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Would-be Reddit competitor Digg just shut down because it couldn’t get a handle on the bots overrunning its site. On Wednesday, Reddit said it’s taking on the challenge itself. The company will begin

French AI company Mistral released a new open source text-to-speech model on Thursday that can be used by voice AI assistants or in enterprise use cases like customer support. The model, which lets en

Microsoft is taking a major swing at health AI. The company announced on Thursday that it's introducing Copilot Health, a new experience inside its chatbot that will bring together all your medical re

Google is introducing a new Gemini AI feature to the Google Maps app on Thursday called Ask Maps. Described as a "conversational experience," the feature allows users to interact naturally with the ap

Adobe has reached a deal with the US Department of Justice to settle the government's case alleging the creative software giant made it purposefully difficult to cancel its services in violation of co

Meta's Avocado isn't ripe quite yet. The company has reportedly delayed the release of its next-generation foundational model until May, according to The New York Times, citing unnamed sources. The mo

A new Spotify feature promises to let you review and customize your Taste profile, Co-CEO Gustav Söderström announced during a session at South by Southwest Friday.Right now, Spotify's Taste Profile i

China's ByteDance is delaying the global rollout of its Seedance 2.0 video-generating AI model, according to a report from The Information. When it debuted in China in February, Seedance 2.0 caused a

As a lifelong Apple fan, I was excited to finally upgrade to a newer iPhone after my beloved but worn iPhone 11 died. There's a lot to like about the newer models, including the iPhone 16, with one ma

I wear Meta's Ray-Bans off and on when I travel to snap photos, take phone calls and listen to music. The technology is fascinating, fun and convenient.I also knew that Meta's privacy policies might b

Peacock is adding an AI feather to its flock. The NBCUniversal property said Friday it will launch several new features to its mobile app, most notably a TikTok-like vertical video experience narrated

BuzzFeed, known for its many quirky quizzes of the 2010s, has launched a company called Branch Office, an independent spinoff built to rethink how people connect on the internet in the age of AI. Buzz

A new study from the University of Cambridge found that AI-enabled toys for young children can misinterpret emotional cues and are ineffective at supporting critical developmental play. The conclusion

While much of the United States suffers through an extended winter, in Glendale, California, it's another story. Sunny and warm on an afternoon at Walt Disney Imagineering R&D in mid-March, it was the

Okay, so the U.S. and China are locked in an all-out race to build the most powerful AI on the planet. Beijing is throwing billions at homegrown models, tightening its grip on the tech sector, and wat