Voice technology's remarkable journey spans from rudimentary speech recognition to cutting-edge AI models that personalize voices, detect fraud, and translate speech with remarkable accuracy, paving the way for human-like virtual assistants and widespread industry integration.
AI code editor startup Anysphere skyrockets to $9 billion valuation after raising $900 million, with its Cursor platform generating $200 million in annual revenue by helping developers write code through natural language AI chatbots.
Google is introducing Gemini AI for kids with parental controls, allowing children under 13 to access the AI assistant on Android devices, while notifying parents and enabling them to monitor and disable access through Family Link, acknowledging potential risks and advising open communication.
Alibaba's open-source Qwen3 AI models, rivaling US capabilities, ignite an AI arms race, prompting Silicon Valley's swift xAI Grok 3.5 beta release, underscoring the need for agile responses in the rapidly evolving AI landscape.
Meta faces a pivotal copyright lawsuit questioning whether its AI tools, capable of generating book-like content, undermine authors' livelihoods, sparking a debate on protecting creators versus stifling AI innovation in the rapidly evolving field.
Meta holds LlamaCon, unveils consumer AI app and Llama API, challenging OpenAI with open AI models like DeepSeek and Qwen in bid to expand adoption.
The Gemini app is revolutionizing image editing by integrating AI technology, enabling users to seamlessly modify backgrounds, replace objects, and enhance both uploaded and AI-generated images, unleashing a new era of creative possibilities across most countries and languages.
In a groundbreaking move, Google aims to empower Siri with its cutting-edge Gemini AI by 2025, enabling iPhone users to leverage advanced AI capabilities for complex queries, as revealed by Google's CEO during a high-profile trial and corroborated by iOS beta evidence.
Mark Zuckerberg unveils plans for a paid premium tier of Meta's AI app, offering enhanced features like increased compute power and functionality for a fee, while Meta invests up to $72 billion in AI and considers incorporating ads or product recommendations.
As AI reshapes social media with predictive algorithms and synthetic content, the iconic like button faces obsolescence, raising concerns about authenticity in a future where real and AI-generated interactions seamlessly blend.