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Why wait? Google is already dismantling Assistant as it switches to Gemini.

Ars Technica

In 2024, Google removed features like media alarms and voice messages, but that was just the start. The full list of removals is still available on its support page (spotted by 9to5Google ), but there's now a new batch of features at the top. Here's a rundown of what's on the chopping block.

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Zebra raises $1.1M in a pre-seed round for messaging that pairs photos with voice chat

TechCrunch

A new voice-based social app that cites Clubhouse as its biggest inspiration offers a playful new way to stay in touch with close friends and family. Zebra leaves video out of the equation altogether, inviting users to snap on-the-fly photos and send them off paired with casual voice updates.

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Amazon Alexa’s next celebrity voice belongs to Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan

The Verge

Photo by Prodip Guha/Getty Images. Amazon is adding its next high-profile celebrity voice option for its Alexa digital assistant, this time an exclusive for the India market. The baritone that has enchanted the Indian film industry for over five decades will soon deliver a unique voice experience.”. billion people.

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Alexa finally gets a masculine-sounding voice option

The Verge

Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge. Amazon has quietly started rolling out a new masculine-sounding voice option to its Alexa virtual assistant along with a similarly masculine-sounding wake word to trigger the assistant: “Ziggy.” (The You can hear a sample of the new voice option here. A new voice for Amazon’s digital assistant.

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Anonymous Camera is a new app that uses AI to quickly anonymize photos and videos

The Verge

But with the help of advances in machine learning, it’s also easier than ever to anonymize photos and videos, removing information that would otherwise identify people. The app can also distort voices in videos and strips any metadata that’s automatically embedded in files by cameras and phones. Screenshots: Playground.

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6 Must-Download Mobile Apps for Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The Reach app encourages users to explore the world by sharing photos and videos of their travels or visits to local landmarks and natural sites. Stance delivers voice messages straight to a congressperson’s voicemail and if he or she’s voicemail is full, Stance keeps calling until it’s available. reachmobile.no. takeastance.us.

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D-ID launches ‘Speaking Portrait,’ a way to turn photos into custom, photo-realistic videos

TechCrunch

The company whose tech powered the sensational MyHeritage app that turned classic family photos into lifelike moving portraits is back with a new implementation of its technology: Transforming still photographs into ultra-realistic video, capable of saying whatever you want.

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