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Year2023

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Google Voice rolls out AI note taking feature that transcribes calls and emails summaries

Google Voice is getting an AI-powered note-taking feature that records and transcribes calls while organizing key highlights into action items. The tool, powered by Gemini, automatically sends summaries via Gmail after each call ends. Currently limited to paying subscribers, the feature aims to help businesses track important call details without manual effort.

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Google Voice rolls out AI note taking feature that transcribes calls and emails summaries

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Bland raises $50 million Series C after 180 rejections to automate complex phone calls

Voice AI startup Bland secured $50 million in Series C funding led by Dell Technologies Capital, bringing total funding past $100 million. The company builds proprietary voice AI models to handle 30-45 minute calls in healthcare and financial services, processing over 3.5 million calls weekly. Founder Isaiah Granet was rejected by 180 investors who claimed phone calls would disappear within a year.

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Bland raises $50 million Series C after 180 rejections to automate complex phone calls

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Brain-Computer Interface and AI Let Speechless ALS Patient Speak and Work Full-Time

A UC Davis brain-computer interface has enabled Casey Harrell, a paralyzed ALS patient, to communicate independently for over 3,800 hours across two years with 99% accuracy in controlled tests. Using AI-driven speech synthesis, the BCI implant translates neural activity into speech, allowing him to work full-time as an environmental advocate and have conversations with his daughter who's never heard his voice.

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Brain-Computer Interface and AI Let Speechless ALS Patient Speak and Work Full-Time

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Maya Research raises $1.9M to build voice AI that speaks like a local across languages

Maya Research, a Bengaluru and San Francisco-based AI startup, has raised $1.9 million in a seed round led by South Park Commons to develop conversational AI models designed for native speakers across languages and dialects. The company's emotive voice model Maya 1 ranks sixth globally among open-weight models on Speech Arena, placing it on par with OpenAI's GPT-Realtime-2.

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Maya Research raises $1.9M to build voice AI that speaks like a local across languages

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Sarvam AI secures $234M Series B, becomes India's newest AI unicorn at $1.5 billion valuation

Bengaluru-based Sarvam AI raised $234 million in Series B funding led by HCLTech's $150 million investment, achieving a $1.5 billion valuation. The startup joins an elite group as India's newest AI unicorn, building sovereign AI capabilities with models designed for Indian languages and use cases across banking, insurance, government services, and defense sectors.

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Sarvam AI secures $234M Series B, becomes India's newest AI unicorn at $1.5 billion valuation

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Spotify removed 57,000 fake podcasts selling illegal drugs after congressional pressure

Spotify removed over 57,000 fake podcast episodes and banned 3,500 accounts tied to illegal drug promotion after a US Senate investigation exposed the scale of the problem. The AI-generated episodes directed listeners to websites selling modafinil, opioids, and cryptocurrency on unregulated marketplaces. Senator Maggie Hassan led the inquiry that forced the platform to act, revealing Spotify's lack of AI moderation for podcasts.

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Spotify removed 57,000 fake podcasts selling illegal drugs after congressional pressure

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Meta Offers Free AI Glasses to Over 130,000 Blind Veterans Across America

Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta will provide free Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses to all legally blind US veterans, partnering with the Blinded Veterans Association for hands-on training. The AI-powered glasses can read documents, describe surroundings, and assist with navigation, offering practical independence to more than 130,000 eligible veterans.

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Meta Offers Free AI Glasses to Over 130,000 Blind Veterans Across America

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Equal AI raises $30M to screen spam calls for millions of Indians drowning in daily interruptions

Indian startup Equal AI has secured $30 million in Series B funding led by Prosus Ventures and Tomales Bay Capital to expand its AI-powered call screening assistant. The Android app answers unknown calls, identifies caller intent, and presents users with summaries before they engage. With over one million monthly active users since launching in October 2025, the platform tackles India's relentless spam call problem while supporting more than 10 languages including code-mixing.

