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 ·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 ·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 ·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 ·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 ·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 ·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 ·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 ·DFW Airport Creates New Role to Lead AI Push
Dallas Innovates, Every Day: Here's what's new + next in North Texas. Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is looking for a tech wizard to pilot its AI program — a significant hire in the airport’s quest to further embrace AI. A job…
Dallas Innovates ·Judge orders OpenAI to turn over hiring records in Apple trade secrets case
A federal judge ruled that Apple can access OpenAI's interview materials involving former Apple employees, as well as private messages and testimony from key figures in the case.
TechCrunch ·Workday brings autopilots to finance in autonomous AI bet
The company said its latest tools will anticipate needs and take actions across finance and HR workflows, with customer-defined controls.
CIO Dive ·MTN Lands $2.34 Million NIH Grant to Help AI Navigate Fragmented Data
Salt Lake City-based MTN has secured a $2.34 million NIH Fast Track grant to advance technology that maps relationships across fragmented data systems. The company sees applications in healthcare and other data-intensive industries
TechBuzz News ·Workday brings autopilots to hiring, payroll in autonomous AI bet
The company said its latest tools will anticipate needs and take actions across finance and HR workflows, with customer-defined controls.
HR Dive ·IT execs brace for AI agent security incidents
With shadow AI on the rise, 36% of leaders would try to quietly handle an agent-driven security incident without disclosing it, a Workato report found.
CIO Dive ·Flox Intelligence is building AI to keep wildlife away from trains, airports, and roads
Flox's edge devices can identify animals and use species-specific sounds to drive them away from critical infrastructure.
TechCrunch ·Facebook is giving users more control over their algorithm
Facebook is the latest social media platform to give users greater control over the algorithm that determines what appears in their feeds. Meta announced the launch of its new AI-powered feature, “Your Algorithm,” on Tuesday, a feature it…
TechCrunch ·Pluto Security raises $42M as AI gives enterprise security teams a new headache
The problem with giving everyone in a company access to AI tools is that people will use them in unexpected ways. And that fact is steadily seeding fears that companies now have new, gaping security holes in their systems or, at least,…
TechCrunch ·Google Play now lets anyone build private, vibe-coded apps that run on Android
Google is making it easier to build and use personal Android apps created with AI, without having to make them available to everyone on the Play Store.
TechCrunch ·SpaceX and Google both said no. Now his software is riding a SpaceX rocket next to Google’s
Satlyt wants to be the Android of orbital computing, offering open software that works on many companies' satellites, versus SpaceX's closed, all-in-one iPhone-style approach.
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