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A developer built Hoovik, an open-source AI-powered video meeting platform that combines WebRTC signaling, distributed Node.js with Redis, real-time emotion AI, and a Python transcription pipeline. The platform uses a mu…
A new tutorial demonstrates how to build a document intelligence backend using the iii framework, combining Workers, Functions, and Cron Triggers for text analysis workflows. The guide walks through installing the iii en…
A team switched their LLM-as-judge evaluation from a single 1-to-5 helpfulness scale to four binary per-criterion assertions, raising Cohen's kappa from 0.47 to 0.78. The change required reworking the CI pipeline's pass-…
Meta launched Meta Business Agent, an AI tool that enables businesses to automate customer interactions across WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram, with over one million businesses already using it. The agent can answer q…
Companies are manipulating Reddit discussions through AI Engine Optimization (AEO) to control the answers that ChatGPT, Google's AI Overviews, and Perplexity provide to users. Marketing firms deploy bot networks and paid…
Amazon's AGI group found that human experts achieved only 60.8% accuracy when verifying claims from AI-generated research reports, revealing that static ground truth datasets are insufficient for evaluating complex AI sy…
Meta launched a new AI Business Agent that automates customer service, appointment booking, product recommendations, and sales across WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger without human intervention. Over one million busine…
TechWrath launched a free AI search visibility checker that analyzes how websites and brands are cited by generative AI engines like Google Gemini, OpenAI ChatGPT, and Perplexity. The tool uses deep-layer API pipelines t…
Ovela AI has evolved from a voice demo prototype into an operational voice assistant designed for businesses, shifting focus from natural conversation to reliable behavior in tasks like checking availability, updating re…
AethexAI, a voice AI startup founded by former Goldman Sachs and Meta employees, has raised $3 million in pre-seed funding to build voice AI tailored for Africa and the Middle East. The company developed its own small mo…
Canonical plans to integrate AI-powered speech-to-text into all text fields across Ubuntu, allowing users to dictate input instead of typing. Ubuntu 26.10 will include a button to enable voice input in any text entry poi…
Blackmagic Design released DaVinci Resolve 21, adding a dedicated Photo page for still image color grading and introducing AI tools for facial de-aging, blemish removal, and content-based media search. The update also in…
Patent Connector 1.3 introduces semantic AI search, allowing users to find patent classifications and examination manual sections using plain language instead of exact jargon. The update includes built-in access to class…
Scientists have demonstrated that artificial intelligence can predict whether a person is reading a taboo word by analyzing their brain waves, according to a study published in *Psychophysiology*. The research found that…
VoiceType AI, an AI-powered dictation app that converts speech into polished text with real-time transcription, grammar cleanup, and multilingual support, is now available for a lifetime subscription at $39.97, reduced f…
Meta launched its AI customer support bot, Meta Business Agent, globally on WhatsApp Business and Instagram DMs on Wednesday, following two years of testing in India and Mexico. The agent can answer questions, recommend …
Nikko has released a web search Gemini Gem V1, an autonomous research agent designed to produce well-sourced reports by systematically searching, evaluating, and triangulating information across multiple sources. The too…
Apple is expected to announce WatchOS 27 at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 8, focusing on refinements like improved heart-rate tracking and battery life rather than a major overhaul. The update may bring the…
Google reported that search interest in "vintage" and "how to thrift" hit all-time highs in 2026, prompting the company to release five new Google Search tools to assist thrift shoppers. The features include AI Mode for …
Dharma-AI released DharmaOCR, a structured OCR model, and published a paper demonstrating that Direct Preference Optimization (DPO) reduced text degeneration rates by an average of 59.4% across all tested vision-language…