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Equal AI raises $30M to screen spam calls for millions of Indians drowning in daily interruptions

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Apple's Siri AI refuses romance, prioritizes utility as Craig Federighi draws line against chatbots

Apple is taking a starkly different approach with Siri AI, explicitly designing it to reject romantic engagement and sycophantic behavior. Craig Federighi confirmed that the upgraded Siri AI assistant will shut down attempts at flirtation, focusing purely on utility and privacy. Early beta testers report the assistant even locks conversation threads after inappropriate requests, marking a deliberate contrast to competitors.

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Apple's Siri AI refuses romance, prioritizes utility as Craig Federighi draws line against chatbots

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Hand-cranked AI chatbot runs entirely offline on a Raspberry Pi, challenging data center dominance

Squeez Labs has created CrankGPT, a hand-powered AI chatbot that runs on a Raspberry Pi 5 with just 8GB of RAM. The device operates completely offline using local AI models, requiring no data centers or grid electricity. While partly tongue-in-cheek, the project demonstrates how lightweight AI models can deliver practical results without massive energy infrastructure, pointing toward more sustainable and private AI deployment.

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Hand-cranked AI chatbot runs entirely offline on a Raspberry Pi, challenging data center dominance

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macOS 27 Beta Users Can Skip Siri AI Waitlist With Simple Terminal Command Workaround

Apple's new AI-powered Siri launched with the macOS 27 Golden Gate beta but remains locked behind a waitlist with unpredictable wait times. A Terminal command workaround now lets beta testers bypass the queue entirely and access Siri AI immediately, including its Spotlight integration and context-aware search capabilities across messages, emails, and photos.

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macOS 27 Beta Users Can Skip Siri AI Waitlist With Simple Terminal Command Workaround

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Apple's iOS 27 Brings Siri AI and Major CarPlay Updates Hidden in Developer Notes

Apple quietly introduced significant CarPlay improvements in iOS 27, including conversational Siri AI, video app support, and enhanced audio controls. While WWDC 2026 focused on AI expansions, the developer notes revealed quality-of-life updates like route sharing with vehicles, audio scrubbing, and new Liquid Glass designs that transform the driving experience.

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Apple's iOS 27 Brings Siri AI and Major CarPlay Updates Hidden in Developer Notes

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iOS 27 Siri AI Features Limited to Newer iPhones, Beta Users Face Waitlist Access

Apple unveiled iOS 27 at WWDC with major Siri AI upgrades, but compatibility doesn't equal capability. While iOS 27 runs on iPhone 11 and later, the heavily promoted AI features require iPhone 15 Pro or newer models. Developer beta testers must join a waitlist to access Siri AI, echoing Apple's previous rollout strategy.

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iOS 27 Siri AI Features Limited to Newer iPhones, Beta Users Face Waitlist Access

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watchOS 27 Brings Siri AI to Apple Watch, But Six Models Lose Support After Just 3-4 Years

Apple announced watchOS 27 at WWDC 2026 with AI-powered Siri that finally delivers contextual answers on your wrist. But the update comes with an aggressive compatibility cutoff—dropping Apple Watch Series 6, 7, 8, 9, the original Ultra, and SE 2. That means devices as recent as three years old won't receive further updates, marking a sharp departure from Apple's typical support timeline.

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watchOS 27 Brings Siri AI to Apple Watch, But Six Models Lose Support After Just 3-4 Years

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McDonald's AI drive-thru returns with ArchIQ after IBM failure, tests at 5 US locations

McDonald's is testing ArchIQ, a Google-backed AI drive-thru system, at five US locations as part of its broader modernization strategy. The system has already processed over 1 million orders with a 90% automation rate, marking a significant comeback after the company ended its problematic IBM partnership in 2024 due to viral ordering mistakes.

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McDonald's AI drive-thru returns with ArchIQ after IBM failure, tests at 5 US locations

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