Google’s update for Veo 3.1 lets users create vertical videos through reference images
Google on Tuesday updated its Veo 3.1 AI video-generation model with the ability to create native vertical videos for social platforms usin...
India reportedly tells quick-commerce firms to drop 10-minute delivery promise
India’s labor ministry is pushing the country’s booming quick-commerce sector to prioritize the wellness and safety of its gig workers. ...
ElevenLabs CEO says the voice AI startup crossed $330M ARR last year
ElevenLabs, the AI voice-generation startup, crossed $330 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), CEO Mati Staniszewski said in an inter...
Apple launches ‘Creator Studio’ bundle of apps for $12.99 per month
Apple is launching a new Creator Studio subscription bundle that offers access to six creative apps as well as premium content in iWork app...
Deepgram raises $130M at $1.3B valuation and buys a YC AI startup
Usage of voice AI in sales, marketing, customer support, and consumer applications has shot up in the last few years. As a result, model pr...
Slackbot is an AI agent now
Slackbot, the automated assistant baked into the Salesforce-owned corporate messaging platform Slack, is entering a new era as an AI agent....
Superorganism raises $25M to back biodiversity startups
Superorganism launched in 2023 as what it claims is the first venture capital firm focused on biodiversity, aiming to serve as the conserva...
Brazil orders Meta to suspend policy banning third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp
Brazil’s competition watchdog has ordered WhatsApp to put on hold its policy that bars third-party AI companies from using its business API...
Converge Bio raises $25M, backed by Bessemer and execs from Meta, OpenAI, Wiz
Artificial intelligence is moving quickly into drug discovery as pharmaceutical and biotech companies look for ways to cut years off R&D ti...
Meta-backed Hupo finds growth after pivot to AI sales coaching from mental wellness
When Justin Kim, co-founder and CEO of Hupo, first launched his company about four years ago, it wasn’t selling AI-powered sales coaching t...