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Apps

ElevenLabs’ new v4 speech model supports more expression control and 90 languages | TechCrunch

ElevenLabs launched two new speech models on Monday, called ElevenLabs v4 and v4 Turbo, offering more expression control,...

Human History

Confronted With Severe Climate Change, Ancient Britons Kept Calm and Carried On

Soon after the glaciers melted at the end of the last Ice Age, our planet was vulnerable to...

Human History

Supposedly Empty Egyptian Coffin Actually Contains a Mummy

For the past 150 years, the cedar coffin of an ancient Egyptian priestess has been on display at...

Human History

Dead Medieval Woman ‘Gave Birth’ to Baby in Coffin

Italian archaeologists have uncovered a Medieval grave containing the remains of a woman and a fetus lying between...

AI

Apple CEO John Ternus says the best AI device is still the iPhone | TechCrunch

Apple’s new CEO, John Ternus, used the opening of the company’s Surprise and Shine event Wednesday to make...

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Security

Revolut confirms customer data breach through fake government requests | TechCrunch

British fintech Revolut confirmed that it disclosed sensitive customer information to an unauthorized third party after receiving fraudulent...

AI

After a deepfake voice fooled her grandfather, this founder sprang into action | TechCrunch

When the call came, Tarini Padmanabhuni’s grandfather believed he was talking to his brother. The voice on the...

Human History

These Early Humans Prospered During What Should Have Been a Devastating Volcanic Winter

Around 74,000 years ago, a massive caldera erupted on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, triggering a prolonged and...

Human History

5,000-Year-Old Mummy Is Earliest Known Tattooed Woman

A new analysis of two ancient Egyptian mummies has uncovered the earliest known examples of “figural” tattoos on...

La Pasiega, section C, cave wall with paintings. The red vertical and horizontal lines date back 64,000 years, and were almost certainly painted by Neanderthals.
Human History

Scientists Who Doubt Neanderthal Art Must Reckon With New Evidence From These Sweet Cave Paintings

Cave paintings in Spain were produced at least 64,000 years ago, a full 20,000 years before modern humans...