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Ozone raises $7.1M to scale its AI-powered collaborative video editor in the cloud

November 8, 2023

Ozone, the maker of an AI-powered collaborative video editor in the cloud, has raised $7.1 million in seed funding and is launching in open beta. The Y Combinator alum aims to provide content creators with AI assistance that lets them complete repetitive editing tasks in seconds, rather than in hours. Ozone doesn’t want to replace […]

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Code-generating AI platform Tabnine nabs $25M investment

November 8, 2023

Developers are ready to embrace AI tools, spurred by the dual promises of increased productivity and faster learning. According to one recent survey, 77% of devs feel favorably about using AI in their workflows and 70% claim to be using — or planning to use — AI coding tools this year. Investors see potential in […]

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Apple says it ‘expects to make’ App Store policy changes due to EU DMA

November 8, 2023

Apple has bowed to the inevitable and said it “expects to make” App Store policy changes to comply with EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The pan-EU DMA came into application across the bloc back in May. Apple has likely been expecting for months, if not years, to be subject to the new ex ante competition […]

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Virgin Galactic cuts jobs to support production of next-gen spaceships

November 8, 2023

Virgin Galactic is cutting costs and reducing staff as it looks to scale production of its next-gen line of suborbital spaceplanes. In a memo to staff sent Tueday, Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colglazier said that uncertainty in capital markets and geopolitical unrest have made “near-term access to capital much less favorable.” That’s not good news […]

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Spotify brings 15 hours of monthly audiobook listening to Premium subscribers in the U.S.

November 8, 2023

Roughly a month after Spotify announced that a selection of audiobooks would become a part of its Premium subscription, the company is today expanding the service to U.S. users for the first time. Subscribers will now have access to 15 hours of audiobook listening time per month across a catalog that includes 200,000 titles — […]

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Airbnb is leaning on reviews to make listings more reliable

November 8, 2023

Airbnb is tackling reliability in its most recent product update as it wants to remain competitive with hotels. The travel company has the advantage of having various types of properties on its platform, but customers have talked about hotels having better service or Airbnb listings not being reflective of the description. The company’s latest move […]

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The 8 Lego sets you didn’t know you needed in 2023

November 8, 2023

In the year of the Barbie movie and the Eras tour, I’m here to tell you that Lego is back, and it’s not just for kids. My love for Legos started when I worked at a summer camp during college. The camp wasn’t an official Lego camp, but the sessions were built around different Lego […]

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Meta pressed to compensate war victims amid claims Facebook inflamed Tigray conflict

November 8, 2023

Meta is facing growing calls to set up a restitution fund for victims of the Tigray war, which Facebook is alleged to have fueled leading to over 600,000 deaths and the displacement of millions others across Ethiopia. Rights group Amnesty International, in a new report, has urged Meta to set up a fund, that will […]

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