ElevenLabs CEO says the voice AI startup crossed $330M ARR last year |

In Brief Posted: 8:15 AM PST · January 13, 2026 ElevenLabs, the AI voice-generation startup, crossed $330 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), CEO Mati…

Google's update for Veo 3.1 lets users create vertical videos through reference images |

In Brief Posted: 9:00 AM PST · January 13, 2026 Google on Tuesday updated its Veo 3.1 AI video-generation model with the ability to create…

Brazil orders Meta to suspend policy banning third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp |

4:21 AM PST · January 13, 2026 Brazil’s competition watchdog has ordered WhatsApp to put on hold its policy that bars third-party AI companies from…

Deepgram raises $130M at $1.3B valuation and buys a YC AI startup |

Usage of voice AI in sales, marketing, customer support, and consumer applications has shot up in the last few years. As a result, model providers…

JPMorgan Chase becomes the new issuer of the Apple Card |

In Brief Posted: 10:31 PM PST · January 7, 2026 Apple announced Wednesday that JPMorgan Chase is the new issuer of the Apple Card, replacing…

Plaud launches a new AI pin and a desktop meeting notetaker |

8:28 AM PST · January 4, 2026 Hardware maker Plaud launched a new AI notetaker called Plaud NotePin S, along with a desktop app that…

Subtle releases earbuds with its noise-isolation models |

4:00 AM PST · January 4, 2026 Voice AI startup Subtle, which creates voice-isolation models to help computers understand you better in loud environments, today…

The best AI-powered dictation apps of 2025 |

In some ways, 2025 was when AI dictation apps really took off. Dictation apps have been around for years, but in the past they’ve proved…

The Google Pixel Watch 4 made me like smartwatches again |

For the last few years, I wore either an analog watch or Xiaomi Band 6 for basic step tracking and time. I didn’t opt for…

Why WeTransfer's co-founder is building another file transfer service |

One of the founders of WeTransfer — a popular free file-sharing service used by millions worldwide — is publicly criticizing the company’s new direction. Dutch…