October, 2024

• 4 October

  Investors are scrambling to get into ElevenLabs, which may soon be valued at $3 billion

  

  ElevenLabs, a startup that makes AI tools for audio applications, is being approached by existing and new investors about a new round, which could value the company as highly as $3 billion, TechCrunch has learned.  The two-year-old company specializes in making AI tools to generate synthetic voices for audiobook narrations, …

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• 4 October

  Caitlin Clark wins WNBA Rookie of the Year with 66 of 67 votes, Angel Reese gets 1

  

  Having etched her name across the record book during the 2024 WNBA season, Caitlin Clark has been named the league’s Rookie of the Year, receiving 66 of 67 total votes, the WNBA announced Thursday. Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese received one vote from the national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. …

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• 4 October

  Here’s How to Get Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests From USPS

  

  Now that cooler fall temperatures are here, it’s a good time to start thinking about COVID-19 protection. You might consider getting updated COVID vaccines — including the new Novavax vaccine. And if you want to keep some test kits handy, you’re in luck: the federal government has started sending at-home COVID …

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• 4 October

  Brooklyn Museum at 200 Celebrates Beauty and Art’s Hidden History

  A new American wing draws on feminist and racially and ethnically diverse thinking to spotlight 400 exceptional works in its collection. Source link

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• 4 October

  Nvidia stock jumps after CEO Jensen Huang says ‘demand for Blackwell is insane’

  

  Justin Sullivan/Getty Nvidia stock rose as much as 5% on Thursday after CEO Jensen Huang noted strong demand for its Blackwell GPU. Huang confirmed Blackwell chips are in full production despite earlier redesign delays. Nvidia aims to enhance GPU performance annually, impacting customer revenue and costs. Nvidia stock jumped as …

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• 4 October

  Inside a Trump Ad Saying Harris Will Raise Taxes and He Will Cut Them

  A blunt argument hitting voters in the wallet, and a deceptive truncation of a quotation from The Times, pack a wallop. Source link

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• 4 October

  A co-lead on Sora, OpenAI’s video generator, has left for Google

  

  One of the co-leads on OpenAI’s video generator, Sora, has left for Google. Tim Brooks, who was heading development on Sora with William Peebles, announced in a post on X that he’ll be joining Google DeepMind, Google’s AI research division, to work on video generation technologies and “world simulators.” “I …

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• 3 October

  NFL quarter-season superlatives: Darnold and Daniels hot; Jaguars not; Chiefs face a challenge

  

  Follow live coverage of Buccaneers vs. Falcons on Thursday Night Football today The first quarter of the NFL season is in the books, and although there’s a lot of football left to play, you can sense things starting to fall into place for many teams (and developing concerns for others). …

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• 3 October

  Best TV Deals: Up to $1,200 Off Top Brands Like Samsung, LG and More

  

  $655 at Amazon 65-inch Amazon Fire Omni QLED Series 4K TV: $655 Save $145 If you’re shopping for a new TV, you’ve got more options than ever before. There’s a huge variety out there, ranging from small and basic to massive models that come loaded with advanced features. And if …

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• 3 October

  What James Ensor Knew About the Masks We Wear

  Seventy-five years after the artist’s death, the grotesque masquerades he painted aren’t so far from the manipulated faces of the present day. Source link

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