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InterfaceChatGPT integrates its voice mode directly into the main chat window, allowing spoken replies to appear as text alongside images and maps for a smoother, more natural conversation flow.
ShoppingOpenAI and Perplexity launch AI shopping assistants that help users find products through tailored requests and photo uploads, while smaller startups bet on niche expertise and proprietary data to outmatch generalist bots.
PolicyMicrosoft's AI chatbot Copilot exits WhatsApp by January 15 due to new platform rules banning general AI bots on its Business API, pushing users to switch to dedicated apps or web access instead.
VoiceSpeechify adds voice typing and a voice assistant to its Chrome extension, focusing on voice-first interaction for productivity and promising ongoing improvements to error correction and website compatibility.
HardwareOpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Jony Ive describe a forthcoming AI device designed to be a calming, distraction-free alternative to smartphones, emphasizing simplicity, contextual awareness, and peaceful user experience within two years.
LegalOpenAI faces a trademark dispute over the word “cameo” after launching a feature under that name, with a court temporarily barring its use and a December hearing set to decide if OpenAI must rename its deepfake video tool.
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