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Apple’s Live Translation Feature for AirPods Faces EU Delay Apple’s much-anticipated live translation feature, designed for the new AirPods Pro 3, is set to transform real-time multilingual communication. However, users in the European Union will have to wait longer to access this innovation. At launch, live translation won’
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California Set to Lead US in Regulating AI Companion Chatbots The California State Assembly has moved decisively towards regulating AI-powered companion chatbots, passing Senate Bill 243 (SB 243) with bipartisan support. This landmark bill, designed to protect minors and vulnerable users from potential harm, now heads to the state Senate
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Perplexity AI Secures $200M Amid Rapid Growth, Now Valued at $20B Perplexity, the AI-powered search engine startup challenging Google, has reportedly raised $200 million in new funding at a $20 billion valuation. This major investment highlights Perplexity’s swift ascent in the competitive world of AI-driven search. Key Details of
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Thinking Machines Lab Tackles AI Model Consistency with New Research Thinking Machines Lab, the new venture founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, is aiming to solve a challenge that has long puzzled the AI community: making large language models (LLMs) deliver consistent, repeatable answers. Why Consistency in AI Matters
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OpenAI's Massive Cloud Partnership with Oracle: What It Means for AI and Business In a significant move for the AI and cloud computing industries, OpenAI has reportedly entered into a groundbreaking agreement with Oracle to secure $300 billion worth of cloud compute over the next five years. This
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YouTube Opens Multi-Language Audio Dubbing to All Creators In a significant move toward global accessibility, YouTube has officially launched its multi-language audio feature for all creators. This update allows millions of content creators to add dubbed audio tracks in multiple languages, making their videos accessible to a much larger international
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Anthropic Faces Temporary Service Outage Impacting Claude and Developer Console This afternoon, Anthropic, the AI company behind the popular Claude models, experienced a brief but notable service outage. The disruption affected multiple core services, including its APIs, developer Console, and the Claude AI assistant. Timeline of the Outage Reports began
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Oboe: The New AI-Powered App from Anchor's Co-Founders The entrepreneurial team behind Anchor, the podcast platform acquired by Spotify, is back with a new innovation: Oboe, an AI-powered educational app designed to make learning more flexible, accessible, and personalized. What is Oboe? Oboe empowers users to create and
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Introducing Real Simple Licensing: A New Era for AI Data Licensing The artificial intelligence industry is facing a pivotal moment as copyright lawsuits over unlicensed data surge. With major settlements—like Anthropic's recent $1.5 billion agreement—highlighting the risks of using unlicensed content, the need for a
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TwinMind: Former Google X Scientists Launch AI App to Be Your Second Brain Three ex-Google X researchers have set out to help users capture, remember, and organize their daily lives—without the need for a brain implant. Their startup, TwinMind, has just secured $5.7 million in seed funding and
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Mercor Sets Sights on $10B Valuation Amid Booming AI Training Demand Mercor, the rapidly growing AI training startup, is reportedly seeking a valuation of over $10 billion as it nears a $450 million annual revenue run rate. The company, known for supplying domain experts to leading AI labs, is in
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Microsoft Diversifies AI in Office Apps with Anthropic Partnership Microsoft is taking a significant step to broaden its artificial intelligence (AI) partnerships by integrating Anthropic’s AI models into its Office 365 suite. This marks a pivotal shift from Microsoft’s previous reliance on OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, to