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The Amazon-owned ring announced Wednesday that it was introducing new AI-powered features in its doorbells and cameras. Now, when users receive real-time notifications about events on their properties, updates become more descriptive. For example, “a person is climbing the stairs with a black dog” or “two individuals are looking at a white car parked in a driveway.” This feature is intended to improve previously available ambiguous notifications. This allows users to know exactly what is going on and quickly decide whether or not they need attention. It should be noted that AI only describes the first few seconds of a…
Almost a year after raising a $50 million megase round, e-commerce veteran Julie Bornstein startup Daydream is releasing an AI-powered chatbot for fashion-focused shopping. After testing the product with selected users, the company is releasing a chatbot to all users in the public beta today. People can sign up for chatbots. In the chatbot, you will ask if you have a name, date of birth, price range to shop for, or brand preferences. You can enter queries such as “I want you to wear it at my wedding in the summer in Paris,” upload images, add context via text to…
According to the Liquor e-Commerce site, the self-proclaimed “best” of All-in Podcasts, VC, Pod Brothers and All-in Podcasts launched their own tequila brand on Saturday night and sold out quickly. The Mexican spirit version cost $1,200 per bottle for a jaw dropping jaw, but only 750 bottles were made. The stacked poker chip containers were inspired by the love of the “best” of card games. The All-in-Podcast is one of the most popular shows by venture investors who look to politics. Besties is made up of the launch founder Jason Calacanis. David Sachs, founder of craft ventures, is the Trump…
This week I'm taking part in a recent event at Menlo Park with StrictlyVc download. Connie Loizos, editor-in-chief of TechCrunch, is joined by Katie Haun, founder and CEO of Haun Ventures. They explored everything from the Stablecoin infrastructure to the tokenization of real-world assets to the regulatory landscape that shapes the future of Crypto. They also went into why Katie started her own venture away from the A16Z and why we think we are still in the early days of cryptography. Source link
Apple customers aren't excited to get ads from the Apple Wallet app that promotes Tech Giant's original film, “F1 The Movie.” All across social media, iPhone owners complained that the wallet app sent push notifications offering $10 discounts on Fandango to those who are purchasing two or more tickets for the movie. The feature film starring Brad Pitt explores the world of Formula 1 and was filmed in the actual Grand Prix race. Also, Pitt's character, F1 driver Sonny Hayes, sleeps from a custom-made camera made from iPhone parts used to photograph the car. While the film may be well…
Voice AI Company ElevenLabs has released a standalone mobile app for iOS and Android users to generate voice clips from text. Previously, if you needed to generate samples using ElevenLabs' AI-powered audio library, you had to rely on a web app. Now you can use the mobile app to generate clips on the go. To use the app, simply enter or paste text and select the appropriate audio to generate an audio clip. The free plan gives users access to approximately 10 minutes of audio generation. You can choose from a variety of models to balance costs and quality. There…
Google Chrome's web browser for Android devices is finally catching up with the notable design changes Safari made with the introduction of 2021 iOS 15. It provides a way to move the address bar to the bottom of the screen. The company announced on Tuesday that the latest version of Chrome for Android browsers will allow users who prefer a modernized experience designed to be easier to use on mobile devices to set an address bar at the bottom of the screen instead of the top. This feature was previously available in Chrome for iOS. However, Google, which learned from…
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Startups developing voice AI technology and applications are at their moment. Model builders such as Eleven Love and Cartecia have raised millions of dollars in recent months. Applications such as the AI-powered Note Taker Granola, Meeting Tools Read AI and Fireflies AI are also receiving investor attention and support. Continuing the trend, Dictation App Wispr Flow announced today that it has raised $30 million in Series A funding from Menlo Ventures with participation from NEA, 8VC, OPAL CEO Kenneth Schlenker, Pinterest founder Evan Sharp, Carta CEO Henry Ward and Lindy Ceo Flo Crivelli. Matt Clanning, a Menloventure who also supported…
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