Salesforce's $3.6B AI Bet, UK's Social Media Ban, and Cartesia's Voice AI Leap
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Salesforce acquires Fin for $3.6 billion in biggest agentic AI deal yet, UK PM Starmer bans under-16s from major social media platforms, Cartesia launches Sonic-3.5 and Ink-2 with top streaming STT benchmark ranking
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Sources & Citations
Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Fin
investor.salesforce.com
Salesforce acquires AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6B | TechCrunch
techcrunch.com
Salesforce acquires Fin, the Intercom-born support-AI firm, for $3.6bn | The Next Web
thenextweb.com
Salesforce to buy AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6 billion | CNBC
www.cnbc.com
UK PM Starmer set to ban 'harmful' social media for under-16s | Reuters
www.reuters.com
Social media firms hit back as Starmer announces ban for under-16s | The Guardian
www.theguardian.com
UK declares under-16 social media ban; experts warn of enforcement challenges | CNBC
www.cnbc.com
Britain will ban under-16s from social media apps, including TikTok and YouTube | NPR
www.npr.org
Cartesia Ink product page (Ink-2 details, semantic endpointing, #1 accuracy claim)
www.cartesia.ai
Cartesia Sonic product page (Sonic-3.5 features: prosodic rhythm, emotional range)
www.cartesia.ai
Cartesia 2026 Changelog — Ink-2 and Sonic-3.5 GA announcements
docs.cartesia.ai
Digg — Cartesia releases Ink-2, a streaming speech-to-text model (Artificial Analysis leaderboard debut)
digg.com
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