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AI-generated image Digital businesses are increasingly facing a problem that is difficult to detect with traditional analytics: not every visitor is a unique, legitimate user. One person can have multiple accounts, repeatedly take advantage of promotional offers, share a paid account, or use a VPN, proxy, or anti-detect browser to access a service. That activity… The post ShieldLabs Wants to Make Anonymous Web Traffic More Comprehensible appeared first on TechPluto - Latest Startup & Tech News.

For years, voice interfaces promised natural conversation but delivered awkward pauses, robotic tone, and limited ability to act. That era is ending. On September 15, 2026, Google released Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking—its most advanced native speech-to-speech models yet. These models deliver ultra-low latency, background reasoning, asynchronous tool use, and visual… The post Voice AI Agents Are Ready: Google Gemini 3.8 Live & Real-Time Conversational Agents appeared first on TechPluto - Latest Startup & Tech News.

AI-generated image The way people find companies online is changing. Instead of typing a query into a traditional search engine, users are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) tools for recommendations, product comparisons, explanations and buying advice. That shift is creating a new challenge for companies: How do you make sure your brand appears… The post Profound Raises $180 Million as AI Search Creates a New Marketing Category appeared first on TechPluto - Latest Startup & Tech News.

Artificial intelligence is moving beyond chatbots, search and enterprise software. One area where it could have a significant real-world impact is climate technology, where there is a growing need to rapidly and accurately analyze large amounts of environmental and geospatial data. You can see that shift in Google’s latest Google DeepMind Accelerator initiative. Google has… The post Google DeepMind Accelerator Selects Four Indian Startups to Tackle Climate Challenges appeared first on TechPluto - Latest Startup & Tech News.

Artificial intelligence is moving on from the traditional chatbot model. Newer artificial intelligence systems can plan tasks, use software tools, interact with applications, write and execute code, and perform multi-step workflows with limited human intervention, rather than just responding to prompts. This shift to so-called AI agents is creating new opportunities for businesses, but it… The post As AI Agents Grow More Powerful, Microsoft Moves to Strengthen AI Model Safety and Governance appeared first on TechPluto - Latest Startup & Tech News.