Topic: competitive landscape
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Google Unlocks Free Gemini Live Visual Features on Android
▼ Summary - Google is making its advanced AI feature, Gemini Live, free for all Android users via the Gemini app.- Initially, Gemini Live was limited to high-end devices and…
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Framer No-Code Builder Hits $2 Billion Valuation Milestone
Framer has reached a $2 billion valuation after raising $100 million in a Series D funding round led by existing investors, highlighting its rapid growth in the no-code website building market. The platform, which has over half a million monthly active users, focuses on enabling teams to create d...
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Meta's New Program Boosts Startups Using Llama AI Models
Meta's Llama for Startups program offers financial incentives (up to $6,000 monthly) and technical support to early-stage U.S. startups developing generative AI solutions, with applications closing May 30. The initiative aims to strengthen Meta's position in the open-source AI model arena...
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OpenAI Targets Developers with GPT-4.1, A Fine-Tuned Coding Push
OpenAI has introduced a new family of AI models dubbed GPT-4.1, adding another layer to its already complex naming structure. This latest release includes three distinct versions – GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano
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GPT-5 Fails to Meet Expectations as Evidence Mounts
OpenAI's GPT-5 launch disappointed users with its colder tone and perceived lack of significant innovation, leading to criticism and calls for a return to earlier models' personable interactions. The model struggles with basic tasks and is seen as an incremental update, raising concerns about dim...
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OpenAI releases GPT-OSS models under Apache license, challenging competitors
OpenAI released two open-source language models, GPT-OSS-120B and GPT-OSS-20B, under the Apache 2.0 license, marking a strategic shift toward enterprise adoption. The models offer high performance on consumer-grade hardware, with the 120B variant matching proprietary models and the 20B version ru...
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Adobe Photoshop for Android Now Free – Download Today!
Adobe has spent years releasing mobile apps that aren't Photoshop, and now it's finally giving people what they want. After releasing a mobile version of Photoshop on iPhone earlier this year, the promised Android release has finally arrived. It's much more capable than Photoshop Express or the ancient Photoshop Touch app, which Adobe unpublished almost a decade ago. This works about as well as the desktop version of Photoshop because it's relying on the same cloud service to do the heavy liftin...
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Blinq Secures $25M to Revolutionize Business Cards
Blinq, a Melbourne-based startup, raised $25 million in Series A funding to modernize professional networking with its digital business card platform. The platform serves 2.5 million users globally, offering customizable digital cards integrated with QR codes, NFC, and CRM systems like HubSpot an...
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Gemini Nano: Enterprise Image Editing Gets a Major Boost
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image is a new AI model that enables precise image edits while preserving the original subject's integrity, addressing issues of unwanted alterations in earlier tools. It offers advanced features like modifying backgrounds and adding accessories without compromising likeness, whi...
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Samsung invests in AI startup for fast video analysis at scale
AI-powered video analysis is advancing, with startups like Memories.ai tackling challenges in processing long videos and cross-referencing multiple sources, crucial for industries like security and marketing. Memories.ai, founded by ex-Meta researchers, has developed a platform capable of process...
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FLUX.1 Kontext: AI Image Generation for Enterprise Workflows
Black Forest Labs (BFL) launched FLUX.1 Kontext, an advanced AI image generation system for enterprises, combining text prompts and reference images for editing and refinement. The system includes BFL Playground for testing, with two public versions (pro and max) and a private beta (dev),...
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Claude Opus 4 Breaks Records: Outperforms OpenAI in AI Coding Marathon
Anthropic's Claude Opus 4 and Sonnet 4 AI models set new benchmarks in professional environments, with Opus maintaining focus on complex coding tasks for nearly seven hours, a significant leap from previous AI systems. Claude Opus 4 outperforms competitors like GPT-4.1 with a 72.5% score on the S...
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iPhone 17 Event: What to Expect on September 9
Apple's iPhone 17 event on September 9 is expected to introduce an ultra-thin iPhone model, potentially named iPhone Air, which could be the slimmest in the company's history. The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max may feature a shift to aluminum construction, a redesigned camera system with an expanded i...
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Google Tops Embedding Model Rankings as Alibaba Gains Ground
Google's Gemini Embedding model leads performance benchmarks, offering advanced capabilities like semantic search and retrieval-augmented generation for enterprise AI workflows. The model features Matryoshka Representation Learning, providing flexible dimensionality options to balance accuracy an...
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Definely Secures $30M Series B to Streamline Contract Review
Definely, an AI-powered legal tech startup, raised $30 million in Series B funding led by Revaia to enhance contract review processes globally. Co-founded by Nnamdi Emelifeonwu and Feargus MacDaeid, Definely's tools like Draft, Vault, and Proof simplify legal document review, with a focus on acce...
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Africa's Top Founder Launches AI Startup, Secures $9M Funding
Africa's most successful startup founders, Karim Jouini and Jihed Othmani, launched Thunder Code, an AI-powered software testing platform, securing $9 million in seed funding shortly after inception. Thunder Code uses generative AI to automate software testing, targeting a $100 billion market wit...
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Anthropic's Claude AI Now Handles Full Software Projects in One Request
Anthropic's Claude AI now processes up to 1 million tokens in a single request, enabling analysis of entire codebases or large documents without fragmentation. The upgrade enhances developer productivity by allowing complete system architecture understanding and outperforms competitors in...
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AMD Launches MI350 AI Accelerator with 35X Faster Inferencing
AMD’s MI350 AI accelerator offers 35x faster inferencing speeds and four times the AI compute performance of previous generations, marking a major leap in AI hardware. AMD is focusing on open, cost-efficient solutions for cloud providers and enterprises, with its MI350 Series and upcoming Helios ...
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Spotify Adds Messaging to Boost Social Features
Spotify is introducing a new in-app messaging feature to enhance social interaction by allowing users to chat about shared music and podcasts directly within the platform. The feature requires mutual approval for chat initiation, is encrypted but not end-to-end, and is currently available to user...
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