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Warner Music signs deal with AI music startup Suno, settles lawsuit

WMG says artists and songwriters will have full control over whether and how their names, images, likenesses, voices, and compositions are used in new AI-generated music.

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OpenAI and Perplexity are launching AI shopping assistants, but competing startups aren’t sweating it

Startup founders building AI shopping tools think general-purpose models are too broad to deliver truly personalized shopping experiences.

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Find Your Grind raises $5M to grow platform empowering students to explore unique career paths

Career exploration platform Find Your Grind raises $5 million to help more students discover alternative professions.

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Microsoft’s AI chatbot Copilot leaves WhatsApp on January 15

WhatsApp’s new platform policies ban general-purpose AI chatbots like Copilot from using its service.

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Fleet Space finds massive lithium deposit using AI and satellites

The discovery suggests that a region in Quebec might hold even more lithium than originally suspected.

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China’s Pony.ai plans to triple global robotaxi fleet by the end of 2026

The Chinese autonomous vehicle company Pony.ai has global ambitions, and plans to build a 3,000-strong robotaxi fleet to meet them.

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Spotify to raise US prices in first quarter of next year, report says

Major record labels have been urging Spotify and other music streaming platforms to raise subscription prices, arguing that fees have not kept pace with inflation and remain low when compared to services like Netflix.

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India’s gig workers win legal status, but access to social security remains elusive

India is restructuring its gig economy with a new labor law, but much more is needed before gig workers see real benefits.

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Google teams up with Accel to hunt for India’s next AI breakouts

Google and Accel will jointly invest up to $2 million in each startup through their new partnership.

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Altman describes OpenAI’s forthcoming AI device as more peaceful and calm than the iPhone

Altman and Ive tease a simple AI device aimed at calm, distraction-free computing, launching within two years.

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