Council member Erik Bottcher calls for B-HEARD expansion in western Manhattan
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Democrats’ Calls Grow For Biden To Drop Out
Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks on reproductive rights at Ritchie Coliseum on the campus of the University of Maryland on June 24, 2024, in College Park, Maryland. | Source:…
Character.AI now allows users to talk with AI avatars over calls
a16z-backed Character.AI said today that it is now allowing users to talk to AI characters over calls. The feature currently supports multiple languages, including English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Japanese…
Watch: White House reacts to calls from Fearless Fund, orgs to protect DEI
Several groups are calling on President Joe Biden and his administration to do more to protect diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) following a series of successful court battles led by…
WhatsApp adds new features to the calling experience, including support for 32-person video calls
WhatsApp updated the video calling experience across devices on Thursday by introducing screen sharing with audio support and a new speaker spotlight feature. It’s also increasing the limit for video…
Truecaller partners with Microsoft to let its AI respond to calls in your own voice
AI has already started replacing voice agents’ jobs. Now, companies are exploring ways to replace the existing computer-generated voice models with synthetic versions of human voices. Truecaller, the widely known…
Sen. Schumer calls for $8 cap on credit card late fees
Credit card late fees should be capped at $8, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urged Sunday, after the U.S. Supreme Court found the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding to…
MSNBC’s Jen Psaki Calls Out Justice Samuel Alito’s Hypocrisy for Flying Upside-Down US Flag
The Supreme Court is facing an enormous ethical crisis, MSNBC host and former Joe Biden White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on her show Sunday. After citing recent reports…
Trump holds Jersey Shore rally, calls hush money case ‘Biden show trial’
Donald Trump held a political rally at the Jersey Shore on Saturday night with a crowd of tens of thousands, calling President Biden “a total moron,” and “not a smart…
DOJ calls out Apple for breaking iMessage-on-Android solution, Beeper
The U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Apple filed on Thursday cites the iPhone maker’s battle against Beeper, the app that aimed to bring iMessage to Android users. Beeper gave up…