More top reads FCC hangs up on some robocallers: The Federal Communications Commission declared AI-voiced robocallers illegal. This comes a few days after New Hampshire residents received calls from someone who sounded like President Joe Biden. It might not be a permanent fix, but it's a step in the right direction. Speaking of fake: The European Union is looking at draft election security mitigations with a goal to cut down on the amount of generative AI and deepfakes that are increasingly being posted on social media, imposing risks to democratic processes. More on Ivanti: Here we go again — researchers say hackers have begun mass exploiting a third vulnerability affecting Ivanti's widely used enterprise VPN appliance. Seeing is believing: Brilliant Labs is carving out a niche for itself in the augmented reality space with its glass that features multimodal AI. Investors love it, too, and gave them more money. Closinglock wants to make sure you don't lose your house downpayment: The Austin-based startup grabbed another $12 million to continue developing its secure portal for wiring real estate transactions. New hires: It was a day for brand-new roles. Over at General Motors, Kurt Kelty, a battery expert and ex-Tesla executive, is the automaker's new vice president of batteries. Meanwhile, Plaid snagged former Cloudflare chief product officer Jennifer Taylor, who steps into the role of the fintech startup's president. Even more AI: It's everywhere, including all over this newsletter. Crux snagged $2.6 million to develop a generative AI platform to power business intelligence tools. Next, serverless data platform Upstash also has a new stack of cash and hit annual recurring revenue of $1 million just two years after its seed funding. And Glass is tapping into AI to supercharge smartphone cameras. Meanwhile, over on TechCrunch+, Alex says AI-powered software will be the stuff company dreams are made of. Helmet head: Apparently Livall's smart ski and bike helmet had a security flaw that allowed silent location tracking. | 
