Here is today’s top trending news from the world of technology and AI during the last 24 hours.
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Perplexity adds shopping to its Pro U.S. plan
In an interesting development, AI based search engine Perplexity AI has entered the e-commerce space by launching a new feature called ‘Buy with Pro.’ Currently, only pro users in the US market can use this feature. Buy with Pro will enable users to buy products and items directly from the Perplexity platform. It will display visual cards showing product details, pricing, seller information and user reviews. Once the users have saved their card details, they can buy the products with just one click. Perplexity will provide free shopping on all orders. With the launch of this feature, Perplexity will directly compete with established e-commerce players like Amazon and E bay.
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ElevenLabs now allows developers to build customized conversational agents
Leading text-to-speech platform ElvenLabs has unveiled a new exciting feature that will allow users to create conversational AI agents on its developer platform. This will allow developers to build fully customizable bots that closely aligns with specific brand identities and user needs. can define various aspects of their conversational agents, including tone of voice, response length, primary language, and initial messages. Developers can select from multiple LLMs such as Gemini, GPT, or Claude. This new capability positions ElevenLabs as a significant player in the growing field of conversational AI where it will compete with several leading players including OpenAI’s real-time conversational API.
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Mistral launches several new AI models and enhanced chat features
French based generative AI startup Mistral, which is known for its open source LLM models, has launched a slew of new models. These new models include Mistral Large 24.11, Pixtral Large 2411 and Ministral Models. Each of these new AI models seek to bring new functionalities and capabilities like improved long text understanding and handling several applications with low latency and cost. Alongside, it has also launched enhanced chat features for chatbot platform ‘Le Chat.’ It now includes web search capabilities with inline citations and also launched canvas tools for content modifications, enabling users to create documents, presentations and mock-ups directly within the chat platforms.
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Telegram mini-apps now go full screen
WhatsApp rival Telegram has announced a significant update for its mini-apps, which now includes the ability to run in full-screen mode on mobile devices. This update is considered one of the largest enhancements in the history of Telegram’s mini-app ecosystem. Mini-apps can now occupy the entire screen in both portrait and landscape orientations. This feature allows for a more immersive user experience and supports a wider range of applications, particularly games that benefit from enhanced gestures and interfaces. The new update enables mini-apps to detect device motion, which can be utilized for innovative game controls and immersive experiences, such as virtual reality applications.