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The race to replace ElevenLabs in live AI systems puts latency and reliability above voice quality
Google.org reaches 1m students with safety kits
Mistral AI unveils Spaces CLI for humans and agents
Microsoft to spend $5.5 billion in Singapore
Kraken: four US data points in four days
Mercor picks Stripe to handle payments for its AI talent marketplace
Google rolls out AI upgrades across Search, Maps and developer tools
Buffalo Bills partner with Fanatics on new online store
Microsoft invests more than $1 billion in Thailand
OpenAI closes $122bn funding round at $852bn valuation as IPO pressure builds
Google expands certified refurbished Pixel range
Nvidia partners with energy giants to make AI data centres flex with the power grid
Fitbit adds new personal health coach features
Krak launches Metal Mastercard debit card
Canva finds firms data-rich but decision-poor
OpenAI brings AI to disaster response in Asia
Fanatics brings Game Plan Summit to New York
Google Maps adds battery predictions for 350+ EVs
Microsoft launches Critique multi-model research system
Canva's co-funded solar farms start generating power
Xbox announces Games Showcase 2026 livestream
Microsoft launches Copilot Cowork in Frontier
Microsoft introduces Critique in M365 Copilot
Krak launches UK accounts with 1% salary match
Microsoft opens Denmark East datacenter region
Gemini app March Drop page shows blocked stub
xStocks tokenizes Fundrise VCX fund as VCXx
STADLER embeds ChatGPT across 650 employees
WhatsApp adds storage, transfer and AI tools
Apple adds partners to American Manufacturing Program
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