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Subtle Computing’s voice isolation models help computers understand you in noisy environments

November 7, 2025
California-based startup Subtle Computing is tackling the problem of capturing people’s voices in noisy environments with its own voice-isolation models – a technology that could benefit voice-based AI products and services. Consumer apps using voice AI are today seeing tremendous growth. AI meeting note-takers like Granola, Fireflies, Fathom, and Read AI have received both user and…
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Former Meta employees launch Stream, a smart ring that takes voice notes and controls music

November 6, 2025
A raft of voice-based hardware devices have emerged, aimed at companionship, productivity, or personal growth. These include card-shaped devices from Plaud and Pocket; pendants from Friend, Limitless, and Taya; and a wristband from Bee, which is now part of Amazon. Now, two former Meta employees who worked on interface design have launched Sandbar, a startup that has created a ring called Stream…
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Shopify says AI traffic is up 7x since January, AI-driven orders are up 11x

November 5, 2025
E-commerce software provider Shopify is bullish on AI-powered shopping agents, citing AI as an “incredible tool” to enable more entrepreneurs and calling it the “biggest shift in technology since the internet” during its third-quarter earnings call. The company, which partnered with ChatGPT maker OpenAI in September, reported that traffic from AI tools to its online stores…
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Anthropic projects $70B in revenue by 2028: Report

November 5, 2025
The Information reports that Anthropic expects to generate as much as $70 billion in revenue and $17 billion in cash flow in 2028. The growth projections are fueled by rapid adoption of Anthropic’s business products, a person with knowledge of the company’s…
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Dia’s AI browser starts adding Arc’s ‘greatest hits’ to its feature set

November 4, 2025
The AI web browser Dia is drawing inspiration from its predecessor, Arc, an earlier experiment in modernizing the web-browsing experience that hailed from the startup known as The Browser Company. On Sunday, The Browser Company’s founder, Josh Miller, confirmed that the new AI browser will bring “Arc’s greatest hits” to Dia, including things like the sidebar mode, and…
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