Topic: Competitive Positioning
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Meta AI Gets Its Own App: Voice Chats and Personalization Take Center Stage
Meta is pushing its artificial intelligence efforts into the spotlight with the formal launch of a dedicated Meta AI application and web interface (meta.ai).
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Kayak Co-Founder Launches Supercal to Challenge Calendly
Supercal is a new, completely free scheduling platform founded by Paul English, designed to compete with established tools like Calendly by offering robust features without cost. Its standout feature is AI-powered group scheduling that scans multiple calendars to find suitable meeting times, book...
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Google's AI Search: A C-Suite Guide
Google's AI experiments are shifting search from keyword-based to interactive, context-aware discovery, requiring businesses to adapt strategies for visibility. New tools like Doppl and Food Mood enable personalized recommendations in fashion and food, emphasizing the need for rich metadata and e...
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Over a million people now have access to the gen-AI powered Alexa+
Amazon's AI assistant Alexa+ has reached over one million users, offering advanced generative AI features like fluid conversations and smart home integration, currently available by invitation. Alexa+ provides personalized responses, natural language processing, and premium services like email su...
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Finom Secures $105M Growth Funding From General Catalyst for SMB Banking
Finom secured €92.7 million in growth funding from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund, focusing exclusively on customer acquisition due to its strong financial position. The company, already cash-flow positive, has expanded into AI-powered accounting and lending services, with plans to roll o...
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Control Your Threads: Approve and Filter Replies
Meta's Threads has introduced reply approvals, allowing users to screen and authorize replies before they appear publicly, enabling open participation while maintaining conversation control. The platform has enhanced its Activity feed with new filters to isolate replies from followed users or men...
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Wacom One Just Got Bigger: Meet the New Larger Size
Wacom has launched a new 14-inch entry-level creative display, the Wacom One 14, aimed at students and digital art enthusiasts, priced at $299.95 for accessibility. The device includes a battery-free pen and USB-C cable, connects via USB-C to computers, and features a slimmer design with thinner ...
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Gemini App Now Analyzes Your Videos – Here's How
Google's Gemini app now offers AI-powered video analysis for personal clips, expanding beyond YouTube and competing with tools like ChatGPT. Users can easily upload videos via the app, with the feature currently available on Gemini 2.5 Flash and 2.5 Pro models for Android and iOS. The tool provid...
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Bard rebrands as Gemini
Meet Gemini, Google's groundbreaking AI. A leap from Bard, Gemini brings nuanced understanding and multimodal capabilities to your fingertips. Discover an AI that not only processes data but anticipates needs, setting a new standard in technological advancement. Gemini: Where innovation meets practicality.
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beehiiv expands with AI website builder and creator tools
beehiiv has expanded its platform to include AI-powered website building, enabling creators to design sites without coding through conversational AI or drag-and-drop tools. The platform now supports selling digital products like ebooks with zero commission, podcast hosting, and offers real-time a...
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Fizz College App Now Offers Grocery Delivery
Fizz has partnered with Gopuff to offer in-app grocery and snack delivery in as fast as 15 minutes, enhancing convenience for students. The app combines an anonymous social network and a marketplace, and this integration builds on existing student behaviors like peer-to-peer sales and group food ...
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