Application - AI news 2025-08-07

The backlash against Duolingo going ‘AI-first’ didn’t even matter

techcrunch.com • Aug 07, 2025

Duolingo faced significant backlash for announcing that it would become an "AI-first" company -- and yet, the app posted strong financials this quarte...

TL;DR

Duolingo beats quarterly revenue estimates, despite facing backlash for embracing generative AI over human workers.

Key Takeaways:

Duolingo's revenue is anticipated to surpass $1 billion this year, with daily active users growing 40% year-over-year.
The company has successfully grown its language courses offerings to over 300, thanks to the use of generative AI.
Duolingo's financial metrics indicate a positive impact from the adoption of AI, despite continued negative public sentiment on social media.

Truth Social’s AI search is powered by Perplexity, but the platform can set limits on sources

techcrunch.com • Aug 07, 2025

The search engine, dubbed Truth Search AI, is already available on the web version of Truth Social, with public Beta testing on the iOS and Android ap...

TL;DR

Perplexity has partnered with Truth Social, a social media platform owned by President Donald Trump, to power a new AI-powered search engine called Truth Search AI.

Key Takeaways:

Truth Search AI uses Perplexity's Sonar API to query the web and retrieve current and verified information, even from sources that block Perplexity's crawlers.
The AI search engine's responses are limited to the sources of information controlled by Truth Social, and may prioritize certain sources over others.
Perplexity's AI delivers answers with transparent citations, but its accuracy depends on the sources used by Truth Social.

The Browser Company’s AI browser now has a $20 subscription

www.theverge.com • Aug 07, 2025

The Browser Company — the makers of the Arc browser — just launched a $20 per month subscription to its new AI-powered web browser, Dia, as reported e...

TL;DR

The Browser Company's AI browser, Dia, now offers a $20 monthly subscription, called Dia Pro, with unlimited access to its AI chat feature.

Key Takeaways:

Free users may face limits on frequent use of Dia's AI chat feature, but CEO Josh Miller suggests a few weekly uses are still permitted without subscription.
Additional subscription tiers ranging from $5 to hundreds of dollars per month are being considered, according to Miller.
Other tech companies, such as Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI, are also investing in AI-powered browsers and tools.

How AI is helping advance the science of bioacoustics to save endangered species

deepmind.google • Aug 07, 2025

Our new Perch model helps conservationists analyze audio faster to protect endangered species, from Hawaiian honeycreepers to coral reefs....

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An updated AI model called Perch is being released to help conservationists analyze bioacoustic data and protect endangered species more efficiently.

Key Takeaways:

The new model can better adapt to new environments, particularly underwater ones like coral reefs, and is trained on a wider range of animals.
It can disentangle complex acoustic scenes over thousands or even millions of hours of audio data, and is versatile enough to answer multiple types of questions.
The Perch model has already shown success in the field, including helping BirdLife Australia and the Australian Acoustic Observatory build classifiers for unique Australian species.

Bing Image Creator adds GPT-4o alongside DALL-E3 for even more free ways to create

blogs.bing.com • Aug 07, 2025

The post Bing Image Creator adds GPT-4o alongside DALL-E3 for even more free ways to create appeared first on Source....

TL;DR

Bing Image Creator now includes the GPT-4o image generation model, in addition to DALL-E3, offering users more choice and creativity in AI-powered image creation.

Key Takeaways:

GPT-4o offers improved image generation quality with more realistic visuals and a deeper understanding of detailed prompts.
Users have the option to switch between the two models with just a click, allowing for more flexibility and control.
Bing Image Creator remains free to use, with 15 fast creations available daily and unlimited standard speed creations.