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Amazon’s new Alexa+ brings AI-powered ‘Explore’ and ‘Stories’ features for kids

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As part of the reveal of Amazon’s new AI-powered Alexa+ assistant, the tech giant announced that it’s launching two new features designed for kids called “Explore with Alexa” and “Stories with Alexa.” The features, which leverage Alexa’s new AI capabilities, will be available to Amazon Kids+ subscribers. The company demonstrated the new features at a […]

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Google makes it easier to delete personal info from Search results

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Google announced on Wednesday that it’s updating its “Results about you” tool to make it easier for users to protect and remove their personal information from Search results. The company says it’s improved the sign-up process and simplified requesting removals directly from Google Search. The tool can be used to proactively monitor and delete things

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FlexClip AI Video Editor: Game-Changer or Just Another Tool?

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FlexClip is an online video editor with powerful AI tools that make creating videos faster and easier. I’ve personally used both the free and premium versions, and after hours of testing, I can confidently say that FlexClip is one of the best online video editors available today. In this review, I’ll walk you through its

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Lock screen platform Glance launches AI-powered shopping experience, gets fresh backing from Google

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Lock screen platform Glance announced today that it is launching a new generative AI-based shopping experience. It will suggest different outfits on a user’s personalized avatar. The company is partnering with Google to use the company’s Gemini models and Vertex AI to deploy the experience. Separately, the company also got fresh backing from Google —

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ElevenLabs now lets authors create and publish audiobooks on its own platform

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Voice AI company ElevenLabs is now letting authors publish AI-generated audiobooks on its own Reader app, TechCrunch has learned and the company confirmed. The announcement comes days after the company partnered with Spotify for AI-narrated audiobooks. ElevenLabs, which raised a $180 million mega-round last month, started inviting authors to try out their publishing program through

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How much does ChatGPT cost? Everything you need to know about OpenAI’s pricing plans

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OpenAI’s AI-powered chatbot platform ChatGPT keeps expanding with new features. The chatbot’s memory feature lets you save preferences so that chats are more tailored to you. ChatGPT also has an upgraded voice mode, letting you interact with the platform more or less in real time. It even offers a store — the GPT Store —

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Framous is a new Mac app for adding device frames to screenshots 

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A new Mac app called Framous launched on Tuesday, giving you the ability to add device frames around screenshots to make them look more professional.  The helpful new tool can aid app developers, graphic designers, and even journalists who need to add an iPhone or Mac frame—also known as a mockup or template—to photos. This

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Opera integrates Bluesky, Slack, and Discord into its browser

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Bluesky is getting added to the Opera web browser. On Tuesday, the Norway-based software maker announced the addition of the new social network alongside Slack and Discord, which will all be integrated into the browser’s sidebar alongside other messaging and communication services. Opera users have been able to customize their browsers with shortcuts to messaging

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Apple’s Developer service comes to China’s WeChat

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As part of its efforts to further invest in the Chinese market, Apple announced this week that it’s bringing its Apple Developer service to China’s WeChat app. The service includes news, announcements, and other upcoming activities for members of the developer community, which have typically been offered via Apple’s website and its own Developer app.

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