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Marissa Mayer's new startup Dazzle raises $8M led by Forerunner's Kirsten Green: Mayer launched Dazzle after shuttering her photo and contact management startup Sunshine. Green's investment suggests Dazzle is poised for the coming wave of new AI-infused consumer businesses. Read More |
Italy tells Meta to suspend its policy that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp: Italy has ordered Meta to suspend its policy that bans companies from using WhatsApp's business tools to offer their own AI chatbots on the popular chat app. Read More |
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How to track Santa Claus this Christmas Eve using AI: Recently, NORAD's Santa Tracker teamed up with OpenAI to introduce new AI-powered features. These include an image generator that transforms your selfie into an animated elf character, a tool for generating toy ideas and converting them into printable coloring book pages, and a fill-in-the-blank storytelling tool that allows families to add names, places, and other details. Read More |
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