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Confetti Raises $16M: The Preferred Team-Building Platform of Apple, Google, and Microsoft

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Not many startups can claim Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta as paying customers, but Confetti can. How it worksCompanies use Confetti to bring team-building experiences to their remote teams, with support for hybrid too. ComplexitiesIn a prior job, Rubin says she was tasked with organizing a team-building event, an endeavor that proved more difficult than she initially envisaged. “When we started, we were solely focused on in-person events, helping companies organize events in the office,” Rubin said. “We’re already providing companies with options to purchase Confetti Credits, which can be used to buy experiences on our platform,” Rubin said.

New AI technology enhances Amazon’s Alexa with generative capabilities

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In September 2023, Amazon announced to developers that it would be launching new tools to build LLM-powered experiences. Today, the company revealed three developers delivering new generative AI-powered Alexa experiences, including AI chatbot platform Character.AI, AI music company Splash and Voice AI game developer Volley. All three experiences are available in the Amazon Alexa Skill Store. Volley introduced its generative AI-powered “20 Questions” game, giving Alexa users a modern version of the well-known game. The game uses generative AI to interact with users by asking them questions, providing hints and explaining “yes or no questions” if the human opponent gets stuck.

New Amazon Alexa Generative AI-Powered Functions

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In September 2023, Amazon announced to developers that it would be launching new tools to build LLM-powered experiences. Today, the company revealed three developers delivering new generative AI-powered Alexa experiences, including AI chatbot platform Character.AI, AI music company Splash and Voice AI game developer Volley. All three experiences are available in the Amazon Alexa Skill Store. Volley introduced its generative AI-powered “20 Questions” game, giving Alexa users a modern version of the well-known game. The game uses generative AI to interact with users by asking them questions, providing hints and explaining “yes or no questions” if the human opponent gets stuck.