Applications News & Updates

A new study by Gong reveals that nearly 70% of revenue leaders trust AI insights, as the technology has become a crucial factor in generating revenue per rep, with teams using AI tools seeing 77% more revenue.

Meta launches a new centralized support hub for Facebook and Instagram users, aiming to simplify account recovery and provide more personalized help through AI-powered tools.

Healthify, a health tracking company backed by Khosla, has launched an updated AI assistant Ria that allows live conversations for better health insights. Users can log meals, workouts, and glucose levels and get personalized suggestions.

Amazon's AI chatbot, Rufus, saw a surge in adoption and sales on Black Friday, with sessions involving Rufus increasing by 100% and driving conversions

Zanskar, a geothermal startup, used AI to find a new commercially viable site for a potential power plant in Nevada, marking the first such discovery in decades.

Payday lenders deploy AI to increase holiday borrowing, despite critics warning it may worsen debt problems. Many Americans rely on these loans, but they come with high interest rates and a lack of transparency.

Puma Browser allows users to utilize local AI in their mobile browsers, leveraging on-device LLMs for offline usage and reduced energy consumption.

Yahoo Sports launches Game Breakdowns, an AI-powered feature in its Fantasy Plus subscription, providing real-time summaries and insights of NFL games.

Suno, an AI music platform, is transforming Nashville's songwriting process, enabling faster and cheaper music production with the help of artificial intelligence.

The province of Bolzano in Italy has created a user-friendly AI-powered portal, myCIVIS, to deliver citizen-centric services, supported by Microsoft technology, to streamline access to public information and services.

Fortell, an AI startup, has launched an advanced hearing aid that provides a dramatic improvement in speech recognition in noisy environments, targeting individuals with age-related hearing loss.

Collabora Office, a free AI-free alternative to Microsoft Office, has been released in desktop version, offering a unified experience across Linux, MacOS, and Windows platforms.

Ninety-seven percent of people struggle to distinguish AI-generated from human-made music, but Deezer's transparency efforts aim to address concerns surrounding AI content.

The upcoming sequel, Let it Die: Inferno, heavily employs generative AI for game content, including voices, music, graphics, and background elements.

Google's DeepMind AI model outperformed traditional physics-based models in predicting Hurricane Melissa's path and intensity, marking a significant step forward in hurricane forecasting.

Hyodol, an AI-powered robot, and PARO, a non-verbal seal companion, are being deployed to help combat the rising elderly mental health crisis in South Korea.