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AI is making it easier to create VTubers and faceless voiceover channels, fueling a flood of virtual creators on YouTube and TikTok amid concerns over AI slop (Zach Vallese/CNBC)
Zach Vallese / CNBC:
AI is making it easier to create VTubers and faceless voiceover channels, fueling a flood of virtual creators on YouTube and TikTok amid concerns over AI slop — One of the most popular gaming YouTubers is named Bloo, and has bright blue wavy hair and dark blue eyes.
A whistleblower details Clothoff, an AI-powered nudify app that owns 10 similar services; Clothoff had 27M visitors in H1 2024 and produced 200K images daily (Spiegel Online)
Spiegel Online:
A whistleblower details Clothoff, an AI-powered nudify app that owns 10 similar services; Clothoff had 27M visitors in H1 2024 and produced 200K images daily — AI-generated naked images of real women is the business model behind Clothoff, a dubious “nudify” app that has millions of visitors.
A look at the ~$377 TranscribeGlass smart glasses, which weigh 36g and use AI to subtitle conversations in nearly real time, for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (Boone Ashworth/Wired)
Boone Ashworth / Wired:
A look at the ~$377 TranscribeGlass smart glasses, which weigh 36g and use AI to subtitle conversations in nearly real time, for the deaf and hard-of-hearing — TranscribeGlass can subtitle conversations in nearly real time and will soon be able to translate languages and tell …
Uber drivers in British Columbia joined a union, seeking to negotiate Canada's first bargaining agreement for rideshare drivers; Uber has agreed to meet (Thomas Seal/Bloomberg)
Thomas Seal / Bloomberg:
Uber drivers in British Columbia joined a union, seeking to negotiate Canada's first bargaining agreement for rideshare drivers; Uber has agreed to meet — Uber drivers in Greater Victoria, the province's capital, joined UFCW 1518 before they kick off talks with the San Francisco-based platform …
Sources: Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd says Bumble's "centre of gravity" will move to the US where the "talent pool is right now"; 70% of its staff are UK-based (Financial Times)
Financial Times:
Sources: Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd says Bumble's “centre of gravity” will move to the US where the “talent pool is right now”; 70% of its staff are UK-based — CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd warns ‘dating apps are feeling like a thing of the past’