300+ subreddits promise ongoing blackout after Reddit CEO dismisses protest as 'a lot of noise'

It’s another day packed to the gills with AI-related news. Here’s a selection: 

Kyle reports that Synthesia secures $90 million for AI that generates custom avatars. Paul reports that Versed wants to help storytellers create video games using generative AI, backed by Google’s Gradient. Also from Google, the search giant is introducing AI-powered travel and product search features.

Frederic writes about OctoML launching OctoAI, a self-optimizing compute service for AI.

And finally, in the Found podcast, Becca and Dominic-Madori investigate what it takes to mitigate AI biases in healthcare, featuring Amy Brown from Authenticx.

Other top stories across TechCrunch today 

So long and thanks for all the memes: Ivan reports that hundreds of subreddits plan to go dark indefinitely after Reddit CEO’s internal memo pours more fuel on the user chaos debacle. 

Failed to check that one: Devin reports that Twitter is being evicted from its Boulder office over unpaid rent.

Like a giant electric snail with its house on its back: Kirsten reports that Pebble Mobility wants to build the iPhone of electric RVs.

Bigger and heavier isn’t helpful: On TC+ today, I opine that EVs are going backwards – we need more efficient EVs, not bigger and heavier trucks and SUVs. The timing for the piece was kind of perfect – while not being known for its EV program, Toyota says its next-gen EVs will have over 600 miles of range.

Well, to their credit… Paul reports that TransUnion put Equifax in its sights, and invested $24 million in income verification platform Truework.

Yeah but is it ‘all you can eat’: Lauren reports that Netflix will open a restaurant that serves food from ‘Chef’s Table,’ ‘Nailed It!’ and more.

Smarter clouds: Ingrid reports that Informatica acquires Privitar, once valued at $400 million, to expand its data management stack.

When the SEC comes sniffing: On TC+, Jacquelyn reports that former SEC chair Jay Clayton feels ‘vast majority’ of crypto tokens are securities.

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