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How ElevenLabs Is Making AI Voice Truly Human
ElevenLabs’ Mati Staniszewski will explain the tech, ethics, and real-world uses behind lifelike AI voice at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025.
Zoox Opens Free Robotaxi Rides to Public in Las Vegas
Amazon-owned Zoox now offers free public robotaxi rides in Las Vegas via its app, expanding testing with limited pickup points and a San Francisco waitlist.
Bending Spoons to Buy Vimeo for $1.38B in Cash
Bending Spoons will acquire Vimeo for ~$1.38B, promising investments and AI features; prior layoffs at past acquisitions raise concerns for creators and enterprises.
Oboe launches AI app for instant personalized micro-courses
Oboe debuts an AI app that generates lightweight, personalized courses from prompts with audio, games, and multi-agent content verification.
Lyft Rolls Out May Mobility Robotaxis in Atlanta
Lyft and May Mobility launch a small robotaxi pilot in Midtown Atlanta via the Lyft app with safety operators and limited hours.
Publishers Launch Real Simple Licensing to Resolve AI Training Data
Real Simple Licensing aims to standardize web content licensing for AI training using robots.txt rules and a collective to collect royalties.
Jaguar Land Rover Hit by Data-Stealing Cyberattack
Jaguar Land Rover says data was stolen after a cyberattack that halted production and disrupted supply chains. Recovery may take weeks.
TwinMind Builds Passive AI Second Brain from Ambient Speech
Former Google X team launches TwinMind, an app that passively captures ambient speech to build an on-device knowledge graph for notes, tasks, and search.
Former Google Leaders Launch AI Agents to Stop Phishing
AegisAI raises $13M to deploy autonomous AI agents that detect and neutralize LLM-driven phishing, reducing false positives and speeding deployment.
Zillow’s Virtual Staging Shows Limits of Mild AI Makeovers
Zillow rolls out a Virtual Staging AI that tweaks furniture and style subtly. Useful idea but limited rollout and faint edits lessen impact.
Apple Extends Free Satellite Features for iPhone 14 and 15
Apple extends free Emergency SOS and satellite messaging for iPhone 14 and 15 users until November 2026 for eligible activations.
Apple Brings Hypertension Alerts and Sleep Score to Older Watches
watchOS 26 adds hypertension alerts, Sleep Score, live translation and a wrist-flick gesture to many older Apple Watch models on Sept 15.