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AI voice startup ElevenLabs doubles valuation to $22B

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Voice AI startup ElevenLabs announced today that it’s allowing employees to cash out a portion of their vested equity at a $22 billion valuation, doubling the $11 billion valuation the company hit when it raised $500 million in February. The recent $300…

TechCrunch AI · 30 Sep 2026 · 20:23 CESTRead story →

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The AI Tamagotchis are coming

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Personal AI hardware has mostly crashed and burned. OpenAI and Meta are counting on two selling points: it’s useful, and it’s cute. Personal AI hardware has mostly crashed and burned. OpenAI and Meta are counting on two selling points: it’s useful, and…

The Verge AI · 30 Sep 2026 · 20:07 CESTRead story →

Safety & Security

Here’s what AI leaders are saying about Trump’s new safety plan

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Who needs legally binding regulations when you can be your own AI safety judge? Who needs legally binding regulations when you can be your own AI safety judge? After hosting a meal with Big Tech leaders on Tuesday, President Donald Trump responded…

The Verge AI · 30 Sep 2026 · 19:27 CESTRead story →

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The ugly economics of consumer AI

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After this week, you could argue that consumer AI is making a comeback. Meta’s personal AI assistant, Muse, and its plush-like mascot Jolly, has been a surprise hit. OpenAI’s Dots, released just yesterday, appears to be chasing the same cartoony personal assistant…

TechCrunch AI · 30 Sep 2026 · 19:24 CESTRead story →

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Google's early attempt to pay websites for AI answers is struggling

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Many sites see just one-tenth of one percent of their advertising revenue from AI payments. Google’s shift to AI-powered search has upended the way the world’s largest search engine generates web traffic, rankling large and small publishers alike. In recent months, the…

Ars Technica AI · 30 Sep 2026 · 18:03 CESTRead story →

Automation & Agents

DoorDash launches an AI agent you can text to order food

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DoorDash announced on Wednesday that it’s launching a text-to-order AI agent that lets users place orders through Apple Messages. The new tool allows users to send prompts like “order my usual,” and the agent will understand that they mean their Friday night…

TechCrunch AI · 30 Sep 2026 · 18:00 CESTRead story →