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Another generative AI startup has successfully secured significant funding, echoing the trend of ambitious promises in the industry. Emergence, co-founded by Satya Nitta, the former lead of global AI solutions at IBM Research, officially launched from stealth mode on Monday, announcing a remarkable $97.2 million in funding from Learn Capital, along with over $100 million in available credit lines. Emergence aims to create an “agent-based” system capable of handling various tasks typically performed by knowledge workers, leveraging first- and third-party generative AI models like OpenAI’s GPT-4o.

Just a few weeks ago, 18-year-old best friends Christopher Fitzgerald and Nicholas Van Landschoot celebrated their high school graduation. While most teens are enjoying their last summer before college or starting their first jobs, Fitzgerald and Van Landschoot are working diligently in a venture capital office in Denver, Colorado.

Deezer has introduced an innovative AI-powered playlist feature, recently announced on Monday. This new capability allows select paid users to create custom playlists simply by providing a text prompt through the “Playlist with AI” function.

During an interview at the Aspen Ideas Festival on Tuesday, Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, expressed his admiration for Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin inquired about Microsoft's future plans when it becomes less reliant on OpenAI, likening the situation to a bicycling race. Suleyman, however, dismissed this analogy.

Vimeo is taking a significant step in promoting transparency by joining TikTok, YouTube, and Meta in requiring creators to label AI-generated content. On Wednesday, the video hosting platform announced that creators must now inform viewers when their content is created or altered with artificial intelligence.

Perplexity Expands Its Reach in Japan through Strategic Partnership with SoftBank

The Race for High-Quality, AI-Generated Videos Intensifies

A police officer pulled over a self-driving Waymo vehicle in Phoenix after it ran a red light and entered oncoming traffic, as revealed in dispatch records.

Have you ever purchased a sofa online and noticed the homes displayed in the background of product images? When launching a new collection, furniture brands often invest heavily in photo shoots, a process that can be both tedious and costly due to the logistics of moving large furniture pieces.

You might think that new generative AI startups like Eleven Labs are at the forefront of translation services. However, voice translation has long been preceded by a significant market focused on content translation, which has attracted attention from startups for quite some time. Any company operating on an international scale requires efficient content translation, making this a lucrative market. For instance, Unbabel in Portugal has raised an impressive $106 million to date, including a recent $60 million funding round.

Adept Licenses AI Technology to Amazon as Co-Founders Join E-Commerce Giant

This week in the world of AI, music labels have taken legal action against two startups—Udio and Suno—that are developing AI-driven song-generating technology, accusing them of copyright infringement.

The Impact of APIs on the Digital Landscape and the Challenges of AI Regulation

In Japan, Chiharu Shimoda, 52, famously married Miku, a 24-year-old AI from the LOVERSE platform, which focuses on deep emotional connections. This trend reflects Japan's rising singlehood, as AI companions address loneliness and provide emotional intimacy amidst changing societal dynamics.

Zhipu AI launched its GLM-4 model, which approaches GPT-4 capabilities, featuring enhanced multimodal functionality, extensive context handling, and advanced agent capabilities. With customizable agents and a focus on accessibility, Zhipu aims to boost AI research and development, aligning with global standards in large models.