ElevenLabs – a major leap in generative voice
Voice-cloning startup ElevenLabs now allows employees to sell their shares at a valuation of $6.6 billion, double its previous worth. This isn’t just financial news – it reflects the rapid adoption of voice synthesis technology, from animation to personalized audio interfaces. Technically, it means more accurate synthesis, stronger multilingual capability, and faster style adaptation. In the future, we can expect conversations with virtual assistants, audiobooks, and in-game guidance that sound indistinguishably human.
Databricks – explosive growth fueled by AI
Databricks reports annual AI revenues approaching $4 billion, over 50% higher than last year. At the technical level, it’s about expanded AI pipelines: normalized inputs, rapidly deployed models, visualized outputs, all integrated into cloud data lakes. This underscores how enterprise data platforms are becoming the central bridge between raw data and usable AI across industries.
OpenAI backs the AI-animated film “Critterz”
OpenAI is funding Critterz, an animated film created primarily with AI (GPT-5, DALL·E), with a budget under $30 million and a production timeline of just nine months — compared to the usual three years in traditional studios. Combining human voices and sketches with generative visuals, it’s a testbed for rapid AI-powered content creation. If successful, it could democratize creative production for indie filmmakers and commercial studios alike.
IFA 2025 – consumer tech with artificial brains
At the IFA 2025 trade fair in Berlin, AI took center stage in consumer life: MarsWalker vacuum cleaners, intelligent doorbells, AI home robots, and revolutionary notebooks with rotating screens. This is about seamless AI integration into daily environments — from voice recognition to autonomous navigation and adaptive interfaces. The smart home is becoming more than gadgets: these are assistants that learn, adapt, and help in real time.