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Universal Music and AI song generator Udio partner on new AI platform
Universal Music Group and AI platform Udio have settled a copyright lawsuit and will collaborate on a new music creation and streaming platform. The companies announced on Wednesday that they reached a compensatory legal settlement and new licensing agreements. These agreements aim to provide more revenue opportunities for Universal's artists and songwriters. The rise of AI song generation tools like Udio has disrupted the music streaming industry, leading to accusations from record labels. This deal marks the first since Universal and others sued Udio and Suno last year. Financial terms of the settlement weren't disclosed.
Samsung reports 32% rise in operating profit and predicts more growth
Samsung Electronics has reported a 32.5% increase in operating profit for the third quarter.
OpenAI now worth $500 billion, is the world’s most valuable startup
OpenAI could now be the world’s most valuable startup, ahead of Elon Musk’s SpaceX and TikTok parent company ByteDance, after a secondary stock sale designed to retain employees at the ChatGPT maker. Current and former OpenAI employees sold $6.6 billion in shares to a group of investors, pushing the privately held artificial intelligence company’s valuation to $500 billion, according to a source with knowledge of the deal who was not authorized to discuss it publicly. The valuation reflects high expectations for the future of AI technology and continues OpenAI’s remarkable trajectory from its start as a nonprofit research lab in 2015.
Apple vs. Amazon: Which New Tech Products Are Worth Your Wallet?
Tom’s Guide Editor-in-Chief Mark Spoonauer breaks down Apple & Amazon's latest product drops—what's hot, what's hype, and what really matters for users.
California police pull over a self-driving Waymo for an illegal U-turn, but they can’t ticket
Police in Northern California pulled over a self-driving Waymo taxi after it made an illegal U-turn. But without a driver behind the wheel, they could not issue a moving violation ticket.
OpenAI Unveils Sora 2.0: A.I. Video Goes Mainstream
OpenAI has launched Sora 2.0, its most advanced AI video model yet, along with a new invite-only iOS app that allows users to create and remix videos.
Meet The Company "Standing By" To Execute Trump's $175 Billion Golden Dome
With satellites already in orbit, defense contractor L3Harris is standing by to accelerate Trump's executive order. We take an inside look at the technology
Private equity group buys game co. Electronic Arts for $52.5 billion
Electronic Arts, the video game maker of “Madden NFL,” “The Sims,” and other popular titles, is being acquired and taken private for about $52.5 billion in what could become the largest-ever buyout funded by private-equity firms.
Russia Put A €100k Bounty On This Autonomous War Machine in Ukraine
Meet the autonomous tanks defending Ukraine's front lines and discover why Putin is now fighting to get a hold of one.
OpenAI shows off Stargate AI data center in Texas and plans five more
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has announced that the Stargate AI data center in Texas will be joined by five more across the U.S.
YouTube to start bringing back creators banned for misinformation
YouTube will offer creators a way to rejoin the streaming platform if they were banned for violating COVID-19 and election misinformation policies that are no longer in effect.
