Microsoft Swears VASA-1 Deepfake Tool Isn't for Creating Deepfakes

ExtremeTech— Though it was trained on real people's images and audio clips, VASA-1 is allegedly meant for creating 'virtual characters.'

Music Business Worldwide—Concord isn’t giving up on Hipgnosis Songs Fund, as it bids $1.51 billion – less than 1% higher than Blackstone’s proposed offer. HSF's board is unanimously recommending this offer to shareholders Source

Refinery29—Good Times: Black Again Isn’t As Bad As Its Trailer — But It Also Isn’t Good. There isn’t a show out right now that’s more offensive than Good Times: Black Again — Netflix’s new animated series reboot of the 1970s classic sitcom Good Times — and that’s saying a lot considering Zeus Network is still actively in business and cranking out almost exclusively aggressive and exploitative content, like the reality TV franchise Baddies. After the Good Times reboot trailer dropped, immediate backlash ensued. If the conversation on X (formerly Twitter) was any indication, most...

Neowin—Microsoft's private preview of Content Integrity tools expands to fight election deepfakes. Microsoft has announced that the private preview of Content Integrity tools will expand to EU political parties, campaigns, and media groups worldwide to fight election deepfake images.