ChatGPT’s voice mode is no longer a separate interface
ChatGPT now lets you use voice and text in the same screen, making conversations feel more natural as responses and visuals appear in real time.
Warner Music signs deal with AI music startup Suno, settles lawsuit
WMG says artists and songwriters will have full control over whether and how their names, images, likenesses, voices, and compositions are used in new AI-generated music.
OpenAI and Perplexity are launching AI shopping assistants, but competing startups aren’t sweating it
Startup founders building AI shopping tools think general-purpose models are too broad to deliver truly personalized shopping experiences.
Find Your Grind raises $5M to grow platform empowering students to explore unique career paths
Career exploration platform Find Your Grind raises $5 million to help more students discover alternative professions.
Microsoft’s AI chatbot Copilot leaves WhatsApp on January 15
WhatsApp’s new platform policies ban general-purpose AI chatbots like Copilot from using its service.
China’s Pony.ai plans to triple global robotaxi fleet by the end of 2026
The Chinese autonomous vehicle company Pony.ai has global ambitions, and plans to build a 3,000-strong robotaxi fleet to meet them.
South Korean police reports 5,196 arrests in yearlong cyber gambling probe
The South Korean National Police Agency has announced that a protracted cyber gambling investigation spanning an entire year led to the arrest of 5,196 individuals. According to a news release from law enforcement
Fleet Space finds massive lithium deposit using AI and satellites
The discovery suggests that a region in Quebec might hold even more lithium than originally suspected.
Kalshi urges federal judge to dismiss Ho-Chunk Nation’s sweeping IGRA lawsuit
Kalshi, the prediction-market operator, is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit brought by the Ho-Chunk Nation. The company says the Wisconsin tribe has no legal grounds to challenge its sports-event
Spotify to raise US prices in first quarter of next year, report says
Major record labels have been urging Spotify and other music streaming platforms to raise subscription prices, arguing that fees have not kept pace with inflation and remain low when compared to services like Netflix.