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OpenAIannounced a new AI-based audio cloning tool called Voice Engine on Friday. And with good reason. OpenAIs website has example audio clips that have been fed through Voice Engine and theyre prettydamn impressive. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman participates in the “Technology in a Turbulent World” panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 18, 2024.Photo: Markus Schreiber (AP) The ability to change the language someone is speaking is also very cool....

In fact, itll send you all the likes you want. Theres just one catch: Theyre fake. However, the likes onPalmsyarent the only thing thats fake. With Palmsy, you can post to your heart’s content without fear of being trolled.Screenshot:Palmy / App Store you might post on Palmsy, but those posts dont go out to anyone, just as god intended. Those people havent really liked your post, though. Theyve never even seen it....

A Texas age verification law went into effect earlier this month leading toPornhub pulling its service from the state. This week, the porn industry wants to take this law to the U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled earlier in the month in favor of Texas law. Photo: Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Getty Images) Florida is one of the latest states to pass an age verification law....

Rich communication services (RCS) is already a big deal on Android phones withmore than a billion users. Apple has announced it will be adopting RCS in the fall of 2024, the now-deleted slide said. The timing does seem appropriate as Apple routinely releases itsnew iPhonein the fall. Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo This could be one of the many announcements of new features for iOS 18 happening in June atApples WWDC....

Thats compared to the average UK broadband performance at 69.4 megabits per second. The feat was achieved by using new wavelength bands that arent used in traditional fiber optic systems. The new wavelength bands are equivalent to different colors of light being transmitted down the optical fiber. Image: kkssr (Shutterstock) Before this breakthrough, no one was able to emulate E-band channels in a controlled way. The breakthrough could be a revolution in internet speeds across the spectrum of users....

One of Screams original creators, Kevin Williamson, is directing. Whatever Williamson has in store would almost have to account for both women being around. Scream 7 does not yet have a release date but wed imagine itll be sometime in early 2025. Courteney Cox is bringing Gale Weathers back to Scream 7.Image: Paramount Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present.

Its theultimate marketing issuefor a movie studio. You want people to see your new movieso you teasesomething guaranteedto make them want to go. The problem is the filmmakerintended it to be a surprise. The Skar King is in the trailers, but are there any other Titans?Image: Warner Bros. So, do you ruin the surprise in the trailers to ensure people go see the movie? Or do you save it so people who go have a better experience?...

Butone pocket of the franchisethats already endureda bumpy roadmade another wait, what? UPDATE: Yes, the obvious is true, it was not a leak. For a show about communication, its unfortunate there was some miscommunication. Image: Paramount Though it has sold to other foreign markets (YAY!) rest assured#StarTrekProdigyS2 will drop next on Netflix at a TBD date. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. Get your finest dark clothing and all your creepy things, part one ofWednesdayseason two is dropping in August....

And if youve had the soundtrackstreaming non-stopsince last year, weve got great news for you. Click through to see a few pictures of the vinyls cover and interiors! News from the future, delivered to your present. Image: Lakeshore Records

Welcome back to Gizmodos March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! Yesterdays contest ended in a stunning upset with Google Earth being eliminated by the ferocious Calculator app. Weve now entered the Final Four and the remaining matchups bring some tough decisions. Graphic: Gizmodo Todays face-off is a family affair with two Alphabet-owned giants entering the ring, only one will walk away. Beast create videos that cost millions of dollars....

Well, Sam Bankman-Fried isheaded up the river. News from the future, delivered to your present. Get your finest dark clothing and all your creepy things, part one ofWednesdayseason two is dropping in August. Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP (Getty Images) Two banks say Amazon has paused negotiations on some international data centers.

How do you sayGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire? Godzilla ex Kong, like deus ex machinathe Godzilla from the machine? Godzilla cross Kong?Godzilla and Kong? Image: Warner Bros. Does anyone ever actually even bother sayingThe New Empireat all? In fact, youre not supposed to acknowledge the x at all. And boy howdy, do I hate this. On the one hand, I get it. It just sounds bad! In the end, none of this really matters....

The nurses wearingApples fancy gogglesin the operating room were running software built by a company called eXeX. Thats not eXeXs business. People assume that surgical healthcare has got to be sophisticated and modern. Photo: eXeX Its all memorization and guesswork with scribbles on pieces of paper. Its total chaos theory. Outside of the surgical process, eXeXs main product runs on a tablet. But when the scrubs go on, a headset could be the ideal tool....