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🚀 Here are the latest AI news in a nutshell. Step right up for today's tech sideshow!

• Indian news agency slaps OpenAI with a lawsuit. Copyright drama goes Bollywood! 📰⚖️

• Google Lens becomes your price checker. Shopping just got nosier! 🔍💰

• ChatGPT's voice mode hits the web. Your browser just found its voice! 🗣️💻

• UK gives thumbs up to Alphabet-Anthropic deal. British regulators are feeling generous! 🇬🇧👍

• Spines want to make AI authors famous. Move over Shakespeare! 📚✨

• Lightyear modernizing network procurement. Making IT shopping less painful! 🛒💫

• Selector playing IT doctor with auto-diagnosis. Tech problems are getting AI band-aids! 🩹🔧

• Microsoft bundles AI goodies in Azure AI Foundry. One-stop shop for enterprise AI! 🏪🤖

• Neo4j jumping on the AI bandwagon. Databases want some of that AI magic! 📊✨

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Google Lens can now check prices and inventory when shopping in the real world

Google is launching new shopping features in Google Lens that allow users to check prices, reviews, and inventory while shopping in physical stores. The AI-powered feature, which uses Google's Shopping Graph of 45 billion product listings and Gemini models, lets shoppers compare prices across retailers and access product information by taking photos of items. Initially available for beauty products, toys, and electronics at retailers like Target, Ulta Beauty, and Macy's, the feature is launching for U.S. users. Google is also adding product search capabilities to Maps and expanding buy now, pay later options in Google Pay to include Afterpay, with Klarna coming soon.

OpenAI brings ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode to the web

OpenAI is extending ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode from mobile apps to web browsers, allowing paid subscribers to engage in voice conversations with the chatbot. The feature uses GPT-4's audio capabilities to understand non-verbal cues like talking speed and respond with emotional variation. Users can choose from nine different voice personalities for ChatGPT's responses. Currently available to Plus, Enterprise, Teams, and Edu subscribers with daily usage limits, the feature will roll out to free users in the coming weeks with monthly preview access.

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1. UK competition regulator clears Alphabet’s investment in Anthropic

2. Itching to write a book? AI publisher Spines wants to make a deal

3. Lightyear is on a mission to modernize network procurement

4. Selector automatically spots IT issues and recommends fixes

5. Microsoft brings together its enterprise AI offerings in the Azure AI Foundry

6. Database startup Neo4j embraces AI to supercharge growth

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Microsoft Teams to Offer Voice Cloning for Real-Time Translation

In a bold but potentially controversial move, Microsoft has announced plans to introduce voice cloning technology to Teams, allowing users to speak in multiple languages while maintaining their original voice. The new feature, called Interpreter in Teams, promises to revolutionize international communication when it launches in early 2025.

The technology will enable real-time speech-to-speech translation across nine major languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish. As Microsoft CMO Jared Spataro explains, "Imagine being able to sound just like you in a different language." The feature aims to create more personal and engaging cross-language interactions in virtual meetings.

However, this innovation arrives amid growing concerns about AI voice technology. The past year has seen a surge in deepfake-related incidents, with high-profile figures from President Biden to Taylor Swift being impersonated, and losses from voice-based impersonation scams exceeding $1 billion. In one notable incident, cybercriminals reportedly used convincing AI technology in a Teams meeting to defraud a company of $25 million.

Microsoft appears mindful of these risks. The company emphasizes that Interpreter won't store biometric data or add artificial emotions to voices, and users must explicitly consent to voice simulation. The feature will be restricted to Microsoft 365 subscribers and can be disabled through Teams settings.

The broader context suggests significant market potential for such technology, with the natural language processing sector projected to reach $35.1 billion by 2026. However, current AI translation technology still faces challenges, particularly in handling colloquialisms, analogies, and cultural nuances.

While Microsoft positions Interpreter as a narrowly focused application of voice cloning technology, security experts remain concerned about potential misuse. The coming months will be crucial as Microsoft reveals more details about its safety measures, especially given that other companies like OpenAI have chosen not to release similar technology due to security concerns.

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🔧 This Week’s Tool: Zapier 🔧+ Canva

The AI-Powered Marketing Challenge 🎯🤖

Scenario:
Imagine you're launching a product and need to create a powerful email marketing campaign that converts. Your goal? Craft a personalized, high-converting email sequence using AI tools in under 10 minutes!

Rules:

1. Use Jasper AI (an incredible AI copywriting tool) to create an email sequence.

2. Plug it into Zapier to automate sending these emails when a user signs up via your website. Zapier institutions here.

3. Add a visual twist: use Canvas AI Design Suite to create an eye-catching email banner or graphic.

Steps to Play:

1. Generate content: Use Jasper AI to create email headlines, body text, and even A/B test subject lines.

2. Automate: Set up a trigger-action flow in Zapier to send emails automatically.

3. Design like a pro: Enhance your email visuals with Canva’s Magic Design feature, which uses AI to create professional templates in seconds.

4. Test and share your results: Test your sequence and share your best-performing email and graphic with the group for feedback.

Prize: The best sequence (judged on creativity and potential for impact) gets a feature in next week’s newsletter and a free one-on-one session to brainstorm more AI-powered marketing ideas!

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