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ElevenLabs Music v2: Switching Genres Mid-Track
ElevenLabs Music v2 switches genres mid-track and lets users rebuild isolated sections via prompt. Commercially licensed, available now on ElevenMusic.
Meta One: Paid Subscriptions Land Across All Platforms
Meta launches Meta One, its paid subscription lineup across Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp. AI plans up to $19.99 and pro tiers at $49.99 are now in testing.
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Zara and H&M Are Using AI to Replace Their Models
Zara, H&M and Zalando generate AI visuals from a single photo shoot. Models speak out about unauthorized use of their likeness in AI-generated content.
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DuckDuckGo Up 30%: Users Reject Google’s Forced AI Search
DuckDuckGo recorded a 30.5% spike in U.S. app installs in a week, driven by user backlash against Google's forced AI search with no opt-out option.
Microsoft Drops Claude Code After Burning Its Entire AI Budget
Microsoft ends Claude Code licenses in its Experiences & Devices division by June 30, 2026. Token-based billing proved unsustainable: $500–$2,000 per engineer per month.
Meta Blocks Apple Intelligence and Challenges Apple on AI
Meta blocks Apple Intelligence in its iOS apps while Zuckerberg challenges Apple's AI innovation credibility. The battle for mobile AI has officially started.
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Shadow AI: Even Google Is Winging It on Security
Shadow AI is exploding inside organizations: employees using consumer AI tools without oversight. Google Cloud admitted it publicly. Breach-to-attack timeframes collapsed from 8 hours to 22 seconds.
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ClickUp Fires 22% of Its Staff and Deploys 3,000 AI Agents
ClickUp cut 22% of its workforce to replace them with 3,000 AI agents. Gartner finds 80% of companies using autonomous technology have reduced headcount.
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Android XR: Google’s AI Glasses Put to the Test
Google's Android XR glasses prototype features real-time translation, Google Maps navigation, and Gemini integration. Audio-only version ships fall 2026.
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Gemini Spark: Google Bets Everything on AI Agents
Google announces Gemini Spark at Google I/O 2026: AI agents integrated with Gmail and Workspace, locked to Google Ultra at $100 per month.
