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Three network phone calls down but data still working

The phone operator said it was “aware of an issue affecting voice services” and apologised for disruption.

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‘Fast tech’ warning as demand for cheap gadgets heats up

A not-for-profit warns cheap, quickly disposed of gadgets could become the new “fast-fashion”

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How Synthflow AI is cutting through the noise in a loud AI voice category

Synthflow AI was founded in 2023 and has amassed more than 1,000 customers and handled more than 45 million calls.

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Bitcoin price rises as Israel-Iran ceasefire begins, and Senate unveils major crypto bill

Bitcoin rose in trading on Tuesday after Israel and Iran ceasefire, as senators introduced a major crypto bill, and bitcoin treasuries’ boom continues.

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India’s GoKwik raised a small $13M round for a hefty leap in valuation

GoKwik, an Indian startup that offers a suite of integrated e-commerce products, has raised a small round of $13 million, which it calls a “growth” round, that has boosted its valuation to $450 million pre-money. While the new funding round, … Continue reading

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New data highlights the race to build more empathetic language models

Measuring AI progress has usually meant testing scientific knowledge or logical reasoning – but while the major benchmarks still focus on left-brain logic skills, there’s been a quiet push within AI companies to make models more emotionally intelligent. As foundation … Continue reading

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In just 4 months, AI medical scribe Abridge doubles valuation to $5.3B

Abridge nabbed $300 million Series E led by a16z, months after it closed its previous $250M fundraise.

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Facebook Group admins complain of mass bans; Meta says it’s fixing the problem

After a wave of mass bans affecting Instagram and Facebook users alike, Meta users are now complaining that Facebook Groups are also being impacted by mass suspensions. According to individual complaints and organized efforts on sites like Reddit to share … Continue reading

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iPhone customers upset by Apple Wallet ad pushing F1 movie

However well-received the film may be, iPhone users don’t necessarily want their built-in utilities, like their digital wallet, marketing to them.

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ElevenLabs releases a standalone voice generation app

Voice AI company ElevenLabs just released a standalone mobile app for iOS and Android users to generate voice clips from text. Until now, if you had to generate samples using ElevenLabs’ AI-powered voice libraries, you had to rely on its … Continue reading

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