AI & RoboticsNews

AI-powered writing assistant Writer nabs $21M

November 15, 2021
Writer, which bills itself as an AI writing assistant for marketing teams, today announced that it raised $21 million. (Writer’s total now stands at $25 million.) Insight Partners led the series A round with participation from Gradient Ventures, which Writer CEO May Habib says will be put toward customer acquisition initiatives and headcount growth. Writer’s growth comes as marketers…
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OpenAI rival Cohere launches language model API

November 15, 2021
Cohere, a startup creating large language models to rival those from OpenAI and AI2Labs, today announced the general availability of its commercial platform for app and service development. Through an API, customers can access models fine-tuned for a range of natural language applications, in some cases at a fraction of the cost of rival offerings. The pandemic has accelerated the world’s…
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MobileNews

TikTok for iOS adds clever ‘For Us’ page when on a FaceTime call with SharePlay

November 15, 2021
One of the most anticipated features of iOS 15 was SharePlay, which gives users the ability to listen to songs, watch TV shows, play games, and more while on a FaceTime call with friends or family members. To take advantage of this feature, many apps are being updated so users can enjoy them together. One of the applications that brought a special touch while users are on a FaceTime call using…
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Samsung officially rolling out Android 12 on Galaxy S21 today, less than a month after Google Pixel

November 15, 2021
After a couple of months in beta, Samsung is officially rolling out Android 12 to the Galaxy S21 series in a stable, wide rollout. This comes in record time, less than 30 days after the update rolled out to Pixel smartphones. Samsung first kicked off its Android 12 Beta program on the Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra in mid-September. In the time since, four updates have been made available to…
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