Stories on Apple’s new AI, Mistral’s $1.5B boost, NHS bots, NotebookLM flashcards, Anthropic’s ethics hires, reader preference for summaries, and ElevenLabs’ micro-teams.
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Writing Tools and image generation are integrated across native Apple apps, including Messages, Mail, Notes, and Pages.
Genmoji and Image Playground let users create unique emojis and images using simple prompts across devices.
ChatGPT is now built into Siri and Writing Tools, offering richer responses and premium features for paid accounts.
Visual Intelligence, Live Translation, and enhanced Siri features roll out later in 2025 with system updates.
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ASML now holds an 11% stake, making it Mistral’s largest shareholder.
Mistral’s large language models use open weights but not open source code.
ASML will leverage Mistral’s AI for supply chain management and R&D.
Additional Series C investors include DST Global, Andreessen Horowitz, and Nvidia.
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Tortus automatically transcribes and summarizes medical consultations for efficient clinical review.
The trial involved nine UK healthcare sites and nearly 17,000 patient interactions.
Emergency departments using Tortus increased the number of patients seen per shift by 13.4%.
National use of this AI assistant could unlock £658 million in additional annual capacity.
Google NotebookLM Adds Flashcard and Quiz Features for Smarter Studying
Google’s NotebookLM now generates customized flashcards, quizzes, reports, and audio overviews, using only the user’s uploaded materials for personalized, focused study help.
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Flashcards and quizzes can be tailored by question count, subject, and difficulty for targeted learning.
Audio Overviews now include new formats for quick listening and review of uploaded study content.
NotebookLM’s upgraded report tools let users create custom reports, study guides, and blog posts from source material.
Peer-reviewed academic Notebooks are available through partnerships like OpenStax, expanding trusted study resources.
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New hires will research, evaluate, and design solutions for AI welfare and consciousness issues.
Recent interventions allow Claude Opus models to leave harmful or abusive user interactions.
Anthropic leads industry efforts, while Google DeepMind also recruits for similar research roles.
Debate in Silicon Valley persists over whether studying AI consciousness is premature or essential.
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Readers are choosing to read AI Overviews (summaries) instead of clicking through to the original articles.
Lost advertising revenue from reduced site visits is intensifying challenges for news publishers.
Lack of Google transparency on click-through rates makes impact hard to fully measure.
Experts warn AI summaries could decrease content creators' ability to monetize journalism online.
ElevenLabs credits its $6.6B valuation and $200M+ revenue to 20 small, agile micro-teams and hands-on hiring by leadership.
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Each micro-team, 5–10 people, independently drives areas like studio interface and enterprise voice agents.
CEO and cofounder personally interviews every new hire, ensuring culture and quality scale with growth.
Revenue expected to exceed $300M this year; company expanding to 400 employees while keeping the model.
Recent $100M tender offer lets staff cash out shares; major investors include Sequoia and Iconiq.
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