Prosecutors played two AI-generated versions of a love song made by Caleb Flynn during his murder trial to document his alleged relationship with a mistress. The songs were generated using ElevenLabs and the courtroom break came at 4:10 p.m. The trial record now includes forensic findings that extracted AI audio, lyrics, and related phone data after investigators used GrayKey to access Flynn’s phone.
ZenABM launched a product to create, optimize, and analyze LinkedIn ad campaigns using an AI tool via an MCP server or its native AI agent. It says the setup includes 20+ expert skills and 96 tools. Users can automate ad campaign execution and reporting (including weekly and monthly engagement and revenue attribution) instead of manually working in Campaign Manager.
Ben Tossell built and launched a here.now website that shows a 1976–2026 timeline of 87 retro tech devices with user voting and shareable “my devices” links.
Meta updated its Ray-Ban Display glasses with hands-free navigation, a voice-driven hologram face for calls, and new apps and notification features. Online ordering starts today in the US, with availability on October 13 for France, Italy, Germany, and Rx through Essilor Luxottica stores in France and Italy. The device adds turn-by-turn cycling and transit directions, early-access WhatsApp hologram calls later this fall, a more capable calendar, mirrored phone notifications, Threads Community feeds, and wider market availability.
VCs debated when founders should take VC capital versus bootstrapping, and whether startups should raise larger rounds or aim for “top ten” lists at Infobip Shift in Zadar, Croatia. David Clark said founders have “never” been in a better time to bootstrap Central European startups. They argued that AI should be integrated into core product and customer value rather than added as a chatbot, and that founders should plan for AI usage-based credits while avoiding lock-in to a single AI model provider.
Higgsfield reported that it has reached $1 billion in annualized revenue as OpenAI ended its Sora video rollout. The company’s run rate rose from about $200 million at the end of 2025 to $700 million by August 2026. Higgsfield’s growth was reflected in faster enterprise adoption, 300% net revenue retention, and positive gross margins beginning in early 2026 as demand shifted to its multi-model video production platform.
GoodSocials is listed as an AI social media manager that generates LinkedIn content for approval in a kanban board and then schedules posts. It shows 62 followers on the launch page. After publishing, it changes how users plan by letting them approve drafts and have posts go out near daily.
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