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Carl Franzen / VentureBeat: OpenAI releases seven Sora videos from select filmmakers, artists, ad agencies, and musicians; Fairly Trained CEO Ed Newton-Rex calls the move “artistwashing”  —  OpenAI has been releasing a steady drip of videos generated by its new highly realistic AI model, Sora, but the text-to-video … Source link

India and Bangladesh are prepared for their much-awaited clash later today during the 17th ODI World Cup 2023 match. Their rivalry might not have the same charm as Team Blue’s recently concluded victory against Pakistan, but Bangladesh has had some surprising turns in recent years. The overall ODI record between the two stands at 31-8

MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: A look at the underground bitcoin community in Austin, which attracts bitcoiners because of Texas’ pro-crypto policies and ecosystem of developers and miners  —  WATCH NOW  —  AUSTIN — There is a sort of clubhouse for Austin’s bitcoin believers on the second floor of the Littlefield Building … Source link

WhatsApp is having a busy week. The Android version of the popular messaging app brought support for passkeys on Tuesday and introduced a bottom tab interface earlier in the week. Now, the Meta-owned instant messaging platform is rolling out a feature that would allow users on both iOS and Android to set voice notes as

Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: Uzbekistan-based e-commerce, fintech, and food delivery platform Uzum raised a $114M Series A at a $1.16B valuation, becoming country’s first unicorn  —  Uzum, an e-commerce startup offering online shopping, fintech and food deliveries to millions of customers in Uzbekistan … Source link

Amazon Great Indian Festival 2023 is still running strong, heading into the next phase, offering huge discounts on electronics, fashion, and more. With Diwali season nearing day by day, we figured now would be the perfect time to gift your loved ones some useful appliances such as smart speakers. Let Alexa keep track of your

Nilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with Bluesky CEO Jay Graber on why federation is the future of social media, Threads’ fediverse integration, monetization, composable moderation, and more  —  The head of Threads and Mastodon competitor Bluesky on why she thinks decentralization is the way forward in a post-Twitter internet. Source link

Amazon Great Indian Festival sale, that kickstarted for users on October 8, has entailed discounts on several commodities of day-to-day utilities. With the festival of Diwali right around the corner, Indians can gift themselves as well as their loved ones with the best appliances without emptying their purses. Thursday, October 19 marks the last day

Josh Koehn / The San Francisco Standard: How Ripple’s Chris Larsen became a gravitational force in SF politics, donating millions to local causes, as he helps Mayor London Breed’s reelection campaign  —  On a recent Friday afternoon, Chris Larsen sat behind the wheel of a gunmetal Porsche 918 Spyder, zipping through the Broadway Tunnel. Source

WhatsApp ties down users to a single active account on one device, even if they can choose to use the popular messaging platform on different devices. To access a secondary account tied to a different phone number, users have to log out from their primary account on the same device. That is about to change.