Technology

The Decoder reports that Drew Rowny and Shannon Ma, Patreon's former heads of product and engineering, are joining Yam to build tools for creators and their communities.

Google says Flash TTS can create custom voices from text prompts across more than 100 languages and dialects, while Flash-Lite targets high-volume dubbing, audio creation and voice agents.

At Made On YouTube, the company detailed Studio feedback, dynamic thumbnails and video-cut testing, alongside a Gemini-powered assistant for Shorts and YouTube Create.

A September 22 market recap, citing Bloomberg, says Sensor Tower's Abe Yousef put Muse downloads above 902,000 in its first six days. The recap puts Meta's September 21 share gain at about 11%.

The Guardian reports that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese criticised OpenAI's delayed notification. He said no personal information appeared to have been accessed, but investigations were ongoing.

The Series B brings the startup’s total funding to $140 million as it sells coordinated AI agents for HR, IT and finance workflows.

TechCrunch reports that viewers can describe the videos they want to see in their own words, then Gemini builds a personalized feed around the request.

Techmeme, citing The Hollywood Reporter, says both ad-free tiers will rise by $2.50 a month, marking Disney's fourth price hike in four years.

OpenAI announced ChatGPT Voice now supports plugins (email, calendar, Slack) powered by GPT-6 family models (Astra, Sol, Luna) and integrates with ChatGPT Work for document creation, presentations, and complex browser tasks via voice on web and mobile.

The company says roughly 950 Claude agents searched DNA data for 21 hours before scientists tested a previously uncharacterized system. Its function is still unknown.

OpenAI says users can talk to ChatGPT Voice to create docs, decks, sites and spreadsheets in ChatGPT Work on web and mobile.

Engadget reports a $2,000 price tag. The Verge says the new cooling hub is small enough to hide under your bed.

TechCrunch reports that the tools let members vouch for colleagues’ work experience and give companies more control over accounts making false employment claims.

Apple’s new feature lets people use one phone number across two iPhones, 9to5Mac reports. The outlet says AT&T pointed to existing eSIM activation and transfer options instead.

TechCrunch reports that the tool shows listeners how Spotify understands their tastes and lets them use everyday language to reshape recommendations.

Ars Technica reports that federal authorities know of five crashes in which cars using comma.ai devices hit slow or stopped vehicles.

VideoCardz cites KeplerL2’s GPU estimates of 40 TFLOPS for PS6 and 56 TFLOPS for Helix, the next-generation Xbox.

The Verge reports that the discovery took nearly 1,000 Claude agents, 21 hours and 210 million tokens.

Techmeme highlights an Ezra Klein Q&A with Jensen Huang in The New York Times, covering Huang’s view that AI will create more jobs than it destroys.

Techmeme, citing Bloomberg, reports a $6.4 billion valuation for the Portuguese surveillance drone maker after it secured a 10-year UK Ministry of Defence contract worth £400 million.