Tech Digest daily roundup: Apple Books launches AI-narrated audiobooks

Apple has launched a raft of audiobooks narrated by artificial intelligence to its Apple Books platform, but maintains it “remains committed to celebrating and showcasing the magic of human narration”. According to The Guardian, which said the tech giant had “quietly” uploaded the text-to-speech content in “an attempt to upend the lucrative and fast-growing audiobook…

AI-enabled financial fraud detection spend to exceed $10 Billion by 2027

A new study from Juniper Research has found global business spend on AI-enabled financial fraud detection and prevention strategy platforms will exceed $10 billion globally in 2027; rising from just over $6.5 billion in 2022. Growing at 57% over the period, the report predicts that as fraudsters become more sophisticated in their attacks, merchants and issuers will…