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Aguilera wants people to one day associate the newspaper publisher with its podcasts and their West Coast "vibe and tone." But first, she is tasked with growing the L.A. Times' daily news show "The Times."

Whenever deepfakes make the news, it’s almost always for the latest terrifying way bad actors have figured out how to spawn hoaxes or cyberbully people using the AI-powered technology. However, the media industry has found some more practical (and less sinister) applications, such as using face swaps to craft more realistic visual effects, synching actors’ mouths with dialogue in dubbed films, and, now, automating voice work.

Cloning your voice with AI could be a lucrative business decision for celebrities and influencers. It would allow you to sell content like product endorsements with minimal effort. That’s why Veritone is launching Marvel.AI, a new platform for creating and selling voice clones.

Publishers found audiences flocking to coverage of the pandemic in 2020 and are now leaning into that story’s next chapter as vaccines roll out, creating coronavirus-focused podcasts to capture and monetize new audiences and dive deeper into the growing audio space. Industry predictions suggest there’s a lot of opportunity: eMarketer forecasts U.S. podcast ad spending will surpass $1 billion this year. Another report, from consulting firm Altman Solon, finds global monthly podcast listeners...