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Mortgage rates today, April 30, 2024: What will happen after the Fed meeting?
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Indian ride-hailing giant Ola cuts 180 jobs in profitability push
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Falcons ownership endorsed the Michael Penix Jr. pick and put Kirk Cousins on the clock. Now what?
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Photo-sharing community EyeEm will license users' photos to train AI if they don't delete them
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Curio raises funds for Rio, an 'AI news anchor' in an app
The latest to join the fray is Rio, an "AI news anchor" designed to help readers connect with the stories and topics they're most interested in from trustworthy sources. The new app, from the same team behind AI-powered audio journalism startup Curio, was first unveiled at last month's South by Southwest Festival in Austin. It has raised funding from Khosla Ventures and the head of TED, Chris Anderson, who also backed Curio.