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Oppo's new phone software adds AI tools early, if you own a OnePlus 15 or Find X9
If you or your staff carry a OnePlus 15 or Oppo Find X9, a free AI update has arrived early.
TechCrunch keeps a running list of AI projects that shut down, and it keeps getting longer
TechCrunch· 24 OctTechCrunch keeps an updated list of AI projects that did not make it: Humane's AI Pin (shut down, team and patents sold to HP), Rabbit's R1 (weak reviews, now pivoting to a software app), Notion's AI email app Notion Mail (shut 22 September), the chat apps Huxe and Yupp, the design tool Figgs AI, and Microsoft's Recall feature, pulled back after a security backlash. Character.ai, after barring under-18 users from open-ended chat, saw its former parent file for bankruptcy. Apple's own Siri AI rebuild has been pushed back repeatedly.
- Before you commit a workflow, a subscription or your data to a new AI app, search its name plus 'shut down' or 'discontinued' first.
- Keep your prompts, templates and exported data outside any single AI app, so a shutdown does not cost you your work.
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