How AI has been helping criminals who use deepfakes and voice cloning for financial scams, forcing banks and fintechs to invest in AI to counter fraud — Voice cloning is just one of the new tools in the tricksters' armoury — It was last spring when Paddric Fitzgerald received a telephone call at work.
China forms a metaverse working group with members from government, academia, and tech companies like Huawei and Baidu to push for standardization in the sector — - The country's top industrial authority said that working group members include those from Chinese tech giants such as Huawei, Ant Group, Tencent and Baidu.
The EU Commission is seeking feedback on concessions Apple offered, including opening its Tap to Pay tech to third-party wallets for 10 years, to settle a probe — The European Commission is seeking feedback from rivals and customers on concessions Apple (AAPL.O) offered …
Some video podcasts are using AI-generated product placements from a company called Rembrand to supplement their typical host-read ads — A startup backed by United Talent Agency and L'Oreal is aiming to give podcasters a new line of revenue — Hello and welcome back to Soundbite.
Vicarius, an autonomous vulnerability remediation service for supply-chain attacks, raised a $30M Series B led by Bright Pixel, taking its total funding to $57M — If the pitches reaching my inbox are any indication, one of the hot new things in generative AI is “copilots” for cybersecurity.
The EU Council and Parliament reach a provisional deal on Anti-Money Laundering Regulation, which will force all crypto companies to conduct user due diligence — Crypto firms have to do checks on transactions of 1,000 euro or more, and the framework adds measures to mitigate risks in transfers with self-hosted wallets.
Bloomberg : Sources: amid the Iran war, Asian bankers say rising power prices and energy security are becoming a bigger consideration in ...
