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Spotify introduces verified artist badges to help distinguish humans from AI

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Spotify introduces verified artist badges to help distinguish humans from AI

As AI-generated artists and tracks flood music streaming platforms, Spotify is rolling out a new “Verified by Spotify” badge to help listeners more easily identify authentic human artists. To receive the badge, artists must meet certain criteria. Spotify looks for an identifiable artist presence bot...

Aisha Malik 3 months ago

Netflix wants you to watch ‘Clips,’ its TikTok-like vertical video feed

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Netflix wants you to watch ‘Clips,’ its TikTok-like vertical video feed

Netflix is redesigning its mobile app and introducing Clips, a vertical video feed intended to help users discover new content by sharing highlights from original Netflix programming.

Amanda Silberling 3 months ago

Meta says its business AI now facilitates 10 million conversations a week

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Meta says its business AI now facilitates 10 million conversations a week

Meta said over 8 billion advertisers have used at least one of its gen AI tools

Ivan Mehta 3 months ago

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Instagram cracks down on content aggregators

The update targets content aggregators that don't post original content and instead simply re-upload others' posts.

Aisha Malik 3 months ago

SoftBank is creating a robotics company that builds data centers — and already eyeing a $100B IPO

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SoftBank is creating a robotics company that builds data centers — and already eyeing a $100B IPO

You need infrastructure to build AI a and robots, but apparently you also need AI and robots to build infrastructure.

Lucas Ropek 3 months ago

Amazon, Meta join fight to end Google Pay, PhonePe dominance in India

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Amazon, Meta join fight to end Google Pay, PhonePe dominance in India

PhonePe and Google Pay command 80% of India's UPI instant payments network. Rivals are set to meet with regulators to lobby for restrictions.

Jagmeet Singh 3 months ago

Amazon’s cloud business is surging — and so is its capital spending

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Amazon’s cloud business is surging — and so is its capital spending

The e-commerce giant is making more money than expected from AWS but it's also spending a lot, and will continue to do so in the near term, its chief executive said.

Lucas Ropek 3 months ago

Sources: Anthropic could raise a new $50B round at a valuation of $900B

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Sources: Anthropic could raise a new $50B round at a valuation of $900B

The maker of Claude has received multiple pre-emptive offers at valuations in the $850 billion to $900 billion range, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Marina Temkin, Jagmeet Singh 3 months ago

On the stand, Elon Musk can’t escape his own tweets

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On the stand, Elon Musk can’t escape his own tweets

Elon Musk took the stand for the second day for his attempt to legally dismantle OpenAI.

Tim Fernholz 3 months ago

Meta is still burning money on AR/VR

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Meta is still burning money on AR/VR

Meta is losing billions on Reality Labs each quarter, and its AI expenditures are only going to increase its spending.

Amanda Silberling 3 months ago

Satya Nadella says he’s ready to ‘exploit’ the new OpenAI deal

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Satya Nadella says he’s ready to ‘exploit’ the new OpenAI deal

Microsoft gets to offer OpenAI's tech to its cloud customers and doesn't have to pay for it. "We fully plan to exploit it," Nadella said.

Julie Bort 3 months ago

Microsoft says it has over 20M paid Copilot users, and they really are using it

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Microsoft says it has over 20M paid Copilot users, and they really are using it

Despite the lingering perception that no one really uses Copilot, Microsoft said on Wednesday that the number of users and engagement is growing.

Julie Bort 3 months ago

Google Cloud surpasses $20B but says growth was capacity-constrained

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Google Cloud surpasses $20B but says growth was capacity-constrained

Google Cloud topped $20B in quarterly revenue for the first time, fueled by surging demand for AI. But capacity constraints mean it could have grown even faster.

Sarah Perez 3 months ago

Google gains 25M subscriptions in Q1, driven by YouTube and Google One

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Google gains 25M subscriptions in Q1, driven by YouTube and Google One

Google added 25M paid subscriptions in Q1, reaching 350M total, as YouTube and Google One grow.

Sarah Perez 3 months ago

Fusion power startup Zap Energy pulls a partial pivot, adding nuclear fission to the mix

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Fusion power startup Zap Energy pulls a partial pivot, adding nuclear fission to the mix

Surprise! Fusion startup Zap Energy says it will be developing fission reactors alongside its fusion devices.

Tim De Chant 3 months ago

Parallel Web Systems hits $2B valuation five months after its last big raise

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Parallel Web Systems hits $2B valuation five months after its last big raise

The AI agent-tool startup founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has raised $100 million, led by Sequoia, months after raising a previous $100 million.

Julie Bort 3 months ago

Google Photos uses AI to make the iconic closet from ‘Clueless’ a reality

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Google Photos uses AI to make the iconic closet from ‘Clueless’ a reality

Google recreates Cher's closet from "Clueless" with AI.

Sarah Perez 3 months ago

More Gemini features are coming to Google TV

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More Gemini features are coming to Google TV

Google TV just got more Gemini features, including the ability to transform photos and videos with tools Nano Banana and Veo.

Lauren Forristal 3 months ago

Bill Gurley, Jack Altman back startup Pursuit, which helps companies sell to government

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Bill Gurley, Jack Altman back startup Pursuit, which helps companies sell to government

On Wednesday, Pursuit announced a $22 million seed round led by Mike Rosengarten, the co-founder of OpenGov with out big-name VCs participating.

Dominic-Madori Davis 3 months ago

Roku’s $3 streaming service, Howdy, reaches 1M subs, per recent report

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Roku’s $3 streaming service, Howdy, reaches 1M subs, per recent report

Roku’s $2.99 streaming service Howdy has topped 1M subscribers, showing demand for cheaper, low-commitment alternatives to pricier streamers.

Lauren Forristal 3 months ago

Uber is in the hotel business now, thanks in part to AI

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Uber is in the hotel business now, thanks in part to AI

Uber announced several new features on Wednesday during its annual event, which push far beyond the company's original ride-hailing purpose and deeper into its users' lives.

Kirsten Korosec 3 months ago

Apple loses bid to pause App Store fee changes as case heads to Supreme Court

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Apple loses bid to pause App Store fee changes as case heads to Supreme Court

Apple lost its bid to pause court-ordered App Store payment changes, keeping external purchase links in place as its case with Epic heads toward the Supreme Court.

Sarah Perez 3 months ago

Earth AI is vertically integrating the search for critical minerals

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Earth AI is vertically integrating the search for critical minerals

When Earth AI started hitting months-long delays in its search for critical minerals, it decided to take matters into its own hands.

Tim De Chant 3 months ago

Sri Lanka discloses another missing payment, days after hackers stole $2.5M from its finance ministry

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Sri Lanka discloses another missing payment, days after hackers stole $2.5M from its finance ministry

The government of Sri Lanka has lost more than $3 million in two recent, separate cybersecurity incidents as the country continues to recover from its 2022 debt crisis.

Zack Whittaker 3 months ago

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