YouTube Music launches new labels as AI-generated music floods streaming platforms
The label will appear on the player page and include songs entirely generated by AI or partially, such as AI involved in composition and vocals.
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Prime Intellect acquires Moondream, a vision AI startup founded in Seattle by AWS vets
Former AWS tech leaders Jay Allen and Vik Korrapati, Moondream’s co-founders, will lead inference work at Prime Intellect, the $1 billion AI cloud company. Prime Intellect is buying the startup largely for its technology for making AI…
GeekWire ·Apate sends AI agents undercover to get scammed so they can gather fraud intelligence
Most companies use AI agents to ship products faster or speed up workflows. Apate.ai sends them undercover to get scammed.
TechCrunch ·Why Bank of America Is Building New Branches as Customers Go Digital
Bank of America opened its 29th Utah financial center in Orem. Head of Financial Centers Will Smayda explains why physical branches still matter when most customers go digital, and how the bank uses AI and fraud prevention.
TechBuzz News ·HR leaders may be able to use AI to improve employee wellness
Nearly half of workers have been reluctant to use artificial intelligence, but a study from Gartner found the technology may be useful in identifying burnout.
HR Dive ·Deezer will soon let you filter out AI-generated music
Deezer said that the new toggle will be rolled out by the end of the year.
TechCrunch ·Save 50% on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket and join the last 2 days in San Francisco’s Moscone West
Get a 50% discount on the last two days of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, October 14-15, in San Francisco. Register now and join the rest of the startup ecosystem. Today, it's all about physical and software AI.
TechCrunch ·Zenzap raises $44M for its AI chat app that aims to replace WhatsApp in the workplace
Zenzap is used by organizations including Starbucks and Taco Bell
TechCrunch ·Dropping degree requirements from federal contracts opens the door to AI-enabled services
There could be unintended consequences in the bill requiring agencies to make skills-based assessments in federal contracting. The post Dropping degree requirements from federal contracts opens the door to AI-enabled services appeared…
FedScoop ·Floqer’s AI agents research sales prospects so teams don’t have to
Floqer is an autonomous customer knowledge platform that provides business-to-business sales and marketing teams with an AI-powered database designed to continuously collect, organize, and update the information used to understand their…
TechCrunch ·TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Day 2
Day 2 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, full of all themes across AI, as well as an investor-only session, more roundtables, Side Events, and more. Register to save 50% on your pass.
TechCrunch ·Booking Holdings unveils AI travel startup Vayo, based in Seattle, with a planned $100M investment
Booking Holdings is launching a new Seattle-based travel startup called Vayo, led by serial entrepreneur Mike Fridgen, betting that AI agents built for travel can do a better job of planning and managing trips than general-purpose…
GeekWire ·Exclusive: Stella & Dot Founder Raises $5M For Her Next Act, AI Marketing Startup Marklo
In this Crunchbase News exclusive, we spoke to Marklo AI founder Jessica Herrin about her solution to the marketing problems she encountered when building earlier startups, and how a group of investors, led by Forerunner, are backing that…
Crunchbase News ·Humanly acquires CareerArc to connect recruitment marketing with AI hiring
The deal announced Wednesday brings together Humanly's automated chat and interview systems with CareerArc's social media recruiting and career-site mapping platforms. Read More
GeekWire ·Software providers are still waiting for AI to pay off
Vendors and CIOs both need more visibility into how the tech is being used amid shifts in pricing structures, a Revenera study found.
CIO Dive ·How I Learned That Some Startup Problems Are Too Big For A Minimum Viable Product
Complex, interconnected problems like compliance require a comprehensive product from the outset, argues guest columnist Daniel Kjellén, CEO and co-founder of Freda. Drawing on his experience selling Tink, he explains how repeat founders…
Crunchbase News ·38 Companies Join The Crunchbase Unicorn Board In Blockbuster September, Led By Semiconductor, Fintech And Space Tech Companies
Semiconductors, financial services and space technology led for new Unicorn Board counts with the remainder hailing from a broad swath of industries including biotech, AI infrastructure, AI training, security and frontier labs.
Crunchbase News ·Scimplify raises $25M to challenge China’s grip on critical materials with AI
Scimplify's annualized revenue run rate has tripled to $200 million as it eyes U.S. expansion.
TechCrunch ·NVIDIA Announces New Investments in the UK Startup Ecosystem
Across industries, the U.K. is putting the full stack to work. The scale of deployment is growing fast, from enterprises transforming their businesses to startups solving some of the planet’s hardest problems. NVIDIA is putting that…
NVIDIA ·European Cities Deploy NVIDIA-Powered AI Agents to Run Smarter Urban Operations
Keeping a city running means making decisions that affect residents every day — from when to repair a road to how to use energy more efficiently. Across the EMEA region, cities and local software, infrastructure and integration partners…
NVIDIA ·Can a high school open house persuade Akron families to stay in the district?
JaKayla Martin (right), 17, a junior at East CLC, claps a beat while Neveah Evans, 14, an eighth grader at NIHF STEM Middle School, practices CPR on a dummy as Evans mom, Ashley Seligman looks on, during East CLC s showcase on Friday, Oct.…
Signal Akron ·House District 13 challenger Coleman wants Akron area to thrive
Republican candidate for Ohio s 13th U.S. House district, Carey Coleman, answers a question during an Akron Press Club event on Tuesday, Oct. 13. (Carissa Woytach / Signal Akron) " data-large-file="ht…
Signal Akron ·Who Is Building the AI Foundation for K-12 Classrooms?
How Learning Commons’ new open platform could help edtech companies and schools implement technology.
EdSurge ·Science Corporation implants its vision-restoring chip in its first Stargardt disease patient
Max Hodak, the former president and co-founder of Neuralink, detailed on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt how his company's work with PRIMA is part of its path toward a novel brain-computer interface (BCI).
TechCrunch ·Cerebras CEO says we’re nearing a future where everyone has a personal AI assistant at home
Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman predicts a future where personal AI assistants become as commonplace as household appliances, running partly on local devices and partly in the cloud.
TechCrunch ·Industrial Next wants factory robots to switch tasks in minutes, not weeks
Industrial Next helps manufacturers automate complex, delicate tasks that have traditionally required human labor.
TechCrunch ·Parent advocates seek stronger AI chatbot protections in next Colorado legislative session
Parents of children harmed by social media and artificial intelligence chatbots called for Colorado to pass stronger protections into law next year, while standing beside the Democrat who could become the state’s next governor. “When I…
Colorado Newsline ·Cerebras CEO pushes back on AI doomsday warnings
Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman has a message for AI leaders spreading doomsday warnings: Maybe stop talking? At TechCrunch Disrupt, he argued that the industry's focus on AI's risks is drowning out its potential benefits.
TechCrunch ·GAO cyber chief eyes workforce investments as watchdog does more with less
Jennifer Franks, director of the GAO’s Center for Enhanced Cybersecurity, said the nonpartisan agency needs upskilling and adaptability to keep pace with AI-related threats. The post GAO cyber chief eyes workforce investments as watchdog…
FedScoop ·3 admissions experts on why they require — or nixed — supplemental essays
University leaders discussed application essay strategies in the AI era at the National Association for College Admission Counseling s annual conference.
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