ElevenLabs's new music generation model can switch genres mid-track | TechCrunch
… ElevenLabs emphasized that the new model is built on licensed data and cleared for commercial use, so users can freely use the tracks. …
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Google adds Gemini-powered dictation to Gboard, which could be bad news for dictation startups | TechCrunch
… Code switching means users can move between languages midsentence — say, from English to Hindi — and Rambler will follow along without losing context. …
Osaurus brings both local and cloud AI models to your Mac | TechCrunch
… Today, Osaurus can flexibly connect with locally hosted AI models or cloud providers like OpenAI and Anthropic. Users can freely choose which AI models they’re using and keep other aspects of the AI experience on their own hardware, like the models’ own memory, or their files and tools. …
'What a joke': Github Copilot's new token-based billing spurs consternation among devs | TechCrunch
… The company is switching its billing system from a flat subscription rate to a token-usage system that has the potential to bill users at a significantly higher rate. …
Voice AI in India is hard — Wispr Flow is betting on it anyway | TechCrunch
… To make the product more relevant for Indian users, Wispr Flow began beta testing a Hinglish voice model earlier this year and launched on Android — India’s dominant mobile operating system — after initially debuting on Mac and Windows before expanding to iOS in 2025. …
DuckDuckGo makes its 'no-AI' search engine easier to access as its traffic booms | TechCrunch
… The company still offers its own AI chatbot with access to many popular models, and a subscription plan that provides access to the latest models and other tools, like a VPN service, identity theft restoration, and personal information removal services. …
DuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as users reject being ‘force-fed’ Google’s AI Search | TechCrunch
… All chats are private because DuckDuckGo strips the user’s IP address before requests reach model providers, deletes conversations within 30 days, and prevents chats from being used for training. “Not only do we respect user choice, but also user privacy,” Weinberg said. “Everything you do in DuckD… …
Exclusive: Pacific Fusion's latest prototype packs 440 gigawatts into an 80-nanosecond burst | TechCrunch
… The tranche-based model is more widely used in biotech, where it saves startups time on fundraising, allowing them to remain focused on hitting technical milestones. …
Finnish phone-maker HMD bundles Indian AI chatbot onto new smartphone in push to reach local market | TechCrunch
… The app supports 22 Indic languages and mid-sentence code-switching the ability to fluidly mix languages mid-conversation, like switching between Hindi and English , which helps the assistant better understand the context of a query. …
Wirestock raises $23M to supply creative multimodal data to AI labs | TechCrunch
… Demand for data supply services is sky high right now as AI labs race to continue improving their models. …