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D-ID just snagged Simpleshow like it's Black Friday ๐Ÿ›๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ. Whoโ€™s ready for AI cringe? ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿš€ #TechFlex

September 16, 2025
about 1 month ago
TechCrunch
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๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿšจ BREAKING NEWS ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ’ฅ: D-ID just pulled a power move and acquired Simpleshow! You know, that little video-making startup in Berlin that's basically the Video Avengers assembling to fight the boredom! ๐ŸŽฌโœจ ๐Ÿ“ข So hereโ€™s the tea โ˜•: D-ID is all about spicing up those cringe Zoom calls with digital avatars that look less like potato sacks and more like Brad Pitt... or at least someone equally handsome. ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ”ฅ Now with Simpleshow joining the squad, theyโ€™ll convert your Zoom fails into Netflix-level masterpieces! ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ’โ€โ™‚๏ธ One dev, who I totally didnโ€™t just make up, said: โ€œWe saw D-ID and said, โ€˜Stonks! ๐Ÿ’ธโ€™ Then came the real question: Can we make a digital avatar that actually knows how to keep a conversation going? Asking for a friendโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ™„โ€ But letโ€™s keep it realโ€”whatโ€™s next? D-ID creating virtual avatars that promise to do your laundry and walk your dog? All I can picture is the dog giving it that โ€œthis is fineโ€ meme face. ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’€ Unhinged prediction: In 2030, weโ€™ll all be replaced by digital avatars, and the only way to get a job will be to convince employers your avatar can do the Macarena on command. Rocket fuel those applications, fam! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ’€

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