Consumer watchdog warns about Google’s AI agent shopping protocols — Google says she’s wrong
Shortly after Google announced a new universal commerce protocol for its AI-powered shopping agents, consumer economic watchdog groups sounded the alarm. “Big news and bad news for consumers: Google today announced how it plans to integrate shopping into its AI services, including search and Gemini. Those plans include ‘personalized upsells,’” Lindsay Owens wrote in a […]
Ring founder details camera company’s ‘intelligent assistant’ era
What does it take to bring a burnt-out founder back to the company he sold to Amazon? For Jamie Siminoff of video doorbell maker Ring, that’s the potential of AI. and the Palisades fire that destroyed his garage, the birthplace of Ring. Siminoff’s vision is to transform Ring from a video doorbell company into an […]
Doctors think AI can play a role in medicine, but maybe not as chatbots
Dr. Sina Bali, a practicing surgeon and AI healthcare leader at data company iMerit, has seen firsthand how ChatGPT can mislead patients with incorrect medical advice. “I recently had a patient come in and recommend a medication, and a dialog printed from ChatGPT said that this medication had a 45% chance of pulmonary embolism,” Dr. […]
India has reportedly told quick commerce companies to withdraw their 10-minute delivery promises.
India’s Ministry of Labor has urged the country’s fast-growing quick-commerce sector to prioritize the health and safety of gig workers. The country’s Labor and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has met with executives from Zomato’s Blinkit, Swiggy’s Instamart and Zepto to end marketing promises of 10-minute deliveries and discuss ways to improve the safety and working […]
Eleven Labs CEO says voice AI startup generated over $330 million in ARR last year
AI voice generation startup ElevenLabs has generated more than $330 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), CEO Matti Staniszewski said in an interview with Bloomberg. “Really, what is this? [growth in ARR] It shows its trajectory throughout the company. “We founded the company in 2022 and launched our first product in 2023. It took us […]
Apple launches ‘Creator Studio’ bundle of apps for $12.99 per month
Apple is launching a new Creator Studio subscription bundle that provides access to premium content for six creative apps and iWork apps, the company announced Tuesday. This bundle costs $12.99 per month or $129 per year and includes access to Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and Pixelmator Pro on Mac and iPad, as well as […]
Deepgram raises $130 million at $1.3 billion valuation and acquires YC AI startup
The use of voice AI in sales, marketing, customer support, and consumer applications has skyrocketed in recent years. As a result, business for model providers is increasing and investor interest is also increasing. Driven by this demand, DeepGram today announced that it has raised $130 million in an AVP-led Series C round at a valuation […]
Slackbot is now an AI agent
Slackbot, the automated assistant built into Slack, the Salesforce-owned enterprise messaging platform, is ushering in a new era of AI agents. And Salesforce CTO Parker Harris expects it to become as popular as OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The cloud software giant rolled out a new version of Slackbot on Tuesday. The company says this new AI agent […]
Converge Bio raises $25 million with support from Bessemer and executives from Meta, OpenAI, and Wiz
Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving into the drug discovery field as pharmaceutical and biotech companies look for ways to shave years off research and development timelines and increase the likelihood of success amid rising costs. More than 200 startups are currently competing to integrate AI directly into research workflows, and interest from investors is growing. […]
Meta-backed Hupo grows as it pivots from mental wellness to AI sales coaching
When Hupo co-founder and CEO Justin Kim first started his company about four years ago, the company wasn’t selling AI-powered sales coaching to banks, financial services, or insurance companies. The company originally started as Ami, a mental wellness platform focused on how people deal with pressure, form habits, and change behaviors over time. “I’ve always […]