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March 27 (Bloomberg) -- Audio startup Krisp on Wednesday launched an AI accent-conversion feature that allows users to change their accents while on a call, according to TechCurnch. The first version supports converting Indian English accents to American English. Krisp said the feature does not change the speaker's voice, but only adjusts the phonemes to match the American pronunciation. The feature is currently being tested in corporate environments, and a Beta version is available on the Krisp desktop app, which users can enable at any time before or during a call. Company co-founder Arto Mina ph...

Praktika has raised $35.5 million in a Series A round led by Blossom Capital, aiming to disrupt the traditional language learning market. Previously, the company also received a $2.5 million seed round led by Creator Ventures and Blue Wire Capital. The founding team includes Adam Turaev (CEO), Anton Marin (CTO), and Ilya Chernyakov (CPO), generative AI...