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Jack Dorsey’s Block Introduces Dessa, an Emotionally Expressive Voice AI That Runs Locally
Block, the company led by Jack Dorsey, has released Dessa, a new voice model from its research lab that runs…
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Hyve Smart Package Locker Review: Protecting Your Holiday Deliveries
The next day, I encountered the FedEx driver in person, only because he rang the bell because he had a…
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At MIT, Martha Minow speaks on sustaining democracy, both by using and overcoming AI | MIT News
Legal scholar Martha Minow delivered this fall’s Compton Lecture at MIT on Thursday, examining the civic foundations of democracy —…
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AI Adoption Makes It Harder for Managers to Evaluate Staff, Monday.com Survey Finds
More than half of senior leaders say AI has made it harder to evaluate employees’ work, according to a Nielsen survey of…
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Greenlight Family Hub (2026): Finally, a Digital Wall Calendar With a Voice Assistant
I set up a digital wall calendar at a friend’s house a couple of months ago. Her first question was…
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Eka Robotics Raises $150M Series A to Scale Vision-Force-Action Model for Dexterous Robots
Insider Brief Eka Robotics raised $150 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz and F-Prime at a reported…