AI & RoboticsNews

Runway inks deal with Lionsgate in first team-up for AI provider and major movie studio

September 23, 2024
New York City-based AI startup Runway, backed by Google and others, is going to Hollywood. Well, to be clear, it’s already been in use in Hollywood by filmmakers such as the creators of Academy Award Best Picture Winner Everything, Everywhere, All at Once. But today, Runway announced it has inked a deal with Lionsgate — the film studio behind John Wick and The Hunger Games and TV network STARZ…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Here's when Ram's first electric pickup will hit US dealerships

September 20, 2024
Ram Trucks is preparing the all-electric Ram 1500 REV pickup for deliveries. According to CEO Christine Feuell, Ram’s first electric pickup is expected to arrive at US dealerships early next year. Here’s what to expect. The Ram 1500 REV is about ready for customer deliveries. Feuell (via Automotive News) said that Ram’s first electric pickup will begin arriving at US dealerships in early…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Hume EVI 2: Emotionally Inflected Voice AI vs GPT-4o Voice

September 20, 2024
When we last reported on Hume, the AI startup co-founded and led by former Google DeepMinder/computational scientist Alan Cowen, it was the spring of 2024 and the firm had just raised $50 million in a Series B private equity funding round for its unique approach to developing a voice AI assistant. EVI 2 also supports features like voice modulation, allowing developers to fine-tune a voice along…
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CryptoNews

Commerzbank Partners With Deutsche Börse's Crypto Finance to Expand Crypto Services

September 20, 2024
Commerzbank, one of Germany’s largest banks, has partnered with Deutsche Börse subsidiary Crypto Finance to offer secure bitcoin and ether services to its corporate clients. The collaboration focuses on seamless trading and custody solutions, ensuring regulated access to digital assets for select clients in Germany. This marks an important step towards broadening institutional crypto services…
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