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Meta is rolling out its AI Studio in the U.S. for creators to build AI chatbots

Meta said Monday that it is rolling out its AI studio to all creators in the U.S. to let them create personalized AI-powered chatbots. The company first announced the AI Studio last year, and started testing it with select creators in June this year. Meta is making the tool available to all creators, who can

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Apple reports iCloud Private Relay global outages for some users

Apple’s iCloud Private Relay, which helps protect paid iCloud users from online trackers, has experienced outages affecting major markets, restricting users from accessing web services and apps that use internet connectivity. TechCrunch understands that iCloud Private Relay’s downtime has affected some Apple users in markets including Europe, India Japan, and the United States since at

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TikTok rolls out a new feature that lets you find songs by singing or humming them

TikTok is looking to take on YouTube Music and Shazam with a new feature called “Sound Search,” which lets you find a sound by singing, humming or playing it. The company confirmed to TechCrunch that the feature is available to some users in select regions and is not yet widely available.  Sound Search offers another

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Luxury fashion startup The Floorr empowers personal stylists with tools to grow their businesses

The Floorr launched earlier this year to shake up the digital styling experience by empowering personal shoppers and stylists to manage and expand their businesses in an increasingly competitive environment. Available on the web and iOS devices, The Floorr offers tools for conducting sales, hosting tailored styling sessions, creating mood boards, and engaging in text

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With Google in its sights, OpenAI unveils SearchGPT

OpenAI may have designs to get into the search game — challenging not only upstarts like Perplexity, but Google and Bing, too. The company on Thursday unveiled SearchGPT, a search feature designed to give “timely answers” to questions, drawing from web sources. UI-wise, SearchGPT isn’t too far off from OpenAI’s chatbot platform ChatGPT. You type

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Mark Zuckerberg says WhatsApp has 100 million monthly active users in the U.S.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday on his channel that WhatsApp now has more than 100 million monthly active users in the U.S., a country where SMS/texts is a popular mode of communication. The announcement is the first time WhatsApp has released data about users in the U.S. The company also noted that more than

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