before Using AI as a Therapist
Just because an AI chatbot sounds reassuring and comforting doesn't mean it's a trained professional. Here's some advice from actual experts.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Second 246TB SSD confirmed for 2026 as Micron unveils 122TB 6600 ION PCIe Gen 5 SSD in a bid to replace hard disk drives in data centers
Micronβs 6600 ION SSD launches at 122TB, targeting hard drives with superior density, lower power, and up to 88PB per rack deployment potential.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Multiple porn sites sued by Florida attorney general
Florida AG James Uthmeier is suing several porn companies that operate in the Czech Republic for not complying with the state's age-verification law.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Consider using Zstandard and/or LZ4 instead of Deflate
Article URL: https://github.com/w3c/png/issues/39 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44801027 Points: 111 # Comments: 66
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Substack rival Ghost connects to the open social web with its latest public release
While the ActivityPub integration is a main selling point for Ghost 6, this major release includes a number of other changes and new additions.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Lenovo ThinkPad X9-14 Aura Edition review: A solid business laptop with some quirks
Step aside, old boy. The ThinkPad X9-14 Aura Edition is making me forget all about the ThinkPad X1 Carbon, the most renowned business laptop for over a decade. Of course, Lenovo isnβt doing away with the X1 Carbon, but the X9 series certainly seems like the companyβs experimental project for the same premium category. Itβs not perfect, but I like where Lenovo is going with it. Much love has been packed into the X9-14βs...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Surprising no one, Grok's image and video generator now has an NSFW 'spicy' mode
Elon Muskβs chatbot is seldom out of the news. When it isnβt vomiting antisemetic rhetoric or fixating on conspiracy theories without invitation, itβs inviting you to romance its anime-inspired AI companions. Grokβs NSFW credentials now extend to xAIβs new image and video generator. Grok Imagine is exclusive to paying SuperGrok and Premium+ X subscribers and, as reported by TechCrunch, has a baked-in text-to-image and...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Leaks may have revealed the iPhone 17 lineup release date
Apple's iPhone 17 lineup release date may be in early September, according to leaked internal documents from a wireless carrier.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Some Microsoft Office apps are losing access to voice tools soon - here's what to know
Microsoft says a backend update will cause older versions of Office to lose support for some voice features, including dictation.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu deciding on next steps amid reports he could escalate conflict β as it happened
Israeli PM to convene security cabinet as local media reports he is inclining towards expanding the offensive and even seizing entire territoryHere are some of the latest images sent to us over the newswires from Gaza:Reuters is reporting that Israeli tanks pushed into central Gaza this morning but it was not clear if the move was part of a larger ground assault. Continue reading...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Best Vitamins and Supplements for Women in 2025
A good multivitamin is a great way to fill nutritional gaps and help you look and feel your best.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:OpenAI releases a free GPT model that can run on your laptop
OpenAI is releasing a new open-weight model dubbed GPT-OSS that can be downloaded for free, be customized, and even run on a laptop. The model comes in two variants: 120-billion-parameter and 20-billion-parameter versions. The bigger version can run on a single Nvidia GPU and performs similarly to OpenAI's existing o4-mini model, while the smaller version [β¦]
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:OpenAI announces two βgpt-ossβ open AI models, and you can download them today
OpenAI's new open models can run on your hardware instead of in the cloud.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:OpenAI's first new open-weight LLMs in six years are here
For the first time since GPT-2 in 2019, OpenAI is releasing new open-weight large language models. It's a major milestone for a company that has increasingly been accused of forgoing its original stated mission of "ensuring artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity." Now, following multiple delays for additional safety testing and refinement, gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b are available to download from...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Sonyβs noise-canceling WH-1000XM6 are discounted to their Prime Day low
With back-to-school season in full swing, it feels like weβre stumbling on great deals for students every day. From Kindles to MacBooks, many of our favorite gadgets are currently receiving a discount β including Sonyβs latest noise-canceling headphones, the WH-1000XM6. Right now, you can pick them up at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target for around [β¦]
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:OpenAI launches two βopenβ AI reasoning models
For the first time in more than five years, OpenAI is launching a new open language model that appears to be state of the art.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Google's Pixel Watch 4, Fold Pro 10 and Buds 2a are rumored to launch later than the rest of its new gear
Google has an event lined up for August 20 and has promised to reveal "new Pixel phones, watches, buds" and more. However, rumors have been swirling that the company won't have many of these products ready to go after being unveiled. Winfuture has reported that the Pixel Watch 4, Fold Pro 10 and Buds 2a will be announced at the Made by Google event, but won't be available until October. The Pixel 10 line of smartphones...
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