Spotify just partnered with ElevenLabs to let authors distribute AI-narrated audiobooks to its platform via Findaway Voices. Writers can produce books across 29 languages with synthetic voices, bringing down costs for long-tail backlists. All AI titles will carry clear digital voice disclaimers and must clear review first.
TIME just launched TIME AI, an interactive tool built with ElevenLabs and Scale AI that turns static articles into a two-way voice conversation. Readers can ask follow-up questions directly to an audio agent equipped with article context and archives, essentially giving legacy journalism a personalized interactive guide.
ElevenLabs just teamed up with Mistral, Perplexity, Hugging Face, and over a dozen other platforms to launch the AI Engineer Pack. Builders get $50 or more in credits across each participating tool, taking the financial sting out of testing multiple paid APIs when prototyping new projects.
ElevenLabs just expanded its GenFM podcast creator to Studio, allowing anyone to turn articles, PDFs, and links into lifelike discussions between two AI co-hosts. Creators can edit the transcript, swap voices, and export the audio across 32 languages for commercial use. GenFM is also rolling out globally on the ElevenReader Android app.
ElevenLabs just rolled out Conversational AI, an all-in-one platform for building custom, interactive voice agents. It combines lifelike text-to-speech, speech recognition, and custom LLMs with real-time turn-taking and interruption handling. Why it matters: developers can now roll out responsive voice bots for sales or support with native Twilio integration.
ElevenLabs just added GenFM to its ElevenReader iOS app, letting you convert PDFs, articles, and ebooks into customized podcasts voiced by AI co-hosts. The feature supports 32 languages and generates conversational episodes in seconds. Android support is expected in the coming weeks.
ElevenLabs just launched a full pipeline for building conversational AI agents on its developer platform. Creators can customize voice tone, configure interruptions, and plug in LLMs like Gemini, GPT, or Claude alongside custom knowledge bases. It positions the voice startup directly against OpenAI's real-time API.
Wondercraft just integrated ElevenLabs' voice technology to let creators edit and personalize Google NotebookLM podcasts with custom cloned voices. Over 10,000 users jumped on the feature within its first week, generating thousands of hours of audio. Why it matters: it turns raw, generic AI banter into polished, branded audio ready for publication.
CreatorKit just teamed up with ElevenLabs to launch Emotive AI Actors, allowing brands to generate video ads where AI avatars match the script's emotional tone. By delivering realistic expressions ranging from excitement to calm, CreatorKit says video conversion rates climbed 16%.
ElevenLabs just rolled out a major overhaul to Studio, its long-form audio narration tool. The update adds word-level regeneration to fix flubs without burning extra credits, a lock feature to secure finished paragraphs, and multi-voice support within a single paragraph. It makes producing full-length audiobooks and dialogue-heavy scripts far less tedious.
ElevenLabs just partnered with the Jerry Garcia Estate to bring the late Grateful Dead frontman's AI-recreated voice to its ElevenReader app. The model can read audiobooks, articles, and PDFs across 32 languages, with plans to expand into future narrated documentaries. While it only reads text rather than sings, it marks another step in turning iconic celebrity legacies into interactive AI assets.
AI safety experts just urged startup founders at TechCrunch Disrupt to ditch the move-fast mindset and prioritize red-teaming. Prompted by Character.AI's recent lawsuit and escalating copyright concerns, speakers warned that rushing products to market without guardrails risks severe real-world harm.
ElevenLabs just rolled out an open-source project called X to Voice alongside a new Voice Design API. The tool scans any X profile's bio and posts to craft a prompt, generating three unique voice previews and even animating profile pictures with matching lip movements. Developers can now also build custom voices for their AI characters via the API.
ElevenLabs just brought aboard the team behind Omnivore, the popular read-it-later app with over 500,000 users. The acquisition aims to boost ElevenReader, the mobile reading app launched in June that supports 32 languages. Meanwhile, Omnivore’s original codebase will stay open source for developers.
ElevenLabs just partnered with wellness author Deepak Chopra to bring his synthetic voice to its celebrity reading roster. Users can now stream books and articles in his soothing tone. The voice is strictly licensed for reading existing text, meaning users cannot repurpose it to generate custom content.
ElevenLabs just rolled out its Reader text-to-speech app globally, expanding support to 32 languages. Powered by the startup's Turbo v2.5 model, it turns articles, PDFs, and e-books into lifelike audio using hundreds of custom voices—including licensed legends like Judy Garland and James Dean. Offline listening is coming next.
NVIDIA just showcased James, an interactive digital human built on its ACE platform and ElevenLabs voice tech that connects with users using humor and emotion. The company also previewed Maxine 3D, which turns 2D video feeds into real-time 3D avatars for telepresence. Virtual brand ambassadors are quickly shifting from uncanny bots into expressive, lifelike agents.
ElevenLabs just rolled out Voice Isolator, a neural speech tool that strips ambient chatter, street sounds, and background music from recordings in a single pass. It runs directly in the browser across common formats like WAV and MP3, offering 10,000 monthly credits without requiring extra plugins.
ElevenLabs just added AI-recreated voices of iconic stars like Judy Garland, James Dean, Burt Reynolds, and Sir Laurence Olivier to its Reader App. Partnering with their estates, the app lets you hear Garland read The Wizard of Oz or Olivier narrate Sherlock Holmes. Why it matters: It shows a legitimate, estate-approved path for legendary celebrity voices in AI, though they're strictly limited to personal listening and can't be exported.
TIME just teamed up with ElevenLabs to bring Audio Native to TIME.com, automatically generating voiceovers for select articles. The integration started brewing back in March 2023 and is now live with voice options like Brian. Why it matters: It gives millions of readers a hands-free listening option and shows how top newsrooms are practical about adopting AI audio tools.
