Smallest.ai raises $13M to build ultra-fast voice AI that sounds genuinely human
The startup is building voice models designed to make AI phone calls pass the Turing test.
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SpaceX won’t remove all of xAI’s unpermitted turbines for another year
SpaceX is building a new power plant for xAI’s Colossus data centers, but it won’t remove existing, unpermitted turbines for many more months.
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Snapchat no longer rewards fully AI-generated Spotlight content
Snapchat has adjusted its recommendation systems to ensure that only videos created by real people are eligible for Spotlight recommendations, taking a stance against AI slop.
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Siri AI could come with a paywall for power users
Apple CEO Tim Cook envisions users being able to buy more compute for Siri AI via Apple’s existing iCloud+ subscriptions.
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Google nixes its Earth AI feature one day after launch, amid criticism it would spread misinformation
A tool that allowed anyone to generate fake AI-generated imagery and superimpose it over real Google Earth maps quickly spurred backlash.
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India is starting to pay for apps, not just download them
India’s app market generated a record $345 million in Q2.
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OpenAI reportedly finds evidence that more of its agents ran amok
OpenAI has reportedly found evidence of additional agent misbehavior as it looks into the incident that occurred with Hugging Face.
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This $9 key physically locks your most addictive apps
This $9 NFC key requires you to physically scan it to unlock distracting apps on your phone.
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Sam Altman is still making the case for parenting via ChatGPT
This isn’t the first time a tech CEO has promised that AI can shield users — and specifically users’ morning commutes — from the messiness and inefficiency of human experience.
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YouTuber Hank Green says his AI usage is ‘not healthy’
Green offered a remarkable apology, saying that “the level of dopamine that I’ve been getting from interacting with LLMs … is not healthy for me or good for the world.”
