FT News Briefing

The trials and tribulations of AI voice tech

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC has accelerated dealmaking in the US, and US president Joe Biden’s son has agreed to plead guilty to tax and firearm possession charges. Plus, the FT’s Madhumita Murgia visited an AI voice technology start-up to explain some of its applications and risks.  Mentioned in this podcast:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/0835eac9-ea21-437d-8ed2-66707a2f3b35?segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Singapore’s GIC accelerates US deals as China cools</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8ce72a0d-4ea5-4f94-b2f7-67c5ed66b8a8?segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hunter Biden hit with federal tax and firearm charges</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/408a8920-cf0c-4f23-925f-8496da15153f?segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Can AI make me a musical star?</a> The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Katie McMurran, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.  <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a5d2dc13-3139-4cb5-b2bf-233eda013c1b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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