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Hinge Launches AI “Convo Starters” to Help Users Break the Ice
Hinge rolls out AI “Convo Starters” to help users craft engaging first messages, aiming to reduce awkward silences and boost match-to-date conversion.
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Hinge rolls out AI “Convo Starters” to help users craft engaging first messages, aiming to reduce awkward silences and boost match-to-date conversion.
OpenAI apologizes to ChatGPT subscribers after promotional messages sparked backlash, saying ads remain off the roadmap while product quality takes priority.
The New York Times sues Perplexity for reproducing copyrighted content in its AI search outputs, joining other publishers including the Chicago Tribune in legal action.
Apple reveals its 2025 App Store Award winners, emphasizing AI-driven features in top apps and games while advancing its own AI ambitions with Google Gemini for Siri.
Meta releases a centralized AI support hub for Facebook and Instagram, aiming to improve account recovery and reduce security issues amid mounting user frustrations.
Wikimedia Foundation explores deals with AI companies to monetize usage of Wikipedia content, aiming to offset server and operational costs from AI training.
Anthropic engages Wilson Sonsini to ready for a potential IPO in 2026, while weighing a new funding round that could value the AI company above $300 billion.
Amazon has introduced an AI feature for Fire TV that lets users jump to specific movie scenes on Prime Video by describing them to Alexa Plus.
Google Photos has introduced a year‑end Recap using its Gemini AI to highlight users’ top photos, hobbies, and moments from the past year.
KuCoin has introduced KuCoin Feed, an AI driven platform that consolidates real time crypto market information and personalized content into a single interface.
Gradium raises $70M seed funding to create ultra‑low latency, multilingual AI voice models, aiming to challenge established players like OpenAI and ElevenLabs by making high‑quality voice AI accessible to developers globally.
Simular, a startup developing agentic AI for PC and Mac OS, raised $21.5 million in Series A funding to advance its technology that autonomously completes complex tasks with minimal human oversight.