Bilingual dictation assistant Silvia understands ‘Spanglish’ and other language mixtures

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Techme101

Natural language AI assistants tend to be excellent English speakers, and passable in other tongues — but if you are one of the millions who fluidly switch between two languages on the fly, they’re stumped. A new AI helper called Silvia, however, understands “Spanglish” just fine, with more language combos to come. The app — […]
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Indian conglomerate Reliance slashed over 42,000 jobs last financial year

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Techme101

Reliance, India’s largest conglomerate, reduced its workforce by 11%, or more than 42,000 people, in the financial year ended March 2024. 
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Apple could charge up to $20 for some Apple Intelligence AI features, analysts say

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Techme101

Apple plans to rollout Apple Intelligence, its forthcoming AI system, across some of its devices later this year.

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Palmer Luckey’s Defense Startup, Anduril, Raises $1.5 Billion to Produce AI-Powered Weapons

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Techme101

The company plans to build a Tesla-style, software-optimized factory to manufacture autonomous drones and other battlefield tech.

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Anduril raises $1.5B at a $14B valuation

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Techme101

The Palmer Luckey-founded defense startup wants to become a serious rival to longstanding kingpins, and has been clocking some big wins.
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The real story of the news website accused of fuelling riots

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Techme101

The BBC tracks down a Canadian hockey player, a dad in Pakistan and a Texan named Kevin linked to Channel3Now.

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UK satellite startup Blue Skies Space wants to sell astronomy data ‘as a service’

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Techme101

The satellite is designed to complement data provided by existing astronomical efforts such as that of the famed Hubble Telescope.
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YouTube is testing a feature that lets creators use Google Gemini to brainstorm video ideas

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Techme101

YouTube is testing an integration with Google Gemini to help creators brainstorm video ideas, titles and thumbnails. The Google-owned company announced the launch of the new Brainstorm with Gemini feature in a video posted to its Creator Insider channel. A YouTube spokesperson told TechCrunch that the feature is available to select creators as a part […]
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From Skims to Stripe, here are the startups that are likely — or definitely — not having IPOs this year

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Techme101

Last year’s investor dreams of a strong 2024 IPO pipeline have faded, if not fully disappeared, as we settle in to the second half of the year. This year delivered four venture-backed tech IPOs — Reddit, Astera Labs, Ibotta and Rubrik — in March and April, which made it seem like this year could spur […]
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The 5 Best Call Tracking Software (Low Spend, High Return)

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Techme101

Tracking calls is normally a complicated process — the best call tracking software makes it easy. Keep reading to learn about the top options for your business and how to choose the right one for your team.

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