In a move that could reshape how artificial intelligence and the music industry coexist, Universal Music Group has reached a settlement with the AI startup Udio, ending months of legal battles over copyright infringement. The two sides are now joining forces to build a new music platform powered by generative AI, one that uses licensed […]
Meta Platforms has announced plans for a record-breaking bond sale worth up to $30 billion, a bold move that signals just how far the company is willing to go to dominate the artificial-intelligence race. The multi-part debt sale, with maturities spanning from five to forty years, is designed to fund Meta’s growing appetite for data
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Regulators from across the globe have agreed on a shared vision for the future of artificial intelligence in healthcare, following new commitments revealed during the AIRIS 2025 Symposium in Incheon. The discussions, which were detailed in Lab Manager’s coverage of the event, centered on how governments and industries can build AI systems that are not
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Samsung just dropped a major update for its Family Hub refrigerators, and it’s not your average software patch. This one feels like a full-on evolution — turning your fridge into the nerve center of your home. The 2025 update brings a refreshed interface, deeper AI smarts, and, well… ads on your fridge. Yes, that’s happening.
A team of researchers at the University of California San Diego has unveiled a generative-AI model that doesn’t write poems or paint pictures — it teaches athletes how to move. The project, known as BIGE (Biomechanics-informed Generative AI for Exercise Science), was built to analyse and generate motion patterns that could reduce injury risks during
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Meta has confirmed layoffs affecting its AI operations in Bellevue, Seattle, and Redmond — trimming more than a hundred jobs as part of a broader restructuring. The move, revealed in recent filings in Washington state, might look like another corporate headline in a long list of tech job cuts, but it’s actually a signal that
The mood in Washington has shifted. The White House has announced plans to cut back regulations on artificial intelligence, aiming to boost innovation while keeping an eye on national security and public trust. It’s a calculated gamble — one that could either spark an AI renaissance or light a fire the administration struggles to control.
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There’s a nervous rhythm pulsing through Silicon Valley this week. As Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta prepare to unveil their quarterly results, the question echoing from Wall Street to coffee chats in Palo Alto is simple: are we riding innovation—or inflating yet another bubble? The hype is intoxicating. Over $400 billion has been poured into
It’s not every day that two industry giants decide to shake up the way worlds are built. But that’s exactly what’s happening as Stability AI and Electronic Arts join forces to co-develop generative AI tools for game creation, an alliance that could change how virtual worlds are designed, textured, and imagined altogether. The collaboration, first
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If you’ve ever stared at a mountain of data and wished it could just talk back, you’re going to like what’s coming next. Consumer Edge just dropped the beta of its AI-powered chat interface, a new way for companies to query live transaction-level data in plain English — and get instant insights, visualisations, and summaries
