ElevenLabs is launching its own speech-to-text model

February 26, 2025

ElevenLabs, an AI startup that just raised a $180 million mega funding round, has been primarily known for its audio generation prowess. The company took a step in another technological direction by launching its first standalone speech-to-text model called Scribe. The startup, valued at $3.3 billion, has aided many other companies in providing speech-to-text services […]

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Pixel Watch 3 is getting ‘Loss of Pulse Detection’ in the US in March

February 26, 2025

Google announced on Wednesday that it has received FDA clearance for the Pixel Watch 3’s “Loss of Pulse Detection” feature and will be launching it in the U.S. at the end of March. The feature can detect when a user’s heart stops beating due to an event like primary cardiac arrest, respiratory or circulatory failure, […]

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Hinge launches a new feature for daters to privately share details with matches

February 26, 2025

Dating app Hinge launched a new feature called “Match Note” on Wednesday, allowing users to privately share information with matches that they haven’t shared publicly on their profile.  Users can add a Match Note by going to their profile, similar to how they can add a text prompt. The note is always visible to new […]

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Alexa+ can read, summarize and recall lengthy documents

February 26, 2025

At Amazon’s annual Devices & Services event on Wednesday, the company introduced Alexa+, an enhanced version of its voice assistant, now powered by generative AI.  During the demonstration, Amazon showcased how users can share documents with Alexa+, allowing it to recall important details and answer questions about those documents. Mara Segal, director of Alexa, provided […]

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