Welcome back to TechCrunch\u2019s Week in Review \u2014 TechCrunch\u2019s newsletter recapping the week\u2019s biggest news. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n OpenAI announced this week that it\u2019s removing Sky, one of the voices used by its new GPT-4o model, after users found it sounded eerily similar to Scarlett Johansson\u2019s AI character<\/a> in \u201cHer.\u201d The actress released a statement stating that she hired legal counsel to inquire about how the voice was developed. While the company claims the voice was not based on Johansson\u2019s, the actress said OpenAI had previously approached her about using her voice for the model.<\/p>\n The U.S. Department of Justice and 30 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment<\/a>, Ticketmaster\u2019s parent company, for alleged monopolistic practices. U.S. attorney general Merrick Garland said in a press conference that Live Nation \u201csuffocates its competition.\u201d The suit comes after legislators took a closer look at the entertainment giant\u2019s control over the industry, sparked by Taylor Swift fans\u2019 frustrating attempts to buy Eras tour tickets<\/a> in late 2022.<\/p>\n This week also had a big shakeup at Techstars. CEO Ma\u00eblle Gavet announced she is leaving the company<\/a> at the end of the month, with co-founder and board chairman David Cohen replacing her. Gavet\u2019s leadership style was a subject of controversy during her tenure. A TechCrunch investigation found accusations of an \u201cautocratic and punishing\u201d<\/a> culture that led to a significant labor exodus.<\/p>\n Slack may be training its AI off of your messages: <\/strong>Slack is tapping its own user data to train some of its new AI services. If you don\u2019t want your data to become part of a training set, you have to email Slack to opt out. Read More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Humane might be looking for a buyer: <\/strong>After a bumpy launch of Humane\u2019s $700 Ai Pin, Bloomberg reports that the company could be looking to sell \u2014 and has priced itself between $750 million and $1 billion. Read More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Microsoft Build explores AI-first hardware: <\/strong>At its annual developer conference, Microsoft launched Copilot+ PCs and announced new AI capabilities for Windows, including an upcoming \u201cRecall\u201d feature. Read More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Spotify tests Spanish-speaking AI DJ: <\/strong>Spotify is developing an alternative version of its AI DJ feature that will speak Spanish. References to \u201cDJ Livi\u201d were spotted in the app\u2019s code by tech veteran and reverse engineer Chris Messina. Read More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Free laundry hack?: <\/strong>Two UC Santa Cruz students uncovered a security flaw allowing anyone to avoid paying for laundry provided by over a million internet-connected laundry machines. Read More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Meme lords for Biden: <\/strong>President Joe Biden\u2019s reelection campaign is looking to hire a meme manager as it continues to try to appeal to younger voters. Read More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n ChatGPT\u2019s app gets a revenue spike: <\/strong>OpenAI\u2019s GPT-4o launch has driven the company\u2019s biggest-ever spike in revenue on mobile, despite the model being freely available on the web. The app earned $4.2 million across the App Store and Google Play following the launch. Read More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n FCC takes on AI-generated political ads: <\/strong>The FCC has floated a requirement that AI-generated content be disclosed in political ads. The proposal would apply to \u201ccable operators, satellite TV and radio providers,\u201d but not streamers or YouTube. Read More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The secret to getting into Y Combinator:<\/strong> Y Combinator accepts less than 1% of the applications it receives. In a conversation with General Catalyst\u2019s Teresa Carlson, CEO Garry Tan revealed the \u201csecret sauce\u201d for getting into the startup accelerator. Read More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Adobe vs. iOS emulator: <\/strong>Adobe threatened legal action against retro game emulator Delta because it believed the app\u2019s logo too closely resembled its own. Delta\u2019s icon was intended to be a stylized Greek letter delta, but it has updated the logo to avoid any issues. Read More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Meta\u2019s AI council lacks diversity: <\/strong>Meta announced a new AI advisory council \u2014 and it\u2019s composed entirely of white men. Unfortunately, it isn\u2019t all that surprising. Dominic-Madori Davis, Amanda Silberling, and Kyle Wiggers explore how women and people of color have played a key role in the AI revolution, even as they continue to be overlooked. Read More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Behind the OpenAI resignations: <\/strong>OpenAI\u2019s Superalignment team was formed to develop ways to govern and steer \u201csuperintelligent\u201d AI systems. The company blocked the team from doing that work and limited its resources, pushing several team members to resign, including co-lead Jan Leike. Read More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/strong>
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