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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    New tech can mimic your voice with eerie accuracy

    Part of Facebook’s anti-violence plan is hiring 3000 more people to monitor content and pull down harmful or violent posts. Families of the victims of the San Bernardino terrorist attack are suing Facebook, Twitter, and Google for knowingly supporting terrorism. And some companies are developing technology that can mimic any voice.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 4, 2017 • 1 min read

    Part of Facebook’s anti-violence plan is hiring 3000 more people to monitor content and pull down harmful or violent posts. Families of the victims of the San Bernardino terrorist attack are suing Facebook, Twitter, and Google for knowingly supporting terrorism. And some companies are developing technology that can mimic any voice.

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    4. 31:57Facing $2 million debt and laying off staff, is J. Crew over?
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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    What's in the approved Republican health care bill?
    1. 0:00Health care bill passes: What's in it, and will those who voted 'yes' risk losing their jobs?
    2. 8:47Historian outlines eight ways President Trump can be impeached
    3. 23:10Asylum seekers say border patrol agents are illegally turning them away
    4. 31:57Facing $2 million debt and laying off staff, is J. Crew over?
    5. 40:42New tech can mimic your voice with eerie accuracyYou’re reading this
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