Tech Meme

Jon Porter / The Verge: Epic releases MetaHuman Animator, which lets Unreal Engine users capture a facial performance with an iPhone and apply the animation to a character in “minutes”  —  Today, Epic is releasing a new tool designed to capture an actor’s facial performance using a device as simple … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: Amazon launches its “Hey Disney!” voice command for most Echo devices in the US, featuring 20+ characters, the first Alexa Custom Assistant for customers’ homes  —  Amazon and Disney announced Thursday that “Hey Disney!,” the new voice assistant built on Alexa technology … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Streamlabs launches Podcast Editor, offering text-based editing, content reformatting for other platforms, and more, included in the $19 per month Ultra package  —  Announced today by Streamlabs’ parent company Logitech, the new Podcast Editor includes AI-assisted tools like text-based editing … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: A look at Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s bet, made over a decade ago, to build AI chips; data center operators jointly spent $15B on bulk orders from Nvidia in 2022  —  The first time Jensen Huang tried ChatGPT, he asked it to write a poem about his company.  Huang, who’d made a bet … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Carly Page / TechCrunch: Russia-linked ransomware gang Clop lists its first victims, targeted via Progress’ MOVEit Transfer tool since May 2023, including US banks and universities  —  Researchers say the newly discovered security flaw was exploited as far back as 2021  —  Clop, the ransomware gang responsible … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ted Johnson / Deadline: The Senate Judiciary Committee votes 14-7 to advance the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, which lets news outlets negotiate pay with tech companies  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee revived the prospects for a long-proposed bill that would bolster print and broadcast news outlets in their negotiations with tech giants. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jarrett Renshaw / Reuters: The White House says Live Nation and Ticketmaster plan to offer consumers upfront all-in pricing starting in September, as part of a crackdown on “junk fees”  —  Live Nation and Ticketmaster will soon offer consumers all-in pricing on their popular ticket platforms … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: Alibaba plans to launch its e-commerce site Tmall in Europe, starting with a pilot in Spain, a significant step in the company’s international expansion  —  – Michael Evans, president of Alibaba, said the company will bring one of its China e-commerce services Tmall into Europe. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg: Sources: European Commission is planning to ban equipment from Huawei and ZTE from its own internal telecom networks, ahead of an update to its 5G guidance  —  The European Commission is planning to ban equipment from Chinese vendors Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. from its own internal … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jon Porter / The Verge: Epic releases MetaHuman Animator, which lets Unreal Engine users capture a performance with an iPhone and apply it to a MetaHuman character in “minutes”  —  Today, Epic is releasing a new tool designed to capture an actor’s facial performance using a device as simple as an iPhone … Lees verder op Tech Meme