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It feels like AI companies want us all to talk to our products more frequently. Meta, Google, Openai and Anthropic have given several names and added the ability to allow users to take advantage of the advances in Speech-tostex technology to naturally talk to AI bots just like everyone else. A startup called Wispr Flow feels that it can outperform Bigwigs with its dictation technology that supports over 100 languages. Today, the company expanded existing Windows and Mac apps with a new iOS app that doubles as a keyboard, allowing voice to be used to input within any app. Now…
Kettering Health, a network with numerous medical and emergency centers in Ohio, is working to recover and return to normal operation two weeks after ransomware attacks prompt a “system-wide technology outage.” Kettering Health said in an update on Monday that it has restored the “core components” of the electronic health record system provided by EPIC. A patient who said he frequently relies on Kettering Health told TechCrunch that they and others were unable to call the doctor's office, problems with restocking medications, and several emergency rooms were closed. “It's all done with hand pens and paper,” the patient said. Do…
Android users can now download Photoshop for Mobile. Adobe announced on Tuesday that it will release a beta version of its Android Photoshop app four months after the company launched the iPhone app. The app offers similar editing tools to the desktop version, such as layering and masking, but is optimized for mobile screens. During the first beta period, users will have free access to the app's features. These features include the ability to combine and blend images using tools such as selection, layers, and masks. Users can also add or convert elements using AI features such as “generated filling.”…
Apple will be holding the 2025 Worldwide Developers Conference from June 9th to 13th. The keynote speech for this developer-focused event is scheduled for June 9th at 10am (Pt/1 PM ET). The company plans to announce changes to its operating system including iOS, iPados, MacOS, WatchOS, TVOS, Visionos, and more. You can watch keynotes and subsequent sessions via Apple's Events page, or access Apple's YouTube channel to watch. Alternatively, you can bookmark this page and view the keynote through the embed below. The company plans to overhaul the operating system design with the aim of making it easier to organize…
Apple will be holding the Developer-focused Worldwide Developer Conference in 2025 from June 9th to June 13th. The keynote speech for the event is scheduled for June 9th at 1pm (ET/10am). The company plans to announce changes to the operating system for iOS, iPados, MacOS, Watchos, TVOS and Visionos. You can watch keynotes and subsequent sessions via Apple's Events page, or access Apple's YouTube channel to watch. Alternatively, you can bookmark this page and view the keynote through the embed below. The company plans to overhaul the operating system design with the aim of making it easier to organize the…
Tiktok announced Tuesday that it is officially launching Tiktok for Artists, a new music insights platform designed to help artists build their careers. The official launch will take place two months after Tiktok is discovered testing the platform in a particular country. The tool is built to help artists and their teams improve their connections with fans, improve promotional efforts, and notify Tiktok of content creation. The platform will allow artists, their labels and teams to access data about the artist's music and posts and Tiktok's performance. These metrics include the number of views, posts, and author engagements per song,…
The rebooted version of social site Digg aims to regain the old web spirit when AI-generated content overwhelms traditional social media platforms and threatens to drown out the voices of real people. This provides the opportunity to build social sites in the age of AI. This believes that people who create content and manage online communities will be given a big stake in the success of the platform, the founder of Digg believes. Digg, a news aggregator in the Web 2.0 era, was once valued at $175 million at its height in 2008 and is living a new life under…
Elon Musk's Brain Computer Interface Startup Neuralink has closed its $650 million funding round, the company announced in a blog post Monday. Series E funding included investors such as Ark Invest, Founders Fund, Sequoia Capital and Thrive Capital. NeuralInk raised a $280 million Series D funding round in 2023, with an additional $43 million tranche added in a few months. Since then, Neuralink's Brain Chip technology has made several major leaps. The company says it is currently conducting more human clinical trials and implanting brain chips in five individuals with severe paralysis. In May, Neuralink received a groundbreaking device designation…
Chime, which is expected to have a pending IPO to be one of the 2025 blockbusters, issued a stock range of $24 to $26 on Monday. Its market capitalization is up to $11.2 billion. In the midrange, the company will raise $800 million for itself and a handful of investors, including European VC Powerhouse Cathay Innovation, which plans to sell some stocks at the IPO. Even with these slow IPO times, this is not the biggest IPO of 2025. CoreWeave raised $1.5 billion and is valued at $23 billion and holds the title. This is true despite CoreWeave wanted far…