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MyHeritage to lay off 15% of workforce News 

MyHeritage to lay off 15% of workforce

GaryPageau
According to Globes, genealogy company MyHeritage is laying off about 15% of the company’s workforce. MyHeritage currently has 500 employees in Israel, the US and Europe. MyHeritage was founded in 2003 by CEO Gilad Japhet as a platform for building family trees and later expanded its activities to family history research, historical databases and DNA tests for locating relatives and information... Read More
MyHeritage adds new effects to LiveMemory New Products 

MyHeritage adds new effects to LiveMemory

GaryPageau ,
MyHeritage is taking its LiveMemory feature in new directions. At first, the function added slight animations to historical photos. Now the company has added 11 new effects to LiveMemory to “bring more fun and excitement” to family photos, the company said. Here are the new effects: Deep-sea Diver Dog Dragon Ride Escape the Frame Hair Raiser Making Faces Selfie with... Read More
MyHeritage and ScanCafe partner to digitize and preserve family memories Partnerships 

MyHeritage and ScanCafe partner to digitize and preserve family memories

GaryPageau ,
Family history technology company MyHeritage, has partnered with photo and video digitization service ScanCafe to give consumers an easy and safe way to digitize their family memories.  MyHeritage is now the recommended cloud storage option for all customers who order ScanCafe’s services, and ScanCafe is now the recommended bulk media scanning solution for MyHeritage’s U.S. users. For every ScanCafe order... Read More
MyHeritage launches MyStories service to turn memories into a printed keepsake book New Products 

MyHeritage launches MyStories service to turn memories into a printed keepsake book

GaryPageau ,
MyHeritage, announced the launch of MyStories, a new global service that enables people to capture their personal stories in a printed book. The company says MyStories simplifies the seemingly task of writing a memoir by sending the storyteller one email per week with a question about a specific memory or milestone, such as the story of meeting one’s spouse or... Read More
Genealogy platform MyHeritage suspends services in Russia News 

Genealogy platform MyHeritage suspends services in Russia

GaryPageau ,
Family history platform MyHeritage is suspending services in Russia and plans to delete the personal data of Russian users, according to the Moscow Times. The company informed users that all accounts and associated data of Russian clients would be permanently deleted by Feb. 1, 2025. “Due to local regulations in Russia, MyHeritage is required to stop providing its services in... Read More
MyHeritage releases LiveMemory to make still images become video memories New Products 

MyHeritage releases LiveMemory to make still images become video memories

GaryPageau ,
Family history platform MyHeritage released LiveMemory, a new feature enabling users to relive their favorite memories by turning any photo into a short video clip. LiveMemory is available on the MyHeritage mobile app for iOS and Android. LiveMemory uses  AI technology to animate whole photos and simulate the scenes depicted in them in a highly realistic way. When a photo... Read More
MyHeritage acquires MesAieux.com Acquisitions News 

MyHeritage acquires MesAieux.com

GaryPageau ,
Genealogy site MyHeritage announced the acquisition of MesAieux.com, a popular family history service specializing in French Canadian genealogy. This is the 13th acquisition by MyHeritage. In August 2021, MyHeritage acquired Filae, the leading genealogy service in France. With the addition of MesAieux.com, these acquisitions bolster the company’s leadership position in the global genealogy market and secure its prominence in the Francophone... Read More
MyHeritage launches OldNews.com site for historical newspapers New Products 

MyHeritage launches OldNews.com site for historical newspapers

GaryPageau ,
MyHeritage, the leading global family history platform,  launched OldNews.com, a website for historical newspapers. OldNews.com enables genealogists, researchers, and history enthusiasts to search, save, and share articles about people and events throughout history. At launch, OldNews.com includes hundreds of millions of historical newspaper pages from around the world, with millions more added monthly. The website features easy navigation and consists... Read More
MyHeritage rolls out free PhotoDater feature to estimate photos age New Products News 

MyHeritage rolls out free PhotoDater feature to estimate photos age

GaryPageau
Genealogy site MyHeritage continues to roll out tools for users to enjoy their historical photos. The new free PhotoDater tool uses AI technology to estimate the year a photo was taken. PhotoDater joins several tools in the MyHeritage toolbox, including: MyHeritage Deep Nostalgia – a feature offering AI animation for historical photos. Later, animations added voice narration. MyHeritage Photo Storyteller... Read More
MyHeritage launches Reimagine photo scanning app New Products Updates 

MyHeritage launches Reimagine photo scanning app

GaryPageau
MyHeritage announced the launch of Reimagine, a mobile app for family photos. Reimagine has a photo scanner that enables high-speed scanning of entire album pages, alongside MyHeritage’s AI tools for improving historical photos. Reimagine is available on both iOS and Android. The first step to digitally preserving family photos stored in photo albums and shoe boxes is to scan them. To meet... Read More
AI imaging provider D-ID closes $25 million funding round, bringing total funding to $48 million News 

AI imaging provider D-ID closes $25 million funding round, bringing total funding to $48 million

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Tel-Aviv-based AI startup D-ID announced a $25 million Series B round, led by investment firm Macquarie Capital, with significant investments from Pitango, AXA Venture Partners, OurCrowd, OIF, Maverick, and Marubeni. This new infusion brings D-ID’s total funding to $48 million. The proceeds from this round, from investors across three continents, will allow D-ID to double the number of experts on its deep-learning and... Read More
MyHeritage introduces animated family history videos from old photos New Products 

MyHeritage introduces animated family history videos from old photos

GaryPageau , ,
Genealogy site MyHeritage continues its foray into using digital technology to bring old photos to life with LiveStory, a continuation of its Deep Nostalgia offering. Like Deep Nostalgia, LiveStory animates still photos to animate photos but take the experience even further by adding narration by the animated face. The technology is licensed by MyHeritage from D-ID, a company specializing in video reenactment... Read More
MyHeritage adds photo repair to genealogy site features New Products 

MyHeritage adds photo repair to genealogy site features

GaryPageau ,
Family history site MyHeritage has added photo repair to its image-enhancement toolset. In a blog post, the company announced the new feature “automatically fixes scratches, tears, holes, stains, and other damage on historical photos.” Photo Repair joins a growing stable of tools for colorizing, restoring, and animating historical photos. The company was purchased by private-equity firm Francisco Partners, a leading global... Read More
Private equity firm acquires MyHeritage News 

Private equity firm acquires MyHeritage

GaryPageau
Family history company MyHeritage announced private equity firm Francisco Partners, a leading global investment firm, has completed the previously announced acquisition. The transaction was signed on Feb. 24, 2021, and was pending regulatory approvals, which have recently been received, and hence the acquisition was completed today. Gilad Japhet, founder and CEO of MyHeritage, will continue to lead the company. No changes... Read More