Google Drops Imagen 3

Welcome to our Friday edition!

In today’s menu:

  • AI Inspiration Quote

  • Walmart's AI: Future of Shopping

  • Your Own Conversational Tutor

  • New Google AI Goes Live

  • Top Rated AI Tools

  • Byte Sized news

  • How to Create Sound Effects with Text

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AI INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE

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The best way out is always through.

LATEST NEWS

Walmart's AI: Future of Shopping

Walmart is using generative AI to boost productivity, updating product catalog entries 100 times faster than before.

  • Walmart's CEO Doug McMillon revealed AI advancements during the Q2 financial earnings call.

  • AI improvements include enhanced customer search, a shopping assistant on Walmart's app, and new tools for marketplace sellers.

  • Walmart is testing AI-driven experiences for U.S. sellers, with plans to expand AI use globally.

Walmart's adoption of AI across various business operations signals a major shift in how large companies are using technology to enhance efficiency and explore new possibilities, raising questions about the future of work and job relevance.

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  • Find leads LinkedIn profiles and emails

  • Research accounts to prep for meetings

  • Scrape anything from the public web

  • Stop using Google / Perplexity / ChatGPT for your questions

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Your Own Conversational Tutor

Furwee is an AI-powered "conversational tutoring" platform designed to make learning fun for children.

It offers a free trial and provides personalized support to help kids achieve their educational goals.

New Google AI Goes Live

Google releases Imagen 3, its AI text-to-image generator, to users in the US

  • Imagen 3 promises better detail, richer lighting, and fewer distracting artifacts compared to previous models.

  • The tool includes guardrails, preventing the generation of images of public figures and copyrighted characters, although some limitations can be bypassed.

Google's Imagen 3 showcases advancements in AI-generated imagery, reflecting the ongoing competition and ethical considerations in AI development.

Top Rated AI Tools

Conversational Replicas by Tavus: Build with real-time digital twins that speak, see & hear

Graphy for Data Storytelling: Create pro-level graphs that drive actions

ShellMate AI: A Mac terminal productivity tool powered by OpenAI

Dev Utils: Open-source tools for devs who don’t like ads

Resubscribe: Conversion & churn user feedback for B2C

BYTE-SIZED NEWS | TOO HOT TO MISS

The San Francisco City Attorney’s office is closing 16 AI-powered “undressing” websites, commonly used to create nude deepfakes of women and girls.

How to Create Sound Effects with Text

ElevenLabs has introduced a text-to-sound feature that lets you generate sound effects just by describing the noise you want. Here's how to use it:

  1. Go to ElevenLabs and log in or sign up for an account. You can try this feature for free.

  2. In the left sidebar, select "Sound Effects."

  3. Enter your desired sound effect in the text box.

  4. Adjust the duration and prompt influence settings as needed.

  5. Click "Generate Sound Effects" to create your sound.

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