February 13, 2026

ALS stole this musician’s voice. AI let him sing again.

There are tears in the audience as Patrick Darling’s song begins to play. It’s a heartfelt song written for his great-grandfather, whom he never got the chance to meet. But this performance is emotional for another reason: It’s Darling’s first time on stage with his bandmates since he lost the ability to sing two years…

TC+ Roundup: Did Atlassian pay a fair price for Loom?

October 20, 2023

Good morning, and welcome to Friday! Atlassian’s purchase of Loom last week raised eyebrows, and not just because it missed unicorn status by a hair. But overall, it makes sense that Atlassian bought it. “Teaming and collaboration is moving to async video, and that was the one big piece missing for Atlassian,” Constellation Research’s Ray […]

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Microsoft would like to remind you that they are all-in on AI

October 20, 2023

In case you weren’t sure how Microsoft felt about AI, CEO Satya Nadella is here to tell you: they like it. They like it a lot. In the company’s annual report, he pens a letter to shareholders bigging up AI in every way. And it’s not hard to see why: He clearly believes this is […]

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Tape It’s software for musicians aims to delivers studio-quality noise reduction via AI

October 20, 2023

After Apple discontinued its Music Memos app favored by musicians for developing song ideas, a new startup called Tape It stepped in to fill the void with an app that leveraged AI to automatically detect the instrument and annotate the recording. Now that startup is taking the next step in its journey to improve the […]

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I did my expenses in VR and I liked it

October 20, 2023

Meta’s Quest 3 has now been available for over a week, and the reviews have largely praised the updated consumer mixed reality headset. In my own first impressions, I shared how it managed to convince me to give the category a second look – many years after I’d all but given up on VR as […]

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International Criminal Court says cyberattack was attempted espionage

October 20, 2023

The International Criminal Court, the world’s only permanent international court with a mandate to investigate and prosecute genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, has determined that a September cyberattack against its systems was attempted espionage. The court, headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, confirmed last month that hackers had infiltrated its network. In an update posted […]

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