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Icelandic startup Treble Technologies has raised $18 million in Series A-2 funding led by Paladin Capital Group to accelerate its U.S. expansion and advance its acoustic simulation and synthetic data generation platform.
Meta is reportedly developing a new smart glasses model codenamed Luna that excludes built-in camera sensors, opting instead for a six-microphone array designed around artificial intelligence interactions.
Western intelligence and law enforcement agencies have issued a joint warning regarding an Iranian cyber espionage campaign using a specialized Windows malware strain known as Chosen Brick to spy on activists, journalists, and dissidents.
Apple officially launched iOS 27 on Tuesday, introducing a standalone Siri AI assistant alongside new media editing, financial tooling, and cross-device hardware features.
A global shortage of memory chips linked to artificial intelligence demand is driving up prices for used smartphones and altering the economics of component recovery, according to marketplace data from B-Stock.
Apple is reportedly preparing to expand into mobile gaming hardware with two iPhone controllers developed under its Beats brand, according to recent reporting and operating system code findings.
LG Electronics has publicly denied claims that its smart televisions continuously listen to and record user conversations, responding to a technical investigation by Gamers Nexus and cybersecurity researchers.
Apple's Apple Watch Series 12 introduces Audio Intelligence capabilities that capture and summarize conversations, raising legal questions around all-party consent laws.
Following its recent product keynote, Apple is anticipated to release additional hardware in late 2026, including M6-powered MacBooks and a new smart home display.
Following its recent hardware unveiling, Apple detailed how its new Siri AI Audio Intelligence features utilize hardware-level isolation to process ambient sound without giving watchOS, third-party apps, or Apple access to raw audio data.
Apple unveiled a suite of audio-focused artificial intelligence capabilities for the Apple Watch, including retroactive 15-second transcriptions and automated conversation summaries, amidst rising privacy and legal considerations surrounding wearable recording tools.
Apple introduced the Apple Watch Ultra 4 at its 'Surprise and Shine' event, retaining a $799 base price while introducing an upgraded Health Sensing System, 50-hour battery life, and S11-powered audio features.
Apple introduced its newest flagship devices on Wednesday, pitching the iPhone 18 series, Duo foldable phone, AirPods 5, and Apple Watch line as hardware hubs designed to run local artificial intelligence models.
Apple announced four opt-in audio intelligence features for the new Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, utilizing hardware-isolated memory enclaves on its S11 chip to process ambient sound and conversation transcripts.
Apple has launched new audio intelligence tools for the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, including an ambient meeting notetaker named Siri Recap and short-term conversation playback.
Apple's newly unveiled iPhone Duo features a dual-battery system, 25W MagSafe wireless charging, and an A20 Pro processor built to manage thermals across its 7.6-inch folding display.
Apple announced its latest hardware lineup on Wednesday, detailing the Apple Watch Series 12, Apple Watch Ultra 4, and AirPods 5. The new devices introduce on-device Audio Intelligence features, expanded health tracking metrics, and accessible lab testing integrations.
Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4, adding audio intelligence capabilities like conversation recaps alongside upgraded biometric heart-rate sensors.
Apple introduced the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max alongside a preview of its foldable iPhone Duo at its annual launch event, marking the public keynote debut of new Chief Executive Officer John Ternus.
As artificial intelligence capabilities advance, industry vocabulary is rapidly expanding to cover theoretical milestones, model optimization techniques, and novel computational architectures.
French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung gathered global media and tech executives at the Lumière summit to confront generative AI threats to human creativity and establish new industry policies.
Financial disclosures from General Motors and Honda show the Apple CarPlay-equipped Honda Prologue significantly outperforming the Chevy Blazer EV following GM's decision to drop smartphone mirroring.
Artificial intelligence startup Thinking Machines Lab is in talks to raise $5 billion to $6 billion in a new funding round led by Accel, with chipmaker Nvidia contributing up to $3 billion.
Audacity has released version 4, a major update that brings non-destructive editing, overlapping clip management, and a modernized user interface to the open-source audio editor.
Audio manufacturer Beyerdynamic has introduced the Aventho Y, a $150 wireless headphone model featuring up to 90 hours of playback, modular user-replaceable components, and Bluetooth 6.0 connectivity.
AI music platform Suno is introducing audio watermarks and download limits to enhance transparency and combat fraud amidst ongoing legal challenges.
Seasoned travelers and industry professionals share their top device picks for more comfortable and convenient global exploration.
A 65-inch LG C6 OLED television, recognized for its visual fidelity and specialized viewing modes, is currently available for $2,000, representing a $700 discount.
Bose introduces the second generation of its QuietComfort Headphones, incorporating advanced features previously exclusive to its premium models while maintaining a competitive price point.
The latest AI-powered notetaking devices and applications offer enhanced transcription accuracy and insightful summaries, transforming how professionals and students capture information.
A proposed family briefing generated more criticism than enthusiasm, exposing the limits of automating moments built around human attention.
The company is testing a native version of the narrated Reddit stories that already attract large audiences on TikTok.
User Notes turns playlists into shared memory journals by adding captions about when and why a track matters.
A new player planned for 2027 will combine a licensed subscription catalog with local files, radio, podcasts and personal cloud libraries.
The import restrictions focus largely on Chinese equipment that officials say could enable surveillance, remote control or cyberattacks.
The Palo Alto startup is expanding tools for creators and enterprises while facing the harder task of preventing unauthorized voice cloning.
The $279 earbuds add 14-hour use, environmental sleep tracking and controls designed for overnight wear.
The San Francisco startup turns television, radio, podcasts and livestreams into searchable signals for companies that need faster narrative tracking.
The startup founded by former Ultrahuman hardware executive Apoorv Shankar is developing physical controls intended to direct AI agents.
The M13-led Series A backs a speech company betting that how a machine sounds decides whether a caller stays on the line.
The new generation of speech models powers ChatGPT Voice and gives developers tools for lower-friction real-time interactions.
The hardware startup is betting that a simple recorder with free transcription can hold a place beside phones and software-only meeting assistants.
The San Francisco and Tokyo company is developing low-latency speech models for Japanese, Korean and Chinese applications.
The former Waymo engineer behind the startup is applying simulation and observability techniques to customer-facing AI systems.
The EssilorLuxottica partnership broadens Meta's wearable lineup with prescription support and Muse Spark-powered assistance.
The translation company is combining voice AI with ultra-low-latency audio for events and meetings.
The services update adds richer navigation, flexible location sharing, visual bill splitting and expanded media experiences.
The voice input update can improve punctuation, capitalization and formatting while new Siri voices aim for more natural delivery.
The updates extend VoiceOver, Magnifier, Voice Control and captioning while adding eye-based wheelchair controls for Vision Pro.
The I/O update lets users speak to Gmail, Docs and Keep while introducing an AI image creation and editing workspace.
The Palo Alto startup is commercializing infrastructure around a widely used open-source engine for running and serving advanced AI models.
The phone-automation startup says contact-center operators invested alongside venture firms after deploying its agents in live customer service work.
The speech-technology company is expanding its ability to embed voice transformation into communications systems.
The first model from Meta Superintelligence Labs powers a redesigned Meta AI experience and can coordinate parallel subagents.
The startup is using conversational agents to conduct structured phone interviews and turn long-form responses into research data.
The camera-and-voice search experience now supports real-time multilingual conversations wherever AI Mode is available.
The music model can create structured tracks of up to three minutes and is available across developer, enterprise and creative products.
The television interface can now show richer responses, narrated topic explorations and quick updates for sports fans.
The updated headphones add stronger noise control, Adaptive Audio, Conversation Awareness and Live Translation support.
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