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Meta releases "open" version of podcast generator and OpenAI Whisper has hallucination issues ✋

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Meta has released an 'open' implementation of the viral generate-a-podcast feature in Google's NotebookLM called NotebookLlama.

techcrunch.com/2024/10/27/meta-releases-an-open-version-of-googles-podcast-generator

Instagram is lowering video quality for unpopular videos | TechCrunch

The popularity of an Instagram video can affect its actual video quality: According to Adam Mosseri (the Meta executive who leads Instagram and Threads),

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The next Mac mini might be nearly as small as an Apple TV | TechCrunch

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Founders and VCs back a pan-European C corp, but an ‘EU Inc’ has a rocky road ahead | TechCrunch

It's become a common refrain in political discourse: Europe needs to take radical action to remain competitive. On the long list of potential reforms, one

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General Catalyst layers in financing to boost its fortunes

In this episode of the StrictlyVC Download, Connie Loizos and Alex Gove spoke with Pranav Singhvi and Hemant Taneja of General catalyst, which is one of the biggest venture firms on the planet.

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OpenAI’s Whisper transcription tool has hallucination issues, researchers say | TechCrunch

Software engineers, developers, and academic researchers have serious concerns about transcriptions from OpenAI’s Whisper, according to a report in the

techcrunch.com/2024/10/26/openais-whisper-transcription-tool-has-hallucination-issues-researchers-say