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The end of the line. | Photo Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Bloomberg, Getty Images Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for her role in the FTX collapse. She must also forfeit $11 billion. Ellison pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud and five conspiracy counts in December 2022 as part of a cooperation agreement with the government. Prosecutors had recommended a lenient sentence because of Ellison’s “extraordinary” and “very timely” cooperation. Her own lawyers asked for no jail time, as did the federal Probation Department. “I’ve seen a lot of cooperators in 30 years. I’ve never seen one quite like Ms. Ellison,” said Judge Lewis Kaplan during the sentencing hearing, according to Bloomberg. In sharp contrast to Sam Bankman-Fried, there were no obvious... Continue reading…

Image: Riot Games As the video game voice actor strike continues, SAG-AFTRA has added League of Legends to its list of struck video games. The union organization, consisting of over 160,000 members, also filed an unfair labor complaint against Formosa Interactive, one of the support studios that worked on the game. SAG-AFTRA members are now no longer allowed to work on or promote League of Legends. If Riot Games employs SAG-AFTRA talent for its esports productions, the strike could potentially impact the 2024 Worlds tournament that is set to begin tomorrow. Additionally, promotion of League of Legends’ spinoff show Arcane might also be affected as the show’s second season premieres in November. Formosa Interactive is a support studio that offers... Continue reading…

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On Tuesday, OpenAI announced that Advanced Voice Mode (AVM) will be rolling out to all Plus and Team users this week. If you pay for a Plus or Team subscription, you'll see a notification in the ChatGPT mobile app as soon as you have access. As the company showcased in a video previewing the feature, Advanced Voice also has a fresh design. Now, when you tap on the voice button in the app, an animated blue circle will appear in the center of the screen that pulses as it listens and speaks: https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/1838642444365369814 Beyond the new look, Advanced Voice is capable of reacting appropriately to different emotions and interruptions, using memory and custom instructions to inform responses, and offering five new voices that weren't previously available. The five new voices are named Arbor, Maple, Sol, Spruce, and Vale—some of which we saw in a leak earlier this month. They join Breeze, Juniper, Cove, and Ember, bringing the total to nine. Of course, Advanced Voice does not include the Sky voice after Scarlett Johannson threatened to sue OpenAI for using her voice without permission. In a video beneath the announcement on social media, OpenAI explained that Advanced Voice Mode has improved in a number of areas, like "conversational speed, smoothness, and accents in select foreign languages." https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/1838642451399217361 Finally, OpenAI notes that Advanced Voice is not yet available in the EU, the UK, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, or Liechtenstein. Don't Miss: This is the breakthrough that may lead to superhuman AI The post ChatGPT Advanced Voice is now rolling out for Plus and Team users appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: First Apple Watch Series 10 discount, $20 waterproof speaker, $17 myQ garage controller, more Today’s deals: First AirPods 4 discount, $6 smart bulbs, $110 off Dyson V8, $6 MagSafe chargers, more Amazon gift card deals, offers & coupons 2024: Get $410+ free Today’s deals: First Apple Watch Series 10 discount, $20 Amazon credit, $318 HP laptop, more

The largest jade dragon ever discovered has been unearthed from a Hongshan Culture stone mound in Aohan Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China. Measuring 15.8 cm (6.2 inches) in length, 9.5 cm (3.7 inches) in width, and 3 cm (1.2 inches) in thickness, this stunning artifact is one of over 100 jade items recently recovered from the site, marking a momentous occasion in the study of this Neolithic civilization. This find was announced during the 70th anniversary symposium of the naming of Hongshan Culture, reports China Daily, shedding new light on the rich jade tradition of this ancient culture, which thrived between 6500 and 5000 years ago in northern China. Chinese Civilization May Have Begun 2,400 years Earlier Than Thought Relics from the Niuheliang Goddess Temple This "Southern Circle, Northern Altar, and Northern Tomb" at Yuanbaoshan Hongshan Culture Stone Mound. (China Daily) Read moreSection: ArtifactsOther ArtifactsNewsHistory & ArchaeologyRead Later 

U.S. stocks closed higher Tuesday, shrugging off weak consumer confidence data, as mining stocks surged following China's announcement of a sweeping stimulus package.

Nebraska GOP Gov. Jim Pillen said he won't call a special session before the November election to change how the state allocates electoral votes to a winner-take-all system - a move that would have helped former President Donald Trump.

Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump by 38 points among Asian American voters, according to a new Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote poll released Tuesday