The company is reducing its workforce as it exits 22 countries, reduces management layers, and invests in its infrastructure to scale its platform.
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These two founders left Goldman and Meta to build voice AI for markets everyone else overlooked
The startup’s own stack for Africa and Middle East is now handling more than 17,000 calls per day.
Still facing copyright lawsuits, AI music generator Suno raises another $400M
The prominent AI music-generation startup is now valued at over $5.4 billion — about seven months ago, it raised at a $2.45 billion valuation.
Amazon will show AI product images when you search for some reason
Amazon will use visual search and AI to show AI-generated product images that match your search queries. The retailer says it will help guide users to products.
Instagram is alerting users who were targeted by hackers during AI chatbot attacks
Hackers appeared to take over victims’ accounts even after Meta said it fixed its AI-powered support chatbot, which granted hackers access to victims’ accounts.
Carvana ties up with Bezos-backed Slate Auto as it plans new car sales
Carvana was granted a warrant to buy shares in Slate last year, according to documents obtained by TechCrunch. Guggenheim Partners CEO Mark Walter is heavily invested in both companies.
Ultrahuman says hackers accessed customers’ wellness data via internal tool
The breach at wearable ring maker Ultrahuman stemmed from credentials stolen from a malware-infected employee laptop.
Google’s Dreambeans, its weirdest-named AI tool to date, will turn your life into a cartoon
Dreambeans is a curated list of AI-illustrated “stories” culled from the personal data in your Google account.
Substack’s new ‘Reply Rules’ feature lets creators control how people respond
Substack’s new Reply Rules feature is currently available for all English-language publications and is designed to give creators greater control over how their audiences respond.
Meta mercifully spun out VR fitness game Supernatural instead of just killing it
Meta appears to have listened to the Supernatural users who protested the app’s sad fate after sweeping layoffs.