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Lemon Slice raises $10.5M from Y Combinator and Matrix to scale real-time AI avatars

Lemon Slice has raised $10.5 million in seed funding from Matrix Partners, Y Combinator, and notable tech leaders to build out its digital avatar technology. The startup's flagship model, Lemon Slice-2, transforms a single image into fully interactive, conversational video characters that can respond in real time, addressing what founders call the 'uncanny valley' problem plaguing existing avatar solutions.

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Lemon Slice raises $10.5M from Y Combinator and Matrix to scale real-time AI avatars

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Amazon expands Alexa+ with AI integrations for Expedia, Yelp, Square, and Angi in 2026

Amazon announced Thursday that its AI-powered digital assistant Alexa+ will integrate with Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp starting in 2026. Users will be able to book hotels, get home service quotes, and schedule salon appointments through natural language commands. The expansion positions Alexa+ as a concierge-like tool that handles real-world tasks through conversational AI, marking Amazon's most serious attempt to make voice assistants useful beyond basic queries.

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Amazon expands Alexa+ with AI integrations for Expedia, Yelp, Square, and Angi in 2026

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OpenAI launches Your Year with ChatGPT, a Spotify Wrapped-style recap for AI chatbot users

OpenAI has rolled out its first year-end recap feature called Your Year with ChatGPT, offering users a personalized review of their interactions with the AI chatbot throughout 2024. The Spotify Wrapped-style experience includes conversation themes, usage statistics, user archetypes, AI-generated poetry, and custom images, available now to eligible users in select countries.

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OpenAI launches Your Year with ChatGPT, a Spotify Wrapped-style recap for AI chatbot users

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StubHub launches ChatGPT app that transforms how fans find tickets for concerts and sports

StubHub has integrated with ChatGPT to create a conversational ticket discovery experience. Fans can now search for concerts, sporting events, and theater tickets using natural language prompts instead of traditional filters. The AI integration remembers preferences throughout the conversation and displays real-time inventory and pricing, fundamentally changing the ticket buying experience.

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StubHub launches ChatGPT app that transforms how fans find tickets for concerts and sports

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OpenAI launches ChatGPT app store, opening doors for third-party developers to build AI-powered apps

OpenAI has officially launched its ChatGPT app store, now accepting app submissions from third-party developers. The App Directory features popular services like Spotify, Canva, Adobe Photoshop, and Expedia, transforming the AI chatbot into a comprehensive platform where users can integrate applications directly into conversations. With over 800 million active users, this marks a shift from ChatGPT being just a product to becoming a full-fledged platform ecosystem.

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OpenAI launches ChatGPT app store, opening doors for third-party developers to build AI-powered apps

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Google News Audio Briefing uses AI to transform how users consume daily stories

Google News introduces Audio Briefing, an AI-powered feature that converts top stories into consumable audio content. The new Listen tab on Android delivers personalized news summaries narrated by two AI hosts, pulling from approved publishers. Users get playback controls, article markers, and background play capabilities, making news accessible during commutes and daily routines.

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Google News Audio Briefing uses AI to transform how users consume daily stories

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Gemini for Home arrives on Nest devices with promise and frustration in equal measure

Google's Gemini for Home has finally rolled out to Nest Hub and Nest Mini devices, bringing features like chain commands and Google Keep integration. Early users report mixed experiences—while some capabilities like multi-step commands work well, contextual awareness and natural language understanding still struggle with basic tasks that modern AI should handle effortlessly.

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Gemini for Home arrives on Nest devices with promise and frustration in equal measure

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Amazon launches Alexa+ web portal to compete with ChatGPT and Google Gemini

Amazon quietly rolls out a web version of its AI-enhanced Alexa+ assistant at Alexa.com, enabling users to interact with Alexa via keyboard and mouse. The new browser interface lets users upload files for analysis, manage reminders and calendars, and continue conversations across Echo devices. Currently free during early access, it will later cost $19.99 monthly for non-Prime users.

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Amazon launches Alexa+ web portal to compete with ChatGPT and Google Gemini

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Apple Music integration with ChatGPT announced by OpenAI, then mysteriously removed from post

OpenAI initially announced Apple Music as a partner for direct integration into ChatGPT, allowing users to create playlists through simple conversational commands. However, the reference was later removed from the official blog post without explanation. The integration would join existing partnerships with Spotify, Canva, and other major apps, though it remains unclear whether the feature has been delayed or cancelled entirely.

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Apple Music integration with ChatGPT announced by OpenAI, then mysteriously removed from post

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Churches Turn to AI for Ministry as 15,000 Face Closure and Congregations Shift Digital

Religious institutions across the U.S. are embracing AI-powered services to reach congregations as an unprecedented 15,000 churches could close this year. From AI-driven apps providing pastoral care to tools converting sermons into social content, ministry leaders are leveraging artificial intelligence to compete in a digital age where 29% of Americans now identify as religiously unaffiliated.

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Churches Turn to AI for Ministry as 15,000 Face Closure and Congregations Shift Digital

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OpenAI rolls back ChatGPT's model router, defaults free users to cheapest AI model

OpenAI has quietly reversed a major change affecting hundreds of millions of ChatGPT users. The company rolled back its model router system for free and Go tier subscribers, now defaulting them to GPT-5.2 Instant instead of automatically routing complex queries to advanced reasoning models. The shift appears to balance cost management with user control, though it raises questions about response quality for sensitive queries.

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OpenAI rolls back ChatGPT's model router, defaults free users to cheapest AI model

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PolyAI Raises $86M at $750M Valuation to Scale Conversational AI for Enterprise Call Centers

London-based PolyAI has secured $86 million in Series D funding at a $750 million valuation for its conversational AI platform. The startup develops ultra-realistic voice AI assistants that handle millions of customer calls daily for banks, casinos, and hospitals. Led by Georgian, Hedosophia and Khosla Ventures, the round brings total funding past $200 million as the company aims to double revenue to over $40 million.

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PolyAI Raises $86M at $750M Valuation to Scale Conversational AI for Enterprise Call Centers

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Google Search adds plus button for instant AI Mode file uploads on desktop

Google has quietly introduced a plus button to its search homepage, allowing desktop users to upload images and documents directly for AI-powered analysis through AI Mode. The feature, which appears on the left side of the search bar, represents another step in Google's pivot to AI as competition with OpenAI intensifies.

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Google Search adds plus button for instant AI Mode file uploads on desktop

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Amazon Kindle AI feature launches with no opt-out for authors as Ask this Book goes live

Amazon rolled out Ask this Book, a Kindle AI feature that provides spoiler-free answers to reader questions about plot and characters. Available now on iOS for thousands of English titles, the in-book AI assistant has sparked controversy as authors and publishers cannot opt out, raising questions about AI copyright and derivative works in publishing.

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Amazon Kindle AI feature launches with no opt-out for authors as Ask this Book goes live

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BBVA expands OpenAI partnership, rolls out ChatGPT Enterprise to 120,000 employees worldwide

Spanish banking giant BBVA is scaling up its OpenAI alliance, deploying ChatGPT Enterprise to all 120,000 employees after a successful pilot showed staff saved nearly three hours weekly. The partnership will co-develop AI models for banking applications, create an intelligent conversational assistant for customers, and build a digital alter ego to help employees manage tasks.

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BBVA expands OpenAI partnership, rolls out ChatGPT Enterprise to 120,000 employees worldwide

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