Voice AI company ElevenLabs now allows authors to publish AI-generated audiobooks directly on its Reader app, as confirmed by the company and reported by TechCrunch. This announcement follows its recent partnership with Spotify for AI-narrated audiobooks. Expansion of Audiobook Publishing Last month, ElevenLabs secured a $180 million funding round. The company initially launched its audiobook […]
Anthropic is introducing Claude 3.7 Sonnet, a next-generation AI model designed to “think” about questions for as long as users prefer. Described as the industry’s first “hybrid AI reasoning model,” Claude 3.7 Sonnet can provide both instant responses and more in-depth, deliberative answers. Users have the option to enable its reasoning mode, allowing the AI
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The EU’s highest court has clarified interoperability rules for Big Tech in a case concerning Google’s Android Auto platform. In 2021, Italy’s competition authority fined Google €100 million for blocking Enel X Italia’s third-party electric car charging app from integrating with Android Auto. Google argued the restriction was necessary to prevent driver distractions, despite allowing
Apple Fellow Phil Schiller, who oversees the App Store, testified in court on Monday that he had initially raised concerns about Apple’s plan to charge app developers a 27% commission on purchases made outside the App Store. He argued that the fee posed a compliance risk, could foster an “antagonistic relationship” with developers, and implied
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On Tuesday, Google introduced a free version of its AI-powered coding assistant, Gemini Code Assist for Individuals. The company also unveiled Gemini Code Assist for GitHub, an AI-driven review tool designed to detect bugs and suggest fixes directly within GitHub. Gemini Code Assist for Individuals allows developers to interact with Google’s AI model through a
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AI-driven search engine Perplexity has announced plans to develop its own web browser. On Monday, the company shared a signup list for the upcoming browser in a post on X, though it has yet to be released. Details on its launch timeline and design remain unknown, but its name has been revealed: Comet. “Just as
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Instagram is rolling out a new way for creators to earn money by promoting products through brand collaborations. On Thursday, Meta introduced “Testimonials” as part of its Partnership Ads, enabling creators to receive payment for written endorsements in the form of comments on a brand’s posts and ads, including Feed posts and Reels. This update
Apple has rolled out the first developer beta of iOS 18.4, introducing “Priority Notifications,” a feature powered by Apple Intelligence to streamline alerts. This update prioritizes critical notifications while reducing the clutter of less important ones. The new system organizes priority notifications into a dedicated section on the Lock Screen. While Apple Intelligence determines which
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Photo and video apps with social features targeting young adults are everywhere, making those that gain traction among 18–twentysomethings especially appealing to investors seeking the next Instagram or TikTok. Yope, a photo-sharing app for private groups, is the latest standout. It has grown 30x in the past six months, reaching 2.2 million monthly active users
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Meta has officially launched Meta AI in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), making its AI-powered chatbot accessible to millions more users. Following its October announcement of expansion into six additional markets, including Brazil and the U.K., Meta had hinted at a gradual rollout to other regions, including MENA. Now, Meta AI is available
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