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Tech roundup - Fri 23 June 2023

AI news Meta has announced Voicebox, a generative AI model that can help with audio editing, sampling, and styling. It can remove unwanted background audio like car horns or dogs barking, and generate speech in different languages. Introducing Voicebox: The Most Versatile AI for Speech Generation | MetaVoicebox is a generative

Tech roundup - Fri 16 June 2023

NASA has released a new X-plane designed to reduce fuel consumption. Ford and GM have agreed to adopt Tesla’s EV charging connector (as opposed to the CCS standard other manufacturers use), so customers will be able to use Tesla's charging stations starting next year. Tesla has the

Tech roundup - Fri 9 Jun 2023

Tech roundup - Fri 9 Jun 2023

Sydney F-Enders and SydCSS Presentations This week, I gave a presentation on Advanced Testing in Playwright at the Sydney F-Enders meetup on Tuesday and What's new in CSS in 2023 at SydCSS on Thursday. Here are my slides. WWDC23 Well the big news of the week of course

Tech roundup - Fri 2 Jun 2023

Tech roundup - Fri 2 Jun 2023

Well, it's only 4 sleeps away from the biggest Apple reveal since over a decade ago: the AR/VR headset! Apple have a nice little teaser AR graphic that you can play with on your iPhone: 0:00/1× And some specs have been leaked: apparently each eye

Tech roundup - Fri 26 May 2023

Tech roundup - Fri 26 May 2023

Generative AI in Photoshop Photoshop has released some amazing new generative AI features this week! You can now select an area and generate new AI imagery for that area with a text prompt. Three versions are generated and you can pick the best one. The tool can also remove objects

Tech roundup - Fri 19 May 2023

This week, Apple rolled out Tap to Pay in Australia, with Westpac and Tyro Payments the first payment platforms to offer this feature to business customers. Apple also previewed new iOS 17 accessibility features that include the ability to clone your own voice, aimed at people with early ALS who

Tech roundup - Fri 12 May 2023

Happy Friday! Wendy's is partnering with Google to create an ordering chatbot for their drive-thrus, and I know for certain the first thing I'm going to say to it: "Good evening Wendy!" Shopify have abandoned their push into the logistics business by selling 6