Technology

These ‘A.I. humans’ are letting gamers modify their voices in real time

An artificial intelligence firm in Spain has unveiled a number of “AI humans” that allow people to modify their voices…

Chinese EV maker Nio raises more than $700 million in capital injection from Abu Dhabi

BEIJING — Chinese electric car company Nio announced Tuesday it received $738.5 million in new capital from a fund owned…

Binance France chief brushed off concerns days before police visit

PARIS — Days before French police visited Binance’s Paris office, the crypto exchange’s top French executive dismissed concerns about U.S.…

Binance to exit the Netherlands after failing to obtain regulatory approval

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said it will leave the Netherlands after the company’s application to register under the Dutch crypto authorization…

SoftBank-backed digital bank Zopa beefs up executive team with IPO-experienced CTO

LONDON — British digital bank Zopa is beefing up its management team with a couple of senior hires, as the…

‘Is this real?’ JPMorgan court filing shows Frank employees questioned stats before acquisition

Employees of a startup purchased by JPMorgan Chase expressed disbelief when the company’s founder directed them to boost their customer…

U.S. withdraws new charges in Sam Bankman-Fried case, punts them to 2024

Federal prosecutors asked a judge on Thursday to remove five charges against alleged crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried, including bribery of…

$5 billion fintech Zepz looks to take on rivals like PayPal with digital wallet, M&A plans

LONDON — Zepz, the owner of money transfer firms WorldRemit and Sendwave, is on the hunt for mergers and acquisitions…

Nvidia-backed platform that turns text into A.I.-generated avatars boosts valuation to $1 billion

Synthesia, a digital media platform that lets users create artificial intelligence-generated videos, has raked in $90 million from investors —…