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Modulate raises $25M to expand voice analysis and deepfake detection tools

Boston startup Modulate has closed a $25 million funding round led by Future Ventures, with Hyperplane and Lakestar also participating. The company, founded in 2017 by Mike Pappas and Carter Huffman, runs over 100 models split between signal extraction (detecting emotion, tone, and synthetic voices) and analysis models that assess conversational intent and policy compliance for enterprise voice agents.

techcrunch.com · 2026-09-28

Zelda Williams condemns AI deepfake videos falsely depicting Robin Williams

Zelda Williams, daughter of the late comedian Robin Williams, publicly criticized AI-generated videos circulating on social media that falsely depict her father discussing conspiracy theories. One 13-second clip, falsely labeled as a 2013 private recording, was shared thousands of times on X and garnered over 11,000 likes despite a community note flagging it as fake. Williams called out the creators and sharers of the content, saying they were manipulating the public using her deceased father's likeness.

futurism.com · 2026-09-22